Content by sammoj in February, 2026

May be unconnected but I have seen a number of people posting on the Ohme charging FB group saying they are getting messages saying their BMW cannot currently be set to smart charge and to use the timer on the car instead. Could indicate an AWS issue which the privacy notice for MG says they use.

Interesting, R25 is the latest I have seen in the UK.

MG Motor Uk have just put up an advert on Facebook for the S5 and S6. I have just posted this comment I suggest others do the same as there is nothing like a social media post to get a reaction. “MG UK would you care to comment on all the issues your MG S5 and S6 customer are having with...

I suspect that’s the issue which is why some see it as fixed but when the buffer fills the issues start. Would fit with my journey on Friday as I drove 30 mins to my destination and when I came out nothing worked properly. However this is specific to uk and Europe and we are seeing people...

Just out of curiosity I have uploaded MG UKs privacy policy to google gemini and asked it to summarise the stuff in it. This was the response, take it as you wish but it only used the publically available privacy policy I downloaded to prepare this no other data source. I am sure if I were to do...

Similar problems this morning as soon as I turned on data. Car play not connecting, cameras very slow to respond and a new one, heated steering wheel kept turning off after 5 seconds. Don’t need the car today so going to leave data on to see if something happens. The fact that we are seeing...

Workaround I have turned off data in the global data setting, disabled WiFi hotspot and wlan. Plug in iPhone using a cable and the system seems restored to normal minus the built in sat nav which is awful anyway so not bothered about that and no speed warning alerts as it doesn’t seem able to...

Snap. Same issues as yesterday slow to respond and cameras unusable. I always was a bit concerned about buying MG and their software but didn’t expect car functionality to be remotely disabled like this.

Updates should be downloaded in the background without impacting the functionality of the vehicle. They then should only update when parked. This is how Hyundai did it but they used a usb download to achieve updates.

I think I am going to turn off the data option in the car in the hope it stops china servers from doing this again. I was 60 miles from home when it started and with all the odd things going on including a warning that lane keep assist was faulty I really did not enjoy the drive back wondering...

Yes but the worrying thing is we don’t have over the air updates so today’s issues were likely to have happened when the car was trying to send data back to an mg server or get data from it. Makes me a bit uncomfortable about what really is being tracked on our MGs and why?

Ah right, thanks everyone. Bit concerning that a server issue can make functionality of the car difficult. I have just been out to see if it was the same and it is a bit better but still sluggish. At least it isn’t just my car as I was a bit concerned about a fault. Will see what it’s like tomorrow.

My infotainment system suddenly became really sluggish on the way home today, was fine on the outward trip. I tried 3 forced reboots using the hold home button for 10 seconds but the same. Reversing camera took 5 seconds to come on, navigation 5 minutes! CarPlay not playing music at all. I...

Interesting reactions to the use of AI. I asked Gemini to reveal its sources for its analysis so here is a revised text with sources which you can go and check should you wish to do so. The majority of these appear to be MG or NCAP documentation however one is a dealer in Ireland which could be...

Gemini is similar, this is a pro account so always in thinking mode. I have no reason to believe that any of the information is incorrect but feel free to compare it with ChatGPT or even give it to ChatGPT to validate.

Hi All Just out of interest tonight I decided to have a chat with Google Gemini AI about the MGS5. I thought this response about the NMC 64kWh battery was interesting and worth sharing. J...