2015 BMW i3 Firmware Update

[kallisti5]

Just noticed my 2015 BMW i3 has a firmware update available on BMW's website:
https://www.bmw.com/update

Looks like it's from December 2018

The list of changes shows: "Improves ConnectedDrive Services."

I'm a little concerned about losing my lifetime maps updates


Interestingly, for the geeks out there... extracting the update archive on my computer shows the BMW i3 is running Linux on ARM:

$ file ./media/bin/bullet
./media/bin/bullet: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, ARM, EABI5 version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.3, for GNU/Linux 3.1.10, BuildID[sha1]=a33daa264acf14e7bb4b47666e207ff60496d497, stripped

 

[jadnashuanh]

This is a guess based on previous experience, but may not be the case with the latest...that series of updates applies to the phone and built-in cellular stuff, not related to other car functions. IOW, stuff like BlueTooth integration is included, along with various phone compatibility issues.

 

[i3Houston]

The documentation read - Improves ConnectedDrive Services.

No other details mentioned, below is the full text.

Software update (TN & MN
003.013.001)
The software update makes the following ad‐
justments:
ConnectedDrive
▷ Improves ConnectedDrive Services.
Notes
After installing the software update in the vehi‐
cle, the current software version will be dis‐
played:
▷ HN 003.255.080 & MN 003.013.001 &
TN 003.255.080