Figured out the Motorrad Connected App problem.

[rangerreece]

On a separate unrelated issue, from the bug fix regarding kph verses mph on the Motorrad App that I posted earlier; since December the app has consistently exhibited a sudden ongoing inability to record rides, despite all the settings being in the right place.

Doing as much research as possible, numerous google searches, multiple letters to the app developers in Munich, and tons of trouble shooting, to include deleting all 749 of my recorded rides (big mistake) and nothing seemed to work.

On a hunch, I deleted the app on the devices I was not using to connect to the bike, the two additional iPhones I had, one I used to plan routes on.

Today, I was able to record my first ride on my app… problem solved.

If anyone else has been dealing with this problem or encounters it on the future, I hope this advice helps.

 

[rangerreece]

Also of note: Mark Zuckerberg’s company has locked me out of my account on his social media platform, so you all may be seeing more of me here. I’m sure that announcement will come with mixed reactions depending on whom I’ve exposed my dark sense of humor to.

 

[88bmwjeff]

Also of note: Mark Zuckerberg’s company has locked me out of my account on his social media platform, so you all may be seeing more of me here. I’m sure that announcement will come with mixed reactions depending on whom I’ve exposed my dark sense of humor to.

Dare we ask what you did or are accused of doing?

 

[rangerreece]

Dare we ask what you did or are accused of doing?

Nothing, I got locked out on the morning of the now infamous Super Tuesday social media blackout, along with hundreds of thousands of other users, and when I tried to re-access my account using my password and 2FA I never got my SMS text message code. After nearly a week of trying to recover my account I have hit a brick wall, and have run out of options.

 

[omega man]

Also of note: Mark Zuckerberg’s company has locked me out of my account on his social media platform, so you all may be seeing more of me here. I’m sure that announcement will come with mixed reactions depending on whom I’ve exposed my dark sense of humor to.

The “Z” had become aware that you had been among missing here.
OM

 

[rangerreece]

Bad news guys, Mr. Zuckerberg saw the evil of his ways, and saw fit to allow me back in... But I will make the extra effort to spend more time on here. This post, in the new format, was very reassuring in that I was able to easily post a picture, unlike before.

 

[omega man]

Bad news guys, Mr. Zuckerberg saw the evil of his ways, and saw fit to allow me back in... But I will make the extra effort to spend more time on here. This post, in the new format, was very reassuring in that I was able to easily post a picture, unlike before.

The threat of a visit by an attack helicopter will do that to a dude!
OM

 

[snotty54]

Hey Reece, glad you're continuing to run down the Connected App. Although I'm happy with the 2 Nav Vi's I have, especially now with the upgraded screens eliminating the ghosting issue, the way of the future is the Connected App type solution in my humble. One console that one can hook their portable computer too (phone) and access all the apps. Carpe has a great solution now for add on unit, and there are numerous Apple Carplay/Android Auto devices same size as a Nav VI available for motorcycles, so we are proceeding to that point. See you at Fontana

Scotty

 

[rangerreece]

Great picture of the Asheville club riders I presume from VillaAsh…

 

[snotty54]

Yes. We four heading out to run the MABDR. One bailed after 3 days, 2nd one bailed after 7 days, and one other and myself completed the BDR plus the X loops in PA then ran south to the Rally at Richmond

 

[bernieecht]

Reece, you may want to download or share your recorded rides from the BMW Connected App with an online cloud service.
I merge my rides into a daily event and then down load or share them as a GPX file to my cloud service.
This allows me to import the my old rides into GArmin BaseCamp for future reference and for future route planning.
But I also have not had a problem recording my routes with my iPhone 7.
I did something similar with my Garmin/BMW GPS units. I would download and save my Tracks.

 

[rangerreece]

Well… I found a BMW Motorrad Connected App Facebook page, joined it; scrolled through a couple of threads, and found the cause of the problem. The app has a glitch whereby if you close out the app and re-open it it adds a “ghost bike” to your garage. This ghost bike prevents the app from recording your rides.

I usually just leave the app open, but now I know if I close it out I need to delete that ghost bike and all work as advertised.

Of course last week my iPhone SE slid off the seat and cracked the screen soooo…. I got to get that repaired, it’s always something.