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Old Jul 16, 2025 | 09:05 PM
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Greetings: Now that I have the latest MBUX 3.2.2 update from the dealer, I have a question for this expert forum:
Audio Streaming is gone. Now, under Media, you see an option for Sound Drive. Clicking it allows you various options to listen to different genre of music once you click and downloads that theme or music. Am I assuming it is like streaming and using the doby/atmos as part of our audio system?

Apple Music App is gone as Mercedes is working with a new reconfiguration with Apple. Amazon as an app keeps saying-Try Again-Issue. Though both apps are in Apple Car Play and launch with no issue.

Any explanation of this new format with the latest updates are greatly appreciated.

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Old Jul 16, 2025 | 10:20 PM
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Greetings: Now that I have the latest MBUX 3.2.2 update from the dealer, I have a question for this expert forum:
Audio Streaming is gone. Now, under Media, you see an option for Sound Drive. Clicking it allows you various options to listen to different genre of music once you click and downloads that theme or music. Am I assuming it is like streaming and using the doby/atmos as part of our audio system?

Apple Music App is gone as Mercedes is working with a new reconfiguration with Apple. Amazon as an app keeps saying-Try Again-Issue. Though both apps are in Apple Car Play and launch with no issue.

Any explanation of this new format with the latest updates are greatly appreciated.

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What country are you located? I was under the assumption that SoundDrive was only for European countries. You can get some info from Nick O'Leary, but on a different model. I assume it works similar. Seems like a cheesy gimmick, but who knows. Maybe it will be cool.
Go to the 2:05 minutes mark of the video to skip ahead to sound drive.
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Old Jul 17, 2025 | 08:54 AM
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Indeed, Wolf, I do not see the purpose of these various song themes. We have Sound Drive now in USA where I live-New Jersey.
Thanks for Nick's link. That guy is great.
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Old Jul 17, 2025 | 09:45 PM
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Hi, Roadrunner,

Thanks for your updates. I want to make sure I understand your post. I'm going in on Monday to get my Service A, and I was going to ask for the new E333.8 digital lights update. Did you get that update, and did it require you to update to MBUX 3.2.2?

I use Apple Music as my primary music source for Dolby Atmos mostly, and I do not want to lose that. For me, Apple Music appears more useful than the digital lights upgrade. Was any information given on when reconfiguration with Apple Music would be complete? Knowing MB, whatever they say should probably be multiplied by a factor of 10 in terms of timing!

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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 07:00 AM
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Indeed, the update is 3.2.2 which finally gives us the Projection Digital Light and ready to use when USA implements the road signs on the ground in front of you at night. My system now welcomes me and gives me a farewell when operating headlights. Other minor updates.
As for music, the audio Streaming concept is gone replaced by Sound Drive and individual music applications that use Doby/Atmos system. From the Mercedes Store on your screen, you can choose which apps to download including the likes of Tidal and Amazon Music. Amazon is a problem launching as it states for phones other than iPhones. Still figuring that out. Will reach oiut to Mercedes Customer Service.
Apple Music App does disappear with 3.2.2. I was very disappointed as I used the Apple Music for the Doby/Atmos-Amazing accoustics and sound. Mercedes never communicated that this would happen with 3.2.2 until we started asking. They are working on refreshing the Apple Music App with Apple for the MBUX and should be available again later in 2025. I waited one year for the projection lights. I anticipate the time for Apple Music will be longer too. Here is hoping I am wrong.
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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 07:06 AM
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Indeed, 3.2.2 updates to the Projection lights and it does work. Other minor updates too. Audio Streaming as an app is gone and replaced with Sound Drive where you can choose many musical channel using Doby/Atmos. I also used Mercedes Store right on your MBUX Screen and downloaded Tidal which uses Doby/Atmos. Also downloaded Amazon Music but there are issues which I must talk with Mercedes Customer Service.
Apple Music is gone. Told they are using a reconfiguration with Apple and be back later in 2025.
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Old Jul 21, 2025 | 10:15 AM
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Thanks for confirming. I'm getting my Service A, today, and I asked the dealer not to do the 3.2.2 software upgrade, because I feel like I will miss Apple Music more than Digital Lights, which I have never had.
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