Late Model GMC/Chevy Drivers (Infotainment System)

[Galileo]

I half expected to see some sub-forums out here in “Towing your Oliver” land, but don’t, so hope this topic is relevant here.

Driving a 2025 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali and like the previous TV - a 2021 stablemate - the Infotainment system and “tech” in general strike me as a bit dodgy. I either have a traveling poltergeist - or GM’s periodic pushed software updates just don’t install as smoothly as Apple’s do.

I’m pestering the OnStar folks to make the promised functionality work. (Ability to set climate control preferences and radio presets via the myGMC app). Beyond that, I’m finding that I can’t get a simple Weather Channel app that I could get on my 2021. Pretty much have given on the AudioBooks app that was never ready for prime time…

I don’t want to get into it on a GMC forum, but was hoping to find someone to commiserate with here on OTT forum. 

Edited March 10 by Galileo
More fat fingers and over-helpful autocorrect

[topgun2]

There are plenty of Forum members that drive GMC stuff.

What is your question/concern?

Bill

[Galileo]

1 hour ago, topgun2 said:

There are plenty of Forum members that drive GMC stuff.

What is your question/concern?

Bill

At the moment - being able to install a decent weather app - like weather channel - would be great.

I had Weather Channel downloaded and installed on my 2021 GMC with no problem. No hacks, no back doors, just go to “apps” install it, it shown up on your Home Screen, and runs like you’d expect.  Current weather and forecast for wherever you are, weather radar, etc. Can’t even get it on the 2025.

The “App Store” on the 2025 looks like a motley assortment of also-ran applications and stupid things you wouldn’t dare install on an important piece of hardware.

[Steph and Dud B]

Better than Ford. The Ford Sync system in my 2023 is buggy, too. Has a bad habit of the touchscreen freezing up.

[Galileo]

32 minutes ago, Steph and Dud B said:

Better than Ford. The Ford Sync system in my 2023 is buggy, too. Has a bad habit of the touchscreen freezing up.

The GMC system has “hiccupped” a few times as well. Once, it went totally dark - no display, no sound, no OnStar. Zippo. Three hours and Two restarts later it was back to normal. That was the day after I had a 45 minute OnStar discussion with them. I think they “pushed” a reset or update and didn’t tell me. 

That’s not to say that GM or Ford have the market cornered in buggy systems. I had a rental car in Scotland or Ireland that decided to go out to lunch and do a complete reboot as I was driving. Luckily, it wasn’t controlling anything critical at the time.