MG4 Software Update Thread

[DonBattino452]

If everything is working as advertised why consider upgrading unless the dealer advises to do so (as was in my case)?

To have latest software?

 

[hojnikb]

Not accessible anymore in R69 and above. All settings buttons in R69 and above are "dead" buttons then.

Please have a look here at timestamp 0:50.

An option would be to apply all thw tweaks on working version and upgrade then. At least on SE, the settings and app stay.

 

[Pisuke]

If everything is working as advertised why consider upgrading unless the dealer advises to do so (as was in my case)?

My thinking is old-school; for me, an update is an improvement, or at the very least, a fix for a previous bug.
If R73 were to release a significant improvement tomorrow, I'd consider it, but I won't accept updates that are just cut corners.

 

[DonBattino452]

An option would be to apply all thw tweaks on working version and upgrade then. At least on SE, the settings and app stay.

Settings stay but they are not editable anymore.

You can make all changes in R67 and below.

 

[Tuareg]

To have latest software?

Having worked in the software industry for decades, customers were never recommended to upgrade to the very latest versions of any software product if they were already running a supported version without any issues. Chasing higher version numbers is a sign of inexperience and increases risk of introducing failures, especially when not performed by the manufacturer.

 

[DonBattino452]

Having worked in the software industry for decades, customers were never recommended to upgrade to the very latest versions of any software product if they were already running a supported version without any issues. Chasing higher version numbers is a sign of inexperience and increases risk of introducing failures, especially when not performed by the manufacturer.

I'm a Windows, Android and iOS boy and always want the latest software ... Even for my MG4 .

 

[haloweenhamster]

Having worked in the software industry for decades, customers were never recommended to upgrade to the very latest versions of any software product if they were already running a supported version without any issues. Chasing higher version numbers is a sign of inexperience and increases risk of introducing failures, especially when not performed by the manufacturer.

I also worked in software development but over 20 years ago, unfortunately forgotten most of it now though
Generally if a company has invested time and money into an update there's a reason and for that reason it's generally better to use the newer version
Back then it wasn't advised to update due to the risk of bricking but devices these days generally can't be bricked and can be reloaded even after a failed update
Gone are the days you put a EPROM in a UV chamber to erase before reprogramming