PDXRTL
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Wouldn't be nice if we really could choose to be beta testers and have the ACP crashes sent back so they actually had data to work with?
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CarPlay Froze, then entire Head Unit Froze Up While Riding, then supposedly updated and rebooted on the Highway - Anyone else had this happen?
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racoon
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I retired after way too many years working in the computer software industry, and have done my fair share of software testing of new versions.
If they gave me a Spyder and asked me to be a tester I'd agree.
But I paid way too much money for a beta version.
Rode for 5 hours yesterday, including a few stops along the way. ACP worked perfectly. So I really don't think it's the iOS beta, since it works fine in multiple vehicles, and it is about as reliable (other than that one freeze/reboot glitch) as usual. Didn't even get the customary head unit freeze requiring a restart of the bike at all yesterday.
When it works, which is most of the time, it's great. Being able to stream Apple Music, or SiriusXM while having on-screen navigation to my destination is so nice. I just moved too so I am not that familiar with the area once I leave my local spots.
Pathfinder
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Just took a short ride this morning and ACP froze 2 miles down the road. Had to pull over and the complete start up procedure to get it back. Did a 30 min ride north and then turned the nav for home, froze again for about 5 min then restarted itself. ACP is flakey enough where I think Garmin will be calling my name.
racoon
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Some updates. So my iPhone SE 2nd Gen that I've had for several years has finally stopped holding a charge. It used to be that after an overnight charge it would easily last the entire next day, and sometimes longer. But in the past week the battery has only lasted a couple of hours before needing to be plugged into a power source.
So I went shopping for a new iPhone. Yes, I am an unapologetic Apple FanBoy.
I have my phone service through Verizon Wireless, and after a bit of poking on their website I decided on an Apple iPhone 16e.
UPS delivered the new iPhone 16e yesterday, and I added it to my Apple account and checked for updates.
Which is why I'm here. Yes, the iPhone 16e needed an update right out of the box, and is now running iOS 26 (23A341). I have no idea what the numbers in parenthesis mean, but that's what it says when I check the iOS Version in the About section of the General settings on my iPhone.
One annoying thing is that the new iPhones come with USB C connectors, a change from the Lightning connector that the previous generation of iPhones used. Which of course means all of my cables are no longer any use to me.
One of the interesting things is that I have a iPad Mini that has a USB C connector on one end and a USB A connector on the other, so I did have cable that I could use to plug my new iPhone into my computer. I also had purchased a non-Apple USB C to USB A cable for the iPad Mini.
I did go buy a Belkin USB C/USB A braided cable to use in my truck, and it works perfectly with my new iPhone.
And I just went out to test my new iPhone with my Spyder.
First I turned on the bluetooth headset in my helmet and saw on my Spyder's display that it connected.
Then I powered on my new iPhone 16e and connected it to my Spyder over Bluetooth. There was a momentary bit of confusion which I'll come back too.
Of course Apple CarPlay on my 2024 Spyder RT requires the iPhone be plugged into the USB port in the glove box.
So I plugged it in with the first USB C/USB A cable. The CarPlay screen came right up.
Then I disconnected and switched to a different USB C/USB A cable. Again, the CarPlay screen came right up.
I just confirmed, again, that my new iPhone 16e is running iOS 26, so that version did not break Apple CarPlay for my 2024 Spyder RT Sea2Sky.
Oh. Yeah. That "bit of confusion" comment.
Apple has designed a built in process to upgrade from an old iPhone to a newer iPhone. It basically clones all of the apps, files, and settings from the old iPhone to the new iPhone. Works pretty good, although it took a bit over an hour to complete the process.
So the confusion came when I plugged the new iPhone into my Spyder. The Spyder said it was named "iPhone SE" which was the name of my old iPhone. I didn't know that the clone process also cloned the "Model Name" setting on the iPhone.
That's now fixed, and my new iPhone is named "iPhone 16e".
The final piece is thst I'm still waiting for the new QuadLock case for my new iPhone to arrive so I can continue to use the QuadLock mount I was using with my old iPhone. I'm hoping it gets here by Thursday, when I'll be riding to the Motorcyclist Map's Appalachian Fall 2025 event in Kodak, TN. If it's not here, than the phone will be tucked in a jacket pocket and connected by a long cable to the Spyder. And I'll also be packing my Garmin Zumo XT motorcycle GPS, just in case.
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So I went shopping for a new iPhone. Yes, I am an unapologetic Apple FanBoy.
I have my phone service through Verizon Wireless, and after a bit of poking on their website I decided on an Apple iPhone 16e.
UPS delivered the new iPhone 16e yesterday, and I added it to my Apple account and checked for updates.
Which is why I'm here. Yes, the iPhone 16e needed an update right out of the box, and is now running iOS 26 (23A341). I have no idea what the numbers in parenthesis mean, but that's what it says when I check the iOS Version in the About section of the General settings on my iPhone.
One annoying thing is that the new iPhones come with USB C connectors, a change from the Lightning connector that the previous generation of iPhones used. Which of course means all of my cables are no longer any use to me.
One of the interesting things is that I have a iPad Mini that has a USB C connector on one end and a USB A connector on the other, so I did have cable that I could use to plug my new iPhone into my computer. I also had purchased a non-Apple USB C to USB A cable for the iPad Mini.
I did go buy a Belkin USB C/USB A braided cable to use in my truck, and it works perfectly with my new iPhone.
And I just went out to test my new iPhone with my Spyder.
First I turned on the bluetooth headset in my helmet and saw on my Spyder's display that it connected.
Then I powered on my new iPhone 16e and connected it to my Spyder over Bluetooth. There was a momentary bit of confusion which I'll come back too.
Of course Apple CarPlay on my 2024 Spyder RT requires the iPhone be plugged into the USB port in the glove box.
So I plugged it in with the first USB C/USB A cable. The CarPlay screen came right up.
Then I disconnected and switched to a different USB C/USB A cable. Again, the CarPlay screen came right up.
I just confirmed, again, that my new iPhone 16e is running iOS 26, so that version did not break Apple CarPlay for my 2024 Spyder RT Sea2Sky.
Oh. Yeah. That "bit of confusion" comment.
Apple has designed a built in process to upgrade from an old iPhone to a newer iPhone. It basically clones all of the apps, files, and settings from the old iPhone to the new iPhone. Works pretty good, although it took a bit over an hour to complete the process.
So the confusion came when I plugged the new iPhone into my Spyder. The Spyder said it was named "iPhone SE" which was the name of my old iPhone. I didn't know that the clone process also cloned the "Model Name" setting on the iPhone.
That's now fixed, and my new iPhone is named "iPhone 16e".
The final piece is thst I'm still waiting for the new QuadLock case for my new iPhone to arrive so I can continue to use the QuadLock mount I was using with my old iPhone. I'm hoping it gets here by Thursday, when I'll be riding to the Motorcyclist Map's Appalachian Fall 2025 event in Kodak, TN. If it's not here, than the phone will be tucked in a jacket pocket and connected by a long cable to the Spyder. And I'll also be packing my Garmin Zumo XT motorcycle GPS, just in case.
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