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BV11/V1/Avant Smart problems after last update

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vikinger Posted: Sat, Jan 2 2016 6:09 PM

Since the last software update when I turn on the DTV/ Smart function I get the apps page with all the rectangles for iPlayer, Internet etc etc but the selection highlighting has gone so it's near impossible to know what you are selecting. The search function at the top of the page cannot be used because the keyboard no longer comes up.

There do appear to be some new TV On Demand choices that appear alongside the B&O advert top right on this page. The strange thing is that you can get the TV On Demand selections to highlight, and also the B&O advert will highlight. If you click the advert the cursor does appear but only when viewing the B&O pages.

Does anyone else have this problem or does something need resetting on my TV?

Graham

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9 LEE replied on Sat, Jan 2 2016 7:13 PM

I've just had a customer email me to say the DTV is playing up where the remote doesn't seem to be working on it..

Anyone else have these issues?

Lee

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luthier replied on Sat, Jan 2 2016 8:11 PM

Hi Lee and Graham,

I have the same problem on my BV11 - can't tell what app I'm on. This only happened recently.

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luthier:

Hi Lee and Graham,

I have the same problem on my BV11 - can't tell what app I'm on. This only happened recently.

Tony

It's a relief to know that it seems to be a software problem that will ultimately be corrected. I reported the issue using the apps feedback link on the TV... but I don't know whether that feedback goes to B&O or the Smart consortium (or whether, for that matter, it gets used for problem reporting, although there was a button to report the apps not working.)

Graham

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Simonbeo replied on Sat, Jan 2 2016 10:19 PM

Same issue with the V1. Must be recent too. Do we wait for the next update?

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jonm27 replied on Sat, Jan 2 2016 11:06 PM

Yep same problems here.

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Hopefully B&O dealers will be swamped with similar queries on Monday (if not before) from non-Beoworld owners of BV11's and V1's and HQ will get onto the problem asap.

A short term but not very satisfactory fix is to go to the green 'Move'  button when it appears on the bottom of the screen. That then shows the selected app after which you should press green again to cancel the move. Having identified one App you can then count left or right to the one that you are trying to open (and check again if necessary with using the green button twice).

Graham

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BEO_DXB replied on Sun, Jan 3 2016 9:30 AM

This problem also exists on my Avant 55. I have emailed B&O support.

 

 

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BeoGreg replied on Sun, Jan 3 2016 10:23 AM
Don't have this smart tv problem on BV11. In fact smart tv is faster than ever !

What I have thought with last update is a dead Deezer. Only the Deezer screen appears and nothing more. Can't access to music. Spotify is fine only Deezer.
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Hi

Same here can't select anything on my bv11

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Same with my Avant 55' but with Spotify. 

And i Jolly miss the display on my penta's with this tv.... :-( 

 

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Are any dealers following this up????

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BEO_DXB replied on Mon, Jan 4 2016 2:20 PM

I sent an email on the B and O site. Might be an idea for all of us to do the same?

I also informed my dealer as well.

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We (Bang & Olufsen of Lincoln) have reported it to B&O this morning.  Its affected every single display TV and two customers have reported it today so far :-(  will keep you updated!

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BeoVision 11 Smart TV Control Missing

 

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01/04/2016 08:54 AM

Hi William/Michael

 

You're not the first one reporting this issue.

The problem is reported to back office for further analysis.

 

 

Med venlig hilsen / Best regards,

Niels Toft Sørensen | Product Supporter

 

 

 

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Still no change this morning.

My TV is set to automatically update at 3am GMT. Because some people evidently do not have a problem I am guessing that there must have been a particular period when the available software updates were corrupt.

 

Anyone know how to do a forced manual software update? (Not an option in the BV11 menus).

 

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BEO_DXB replied on Tue, Jan 5 2016 8:25 AM

LATEST UPDATE FROM B AND O:

 

Yes we are aware of this. It is the smartTV provider's portal, thats the problem
You will be noticed when we have a solution

Med venlig hilsen / Best regards,
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BEO_DXB:

"LATEST UPDATE FROM B AND O:

 

Yes we are aware of this. It is the smartTV provider's portal, thats the problem
You will be noticed when we have a solution

Med venlig hilsen / Best regards,
Bang & Olufsen a/s


Product Supporter"

That's interesting, but how is it that some users in this thread say they haven't got a problem? Can it just be the Smart portal?

