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2026.07
Rivian's 2026.07 brings a handful of useful changes for R1T and R1S owners. The highlight: Rear Defrost now automatically activates the front wiper heating element too. Apple Music gets Dolby Audio support and a new Streaming Quality setting to reduce buffering. Gen 2 owners also get a fix for inconsistent range estimates and reduced highway steering wheel vibrations.
First Noticed
Public Release
AutonomyGen 2 Only
- Fixed an issue that caused the vehicle to immediately reject Lane Change on Command after a previous lane change.
- Updated the in-vehicle messaging for unsuccessful Universal Hands-Free engagement requests when turn signals are active or hands are off the steering wheel.
Vehicle DynamicsGen 2 Only
- Reduced some occurrences of steering wheel vibrations at highway speeds.
Infotainment
- Improved general stability and performance.
- Decreased the amount of time it takes for an app to initially launch during a drive session.
- Fixed an issue that caused the media content titles to flash in TuneIn.
Connectivity
- Improved the reliability of Wi-Fi, cellular, and app connectivity.
- Updated in-vehicle connectivity status to better indicate network issues.
Apple Music
- Added a new Streaming Quality setting. Enabled by default, this setting reduces buffering by automatically adjusting audio quality depending on connectivity speeds. To always play the highest quality audio available, turn this setting off.
- Increased the maximum number of playlists and albums accessible from Artist screens.
- Added support for Dolby Audio content.
- Improved general stability and performance.
Power and BatteryGen 2 Only
- Improved the accuracy of vehicle diagnostics to better protect 12 V battery health.
- Improved system reliability to protect from a very rare electronic park braking fault after vehicle wake.
- Fixed an issue that could slowly cause usable battery range to fluctuate. Range estimates now behave more consistently.
Additional Improvements
- Turning on Rear Defrost now also turns on the front wiper heating element in the windshield.
- Fixed a rare issue that caused the charge port door to stick after water ingress.
- Fixed a rare issue that caused persistent digital key passive unlock and vehicle start failures.Gen 2 Only
- Fixed a rare issue that caused the trip meter gauge to display a much higher energy consumption value than the actual.Gen 2 Only
When will ANDROID WATCH connectivity be included?
No comment
But this is a comment lol
What about getting rid of Alexa already? Also Android Watch support!
Definitely hoping for WearOS/Pixel Watch support to come soon
Anyone else having an issue with the new software when leaving the car plugged into a level 2 the car doesn’t recognize it’s plugged in unless actively charging and thinks the charge port is just open…
Yes, noticed that as well. Thank you for bringing this up.
Same issue here. Happens every time the truck goes to sleep now.
Any word on 2026.07? I thought I saw someone say that Rivian pulled it back due to issues it was causing. My 2025 R1T hasn’t updated yet. Just curious.
A new build went out that fixed a few outstanding bugs so expect that to start rolling out again today.
Do we know what bugs the update to the update fix?
For sure it fixes elevation data that was deleted and now gets restored plus a few other misc fixes they didn’t list.
Just installed it! Gen1 R1S.
This was also added:
“Reduced some occurrences of steering wheel vibrations at highway speeds”
That one should be interesting.
Jose, thank you for forwarding to Rivian the issue with the Trip Meter. I’m hopeful that when I get the download, my car will no longer use 300kWh per “tank”.
Thanks for the update on the update. Any word if they will include Pandora music in the music software stack?
Has anyone else experienced the same issue as me—where the camera isn’t working? R1T gen 1
Yes I got that warning today -25 dual
Anyone else noticing reduced regen braking force and the car rolling more before auto hold kicks in?