Again in Might of this 12 months, Google and Rivian teamed as much as announce that Rivian automobiles would “quickly” assist Google Solid from telephones to the large display screen in cabin, plus a local YouTube app would deliver an improved or native YouTube expertise. We instructed you at the moment that we’d come again and allow you to know when a date for rollout was right here, and properly, right here we’re.
Rivian is getting ready to push out a vacation replace to Rivian R1S and R1T that may deliver each of these options, though they may apparently be in some kind of preview state. The replace, detailed by RivianTrackr, is listed as construct 2024.47 and incorporates much more than the Google Solid and YouTube stuff, which could curiosity you in case you personal one these EVs. We’ll hyperlink to their changelog beneath.
As for the Google Solid and YouTube app, they’ll be constructed into a brand new “Video” app on the principle show of Rivian automobiles. There ought to be Google Solid and YouTube icons to select from. In the event you hit the Google Solid possibility, it ought to then make the display screen out there as a Solid goal from most video apps. Sadly, it seems that Netflix just isn’t supported. And for YouTube, you’d merely open that app and (doubtless) sign-in to view your YouTube account.
Google Solid and YouTube Now Obtainable
Now you can use Google Solid and YouTube in your automobile whereas parked! Select the brand new Video app from the underside of the middle show. Then select the Google Solid or YouTube icon, and comply with the on-screen directions to get began. Everybody can preview Google Solid and YouTube earlier than they turn out to be a part of the Join+ bundle at a later date.
NOTE
You possibly can solid from most cellular apps which have Google Solid. We don’t assist Netflix.
In the course of the preview interval, automobiles with out a Join+ subscription may have their automobile hotspot activated to make the most of Google Solid. Nonetheless, to entry different media apps with out a Join+ subscription, you need to flip off the automobile’s hotspot.
Rivian has a paid connectivity suite for his or her automobiles referred to as Join+ and this performance will find yourself as part of this subscription, in accordance with the notes above. For now, everybody is ready to use these options till that occurs, so dive in and see if it’s one thing price paying for. Rivian didn’t say after they’ll turn out to be paid options, solely that it’ll occur at a “later date.”
And once more, there’s a ton of stuff on this replace that you just’ll wish to examine on the hyperlink beneath if you’re a Rivian proprietor of both Gen 1 or Gen 2 automobiles. That is their large end-of-year replace.
As for rollout, the replace might solely be in a preview section for now and will hit everybody’s automobiles within the coming weeks.
// RivianTrackr
