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Mylink = my disappointment

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bigblzr94 Enthusiast

bigblzr94

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Have you noticed it you go to gm website to build a 1500 the mylink with navi is 795 but if you build a 2500 it's only 495? It's the same IO6 system.

 

 

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supersierra14 Enthusiast

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Mine has actually gotten a bit quicker, not only to pick up stations on start up, but switching stations and even getting the 64GB Class 10 SD Card ready to play... much better experience. Before I get a bunch of questions, I don't know why this has happened. I'll chalk it up to magic. :)

PDurandjr New Member

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I have a 2014 Sierra SLT with the navigation Intellilink System. I had a 2008 Sierra SLT with low miles with no real need to buy a new truck but I work in IT and the new intellilink system lured me in. Not having a backup camera or navigation in my 2008 helped peak my interest in Intellilink. In general I really like it but there are a few thinks that I have been disappointed with.

 

The manual says that pictures and videos are supposed to be recognized by the system for playback. I have tried multiple formats of videos and pictures but nothing works.

 

The manual says that you can gain internet access through a smartphone. When following the instructions the options on the screen are simply not there, at least not in my truck. Internet access would be great if/when apps become available and could perhaps make software updating easy. Which reminds me, where are the apps!?!?!?

 

The biggest irritation to me is that there seems to be no way to update the software without going to the dealer. As a technologist, I like to have the latest available software. I really do not want to have to constantly check with the dealer to find out if there is a new update and if there is, take the time to go by and have it updated. We should be able to do this ourselves. I guess GM is protecting us for ourselves should something go wrong with the update then they have to clean up our mess. But don't underestimate your customers GM, most folks are very computer literate these days and with an easy interface an update should be no big deal. I have no way of knowing if my software is up to date, a revision old, or more. And if there are newer software versions or updates, what did they fix or add? A website or email notification system to keep us up to date on this would be great.

 

In general, I'm happy with the system but there are some things that seem to leave us hanging as mentioned above. But, there's always a price to pay for being an early adopter. We're pretty much beta testers. I just hope that the system was developed such that when new features are introduced and bugs are fixed we are able to enjoy them with software patches and updates rather than having to live with them or purchase a new vehicle. Fingers crossed!!!!

diannabill Enthusiast

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OMG quite complaining, the my link is not going to be as fast as the newest smartphones or PC's......... Be thankful you have what you have because there are worse systems in other vehicles.

Seriously?

JPAD New Member

JPAD

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How do you make playlists in the SD card. Anyone can help me.

Poltergeist Enthusiast

Poltergeist

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I used Me

 

How do you make playlists in the SD card. Anyone can help me.

 

I used Media Player to make mine.

tanner709 Enthusiast

tanner709

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So no new updates or fixes huh. Same as the radio reception, just hanging in the balance waiting to be addressed..

Isriam Enthusiast

Isriam

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I'm a software developer and this 2013/2014 intellilink/mylink is a joke in the development community. Visit https://developer.gm.com/ see for yourself the issues. The API is different from the 2014 to 2015 version and the emulator doesn't even work for people trying to create app's.

 

Working around a problem isn't a solution. Putting your mp3's on a SD card because bluetooth doesn't work properly isn't the answer. We'd never evolve technology if we worked that way.

 

Help us help you GM by giving us the tools to develop for you like Apple and Google does. This Intellilink is a huge step up from previous generations, but give us some tools to make it better.

 

https://developer.gm.com/forum/where-app-store-and-how-many-apps-and-what-apps-are-store-already

 

support
10/30/2013 13:50pm

The app store will be available with model year 2014 vehicles soon. Please stay tuned !

Crf450r420 Enthusiast

Crf450r420

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It's nice to play off an IPhone or android. That way you only have to maintain one device with content and play lists.

I use a Galaxy Note3 and connect via bluettoth. I use google play and it works fantastic.

 

PS. You will need a phone if you want to use the Pandora Functionality.

My only issue so far is my Note3 plays and when the song changes it mutes the sound. If I pause and then play again it works until the next track. Maybe it's because I'm using PowerAmp, I'll try google play today instead.

seatec Enthusiast

seatec

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My only issue so far is my Note3 plays and when the song changes it mutes the sound. If I pause and then play again it works until the next track. Maybe it's because I'm using PowerAmp, I'll try google play today instead.

I use Google play and I do not have that issue.

Crf450r420 Enthusiast

Crf450r420

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I use Google play and I do not have that issue.

Been using a flash drive after I had issues with it. Tried it today with PowerAmp and zero issues, but I hate my alerts stopping the music. I'm going to just get a large flash drive and use that instead.

CRApex Enthusiast

CRApex

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Has anyone noticed that if you scroll through the favorites with the steering wheel control, the menu on the screen doesn't follow as you progress? On my 2011 the 5 stations would show on the screen until you went to the 6th station then the next 5 show up on the screen. Am I doing this wrong because this is a big oversight if the next group of favorites don't automatically show up on the screen as you scroll through them on the steering wheel.

This is on my 2015 Silverado HD LTZ with Nav

CRApex Enthusiast

CRApex

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Also from what I can tell, to even scroll the channels you need to 1st hit the button on the steering wheel to pull up the favorites menu, then hit it again to change the channel...If you pause for a second you have to do this again..very slow and frustrating, hope there is a better way to scroll through favorites..I've been hitting the buttons on the back left side of the steering wheel.

2016 Sierra Owner Senior Enthusiast

2016 Sierra Owner

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Also from what I can tell, to even scroll the channels you need to 1st hit the button on the steering wheel to pull up the favorites menu, then hit it again to change the channel...If you pause for a second you have to do this again..very slow and frustrating, hope there is a better way to scroll through favorites..I've been hitting the buttons on the back left side of the steering wheel.

 

Yes that is unfortunately what you have to do. Hit the up or down button 2 times on the steering wheel or press the preset button on the mylink screen to change stations.

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