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I feel like it is a punishment using Apple Music on Rivian, it is absolutely horrible! It doesn’t sync with library… volume changes every 20 seconds, picture are never appearing.
It is so frustrating paying 15$ a month and not getting the only feature I really use

Probably requested multiple times, but I’d love to see a native Podcasts app alongside Apple Music. I say this as someone who is merely 2 weeks into my R1S ownership.

Like the title says, I’d like to be able to go to the highest clearance when in snow mode. A big factor in me picking a Rivian over other EVs is that even though I don’t off road too often, I do live in the snow and often have to drive through it before the snow plow has made it to my street, and I like that Rivians can have great clearance when you need it but you can go back down to a more efficient height when you don’t.

So yeah, anyone know why it’s like this and if they’d consider changing it? Thanks!

Sorry if this is a stupid question but I am about to be new to Rivian ownership. Since rivian bought ABRP, is A Better Route Planner features not baked into the Rivian native maps or apps?

When I use ABRP and the Rivian route planner in app, it gives me very different options. I wasnt sure which would generally be better to trust and use long term, but it seems like ABRP has more settings I can use to tweak and be more conservative.

I have a SC appt on Friday to have them look at my R1T it has begun wandering a bit at speeds with a notchiness or weird directional variation that is abrupt like a ghost correction that is hard to describe.

It Feels like potential TREs or a control arm bushing kinda notchiness/suddenness when it decides to wander left. Then right. And back and forth etc. while going straight and steady speed.

It does not happen with minor steering input like along a curve of the road.

Anyone experiencing or have experienced anything similar?

I feel like this started after 2026.23.

I have done a full reset once already and have done 2x infotainment resets for other reasons (12v message and SOS INOP message).

Maybe I'm completely missing it, but one nice feature that Tesla has for roadtrips is that it shows your current city as you are driving. Rivian seems to have the current city data as you can ask the AI assistant for it, but it would be nice to see it at a glance.

Example of what I am talking about (not my picture, thanks u/jonathanbaird):

https://preview.redd.it/bmwdtxdm2fkh1.png?width=1503&format=png&auto=webp&s=88fb917ce08ccd8f2d0652e60d645848924a93a4

Many users on Rivianforums are seeing Forest Green and Coastal Cloud now available! https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/forest-green-coastal-cloud-for-r2-available-1-40pm-edt-8-18-26.62878/

Some not seeing it. Are you guys? Not on mine either yet.

I know i'm thinking too much about it, but was just curious if anyone had a clear preference after using both!

Has anyone noticed a clear difference in using Apple Music vs. Tidal on the R1S sound system? I have a 2023 R1s Adventure, Quad... so I think that's the Elevation sound system. I use Apple Music daily on my phone, so i've been using that (Native Rivian Apple Music app, not bluetooth) with sound check off, spatial audio and dolby atmos on, but I read somewhere that Tidal has better hi-res / lossless audio in the native Rivian app with Max quality turned on. Not sure which is better especially with the latest software update adding the toggle for Apple Music AAC...

In my experience trying both on the same songs, the bass and depth of songs sound clearer on Tidal, but the vocal presence sounds better on Apple Music.

Quick question - anyone out there using SiriusXM in the Rivian? It's my primary source of music and has been for years - I currently drive a Mini Cooper. In the Cooper, from the steering wheel buttons I can change channels and cycle through my favorites or "all" stations if I want as I search for what I want to hear.

It dawned on me that I'm not sure how that works on a Rivian? Doing a quick search it seems like you have to use the touchscreen to change channels since XM is actually part of their "software" and more of a streaming service? Is that true? I would find it really annoying to have to take my eyes off the road and hit the touch screen to cycle through channels - when auto makers moved this action to the steering wheel years ago it was a game changer - I find it hard to believe I wouldn't be able to use one of the scroll wheels to change a channel.

I'm getting spooked by R1 and R2 owners saying they've been to the service center 10~15 times in a year or so. Is that real? I thought the advantage of an EV was 'no moving parts' and 'no service' and 'no maintenance'?

I have a VW Alltrack (AWD wagon) with 70k miles, and it has never been in the service center. Ever.

My ID.4 AWD Pro S with 70k miles has been to the dealer for one recall and to replace the comms module. That's it.