Entune upgrade on the way

[SeldomSeen]

I purchased a 2012 TE with Entune in Feb and just received this e-mail from Toyota:

Dear Toyota Owner,

Thank you for your recent purchase of a new 2012 Toyota. We hope you are enjoying all of the great features and functions in your new vehicle, especially Toyota's revolutionary new multimedia system– Entune®!

We are very pleased to announce that in the coming weeks, you will be receiving an upgrade for your Entune system. This upgrade will be delivered at no cost to you and will provide three new applications for your Entune equipped vehicle: iHeartRadio, MovieTickets.com™ and OpenTable®. In addition, the upgrade will add voice recognition capability for all of your Entune apps, making the use of Entune easier than ever!

This Entune upgrade will be delivered to you via US Mail on a USB memory stick (flash drive.) In case you are not familiar with these devices, a USB memory stick is a computer memory device that will be preloaded with the Entune software. You will need to follow the simple instructions that will be included with the package to complete the upgrade and the entire process should take around five minutes.

The USB memory stick will be arriving in your mailbox in the next few weeks. It will be in an envelope that is clearly labeled "Your Entune Update is Enclosed". Please be on the lookout for it and be careful not to discard it as junk mail.

The Entune upgrade will also be delivered to your smartphone app. You may see the new applications on your smartphone before you receive the USB memory stick in the mail. Please be aware that the new apps will not work until you have installed the upgrade from the memory stick into your vehicle's multimedia system using your Toyota's USB port.

Thank you again for your purchase and we hope you enjoy the new capabilities of your upgraded Entune system.


Sincerely,

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A, Inc.

I'm not sure how much of this I will use, but it's good to see Toyota making enhancements available to existing customers.

 

[southman_70]

Yes. I saw the post by jfdallas and checked my Entune account. Sure as hell movie tickets and open table are now available on it but you have to create your accounts of course.

 

[vicpick58]

I got the e-mail too, of course I have not actually used the Entune for anything yet.

So far I really do not understand the value of it. Maybe someday I will take the time to try to figure it out, but for now it seems that it is just a substitute or duplication of services that I already have (and seldom use) on my smart phone.

Does anyone on here use their Entune service? And if so, what do you use it for the most?

 

[DannyLlama]

I got the e-mail too, of course I have not actually used the Entune for anything yet.

So far I really do not understand the value of it. Maybe someday I will take the time to try to figure it out, but for now it seems that it is just a substitute or duplication of services that I already have (and seldom use) on my smart phone.

Does anyone on here use their Entune service? And if so, what do you use it for the most?

Want to trade for a regular navi unit?

 

[TexasAg]

Weather App

I love the weather app. I like to be able to see the radar on the screen, but of course, living in Oklahoma we have a lot to watch on there!

 

[southman_70]

I use mine all the time checking for gas prices, weather, pandora and will use it more once IOS 6 takes care of the text messaging.

 

[H2O_Doc]

I use mine all the time checking for gas prices, weather, pandora and will use it more once IOS 6 takes care of the text messaging.

My iOS 6 just tells me that I have received a message; it doesn't provide the content. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but that is all I get.

 

[Jaker]

Damn. Did anyone else misread the title of this thread as "Engine upgrade on the way"?

You got me all excited for a moment there. :keyboard:

 

[southman_70]

My iOS 6 just tells me that I have received a message; it doesn't provide the content. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but that is all I get.

I am wondering if it is a setting. My taurus did same thing but it gave me an option to read it or hear it. I am wondering if it is the same thing.