2026.07 Software Update notes - features & fixes coming

[Zoidz]

Lots of 1st world problems going on in this thread. Meh.

Any predictions regarding when this update starts rolling out? I predict tomorrow.

Somebody has to say it, so....

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[Supratachophobia]

Gen 1 and Gen 2

• Rear Defrost now activates the front wiper heating element automatically
• Apple Music: Dolby Audio support added
• Apple Music: New Streaming Quality setting to reduce buffering on weak connections
• Apple Music: More playlists and albums accessible from Artist screens
• Improved Wi-Fi, cellular, and app connectivity reliability
• Better in-vehicle indicators for network issues
• Improved infotainment stability and faster app launch times
• Fixed TuneIn media content titles flashing
• Improved 12V battery capacity management

Gen 2 Only

• Fixed Lane Change on Command rejecting follow-up requests after a completed lane change
• Reduced steering wheel vibrations at highway speeds
• Fixed inconsistent range estimate fluctuations
• Improved 12V battery diagnostics
• Fixed rare charge port door sticking after water ingress
• Protection against a rare electronic park braking fault after vehicle wake

https://riviantrackr.com/news/whats-coming-in-rivian-software-2026-07/

We'll that's some understated BS:

• "Fixed rare charge port door sticking after water ingress"

The door wasn't sticking. The car straight up disabled it so you couldn't charge.

 

[RivianRiverRat]

Just ignore them all, and deal with it when you’re no longer behind the wheel. We’ll all be safer for it.

I thought that’s what the long charging stops were for

 

[VandalSibs]

We'll that's some understated BS:

• "Fixed rare charge port door sticking after water ingress"

The door wasn't sticking. The car straight up disabled it so you couldn't charge.

That patch note may be for a different error than you experienced.

 

[Supratachophobia]

That patch note may be for a different error than you experienced.

I doubt it. The error presents exactly when water ingress behind the charge port connector where the harness starts.

And how would the charge port "stick" after having water get around there? It's not a suction issue. It literally started happening after a software update. And I can reproduce it perfectly at a specific car wash.

 

[electruck]

geez people. have you never been stuck at home on a snowy/icy day? they mean "sticking" in the sense that the door is unable to be opened not that there is physical binding preventing it from opening. perhaps not the best choice of words but far from a load of BS intending to misrepresent.

 

[Zoidz]

perhaps not the best choice of words but far from a load of BS intending to misrepresent.

Agree.... Also, how many people were in the workflow at Rivian from the report of the problem to writing of the release note? It's quite easy for words used to describe the issue to change/morph/evolve over such a workflow. I've seen it happen at our company.

 

[DuncIT]

Gen 1 and Gen 2

• Rear Defrost now activates the front wiper heating element automatically
• Apple Music: Dolby Audio support added
• Apple Music: New Streaming Quality setting to reduce buffering on weak connections
• Apple Music: More playlists and albums accessible from Artist screens
• Improved Wi-Fi, cellular, and app connectivity reliability
• Better in-vehicle indicators for network issues
• Improved infotainment stability and faster app launch times
• Fixed TuneIn media content titles flashing
• Improved 12V battery capacity management

Gen 2 Only

• Fixed Lane Change on Command rejecting follow-up requests after a completed lane change
• Reduced steering wheel vibrations at highway speeds
• Fixed inconsistent range estimate fluctuations
• Improved 12V battery diagnostics
• Fixed rare charge port door sticking after water ingress
• Protection against a rare electronic park braking fault after vehicle wake

https://riviantrackr.com/news/whats-coming-in-rivian-software-2026-07/

Wait... Still no texting?! Glad that they're finally fixing the flashing TuneIn though.

Dunc

 

[gd_r1t]

I really hope they can fix the Spotify infotainment app. It constantly doesn't load for me, I have to switch to another audio type (e.g. bluetooth phone) and back to Spotify to reboot it, etc. I would say this happens around 50% of the time I get into my truck. Lots of other parts of the Spotify app are buggy with search, loading playlists/artists, etc. I'm not sure if the limit is on Rivian or Spotify's side but would love to see some stability and performance improvements.

 

[mkhuffman]

I really hope they can fix the Spotify infotainment app. It constantly doesn't load for me, I have to switch to another audio type (e.g. bluetooth phone) and back to Spotify to reboot it, etc. I would say this happens around 50% of the time I get into my truck. Lots of other parts of the Spotify app are buggy with search, loading playlists/artists, etc. I'm not sure if the limit is on Rivian or Spotify's side but would love to see some stability and performance improvements.

Are you in a spotty or weak AT&T signal area?

 

[gd_r1t]

Are you in a spotty or weak AT&T signal area?

Not at all. I live in the middle of a population center with >100k people within 3-4 miles of where I live, even without big buildings / towers to block cell service to boot. This is also a constant for me regardless of where I am parked, around town, other cities, in the wide open outdoors, etc.

 

[mkhuffman]

Not at all. I live in the middle of a population center with >100k people within 3-4 miles of where I live, even without big buildings / towers to block cell service to boot. This is also a constant for me regardless of where I am parked, around town, other cities, in the wide open outdoors, etc.

I wonder if there's something wrong with your truck and the data signal it's receiving. Does TuneIn work properly?

 

[racekarl]

Just ignore them all, and deal with it when you’re no longer behind the wheel. We’ll all be safer for it.

That's a false dichotomy. My post was in response to someone asking why not use "Hey Siri"

 

[Time2Roll]

If texting somehow becomes an option I hope there is a way to completely disable the function and any related notifications.

 

[iforbes]

Wouldn’t be a free improvements upgrade if it wasn’t a full-on bitchfest. Thank god some things never change.

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