Scout on 2018 Camry not fully functional
After owning our 2018 Camry
for 3 months, we still do NOT have a fully functioning navigational system. One aspect of our prior 2012 Camry we especially liked was the integrated navigational system. I was hoping and expecting to have the same, if not better, experience in the 2018 Camry (particularly given the abundance of other technological advances in the car), but was advised the 2018 4-cylinder models did not offer the integrated nav system, but instead relies on communication between the car and the Entune 3.0 and Scout GPS mobile apps. (I was further advised Entune 3.0 Premium has the integrated nav system, but is only available on 6 cylinder models. That does not make sense to me, but assume that is explainable by Toyota.)
I have been advised there is a compatibility issue between the Scout mobile app and the Apple iOS which, I understand, is currently being addressed, but a solution has yet to be made available to consumers. Ive also been advised, once this is fixed, in order to have and display full motion maps on the cars display, my iPhone must be connected to the cars USB port. So, from my perspective, these are all significant steps backward. We went from a seamless, standalone, nicely functioning integrated nav system in our 2012 Camry to one (assuming it will eventually work) that is not integrated, requires separate mobile devices (what if I did not own a smartphone?), further requires the mobile apps to always be open and requires a (USB) cable connection in the car in order to have motion maps. This certainly does not feel like progress nor an enrichment of the customer experience.
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Scout GPS Link, v1.0.59