I just downloaded the updated MiNi Connected app (version 2.4.0) to my iPod Touch and it looks like some decent enhancements to the Driving Excitement application.

 

I updated this morning and was playing around on my drive to work. It seems like the Driving Excitement app is now a little game that encourages you to drive like a mad man lol.

I still haven't quite figured out what all the little bars mean on the main screen.

 

I downloaded the app update as well. Any Google "send to Car" info is now dispayed on the phone. Does anyone know if the MINI Connected software has been updated?

Thank You.

 

This really explains a lot of the changes:

http://www.motoringfile.com/2013/03/01/mini-connected-adds-driving-excitement-analyser/#more-28559

On my wishlist - and I wonder if it's been done - is that whatever route I custom make in Google Send-To-Car transfers to the MiNi Nav system. As it is now, you can finesse a particular route between origin and destination with the wonderful Google mapping tools, but Send-To-Car only transfers the endpoints and MiNi's routing algorithm does what it wants anyways.

 

From the pic on motoring file, I'm guessing the icons are:
acceleration, breaking, shifting, and cornering

While cool, I have to say I would much rather see them work with Pandora to integrate Pandora into Mini Connected so that it can be used at the same time.

I'm also confused as to why some/all of these features don't work over bluetooth. Why do we need to connect with USB? Is Apple blocking something, because Bluetooth 1.4 sure as heck supports everything needed to do MiniConnected wirelessly.

 

Does anyone have an issue where you get a text message, then look at it on the screen and it says 'Sender Unknown'

But it has the persons name along with there text still displayed?

Maybe I should take a picture to clarify??

 

I been fooling around with the new Driving Excitement game and can't figure out how to get the shift XP to increase. I've already got acceleration, Braking and Handling the turns to increase, but don't understand what moves the shifting XP. I assume hitting the shift points at the proper rpm etc. but I don't seem to understand what those are.

Any tips would be appreciated.

Kelly!

 

I believe the requirements are over 5k rpm and to be on the clutch and back off in less than 1.2 sec.

I don't think it has to be both of those. One or the other.

 

Thanks a bunch! I'll start with the quick shifts and at some point the high rev shift will happen.

Kelly!

 

What I don't understand is why it says I'm cornering dangerously when everything is completely felt under control lol