I am aware of a dealer managing a forced software download that eliminated the problem.... hence my question above asking how to do a manual download.

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BEO_DXB replied on Tue, Jan 5 2016 9:27 AM

No Idea. I have an Avant 55 with teh latest software updates and it snot possible to see teh highlighted icon in webmedia.

Although I did manage to access iPlayer last night using the green move and guess option!

Basically - press green to activate Move then Done. Then count the clicks to the right to get to your icon (iPlater etc) and select.

 

 

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BeoGreg replied on Tue, Jan 5 2016 10:59 AM
This morning webmedia was still great appart of Deezer frizzing.

I checked my settings under webmedia (menu / webmedia settings) and my preferences of the "mouse" (beo4) are on auto (there is an other setting I can't remember I'm not home).

Maybe that's the problem.
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Michael replied on Tue, Jan 5 2016 12:23 PM
The "smart" platform is ugly and practically useless. So slow and blurry/low res and a very limited selection of apps (most of them useless).

I don't understand why they even keep it. It's so bad.

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BEO_DXB replied on Tue, Jan 5 2016 12:40 PM

Well I disagree...if you are not in UK and have a VPN configured in your router with a UK landing IP address, all of the BBC iPlayer is in full HD and looks amazing on the Avant 55.

 

 

 

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I must admit, that I hardly ever use the WebMedia part of my V1.

Having read these posts several times, and having had a go on the HM yesterday, I still fail to see, where the problem is.

I thought it worked almost as last time, I tried.

OK - something new up above beside the B&O add (called 'TV on demand'), that turned out to be pretty uninteresting (to me). I don't think I miss anything not using Euronews etc that way.

The icons in general highlight, when using the joystick on my Beo4/navi - like before.

And the keyboard comes up, when clicking in the search field.

All in all, I recognize no problem/s - apart from the fact that (as Michael) I find the HM rather miserable ;-(

@vikinger - what do you mean by 'DTV/ Smart function'?

P.S. I don't use Deezer - can't say anything there.

I only use Spotify from the tv itself occasionally - last time for a longer time was a while ago. Testing just now, the Spotify part worked as ever.

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'......apart from the fact that (as Michael) I find the HM rather miserable ;-('

It should - of course - have been 'the WM' (for WebMedia/SmartTV).

Sorry - I can't edit!

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BEO_DXB:

Well I disagree...if you are not in UK and have a VPN configured in your router with a UK landing IP address, all of the BBC iPlayer is in full HD and looks amazing on the Avant 55.

That might be a reason to use the SmartTV platform - ok!

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BEO_DXB replied on Tue, Jan 5 2016 1:18 PM

MM - the issue on some TV''s it seems (mine is a brand new fresh out of the box Avant 55) is that when you are in the Webmedia page itself, you can no longer see the highlight behind the icon as you navigate. 

Also the title of the page 'Webmedia' is no longer present on the top left of the page.

It seems that B and O are on the case and I guess a new version will be released soon. Like others, I was also looking for a 'Reset TV to factory settings' option - it doesnt exist.

 

 

 

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Millemissen:

@vikinger - what do you mean by 'DTV/ Smart function'?

MM

I mean exactly what I say and you describe. It seems that your webmedia home page works, with the choices highlighted by using the Beo4 joystick to move around. On my TV, and many in this thread, the highlighting has gone so you cannot see what you are selecting. So my assumption is that, depending on the exact time your TV was set to update its software, some of us downloaded something incomplete or corrupt.

I have just tried Deezer and can only get a page up with the name Deezer on it ((no free excerpts or Deezer radio) Spotify asks me to subscribe, YouTube seems to work but will not let me exit unless I go to Spotify or Deezer.

As far as some comments by others are concerned.... I personally expect all these functions to work or be available whether I use them or not.

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BEO_DXB replied on Tue, Jan 5 2016 1:51 PM

Graham

I have exactly the same as you are describing on all the apps you mention. Ditto,.

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Allright - lucky me then.

My V1 is set to automatic updating - which is during the night.

The latest one was December 09 2015 - I noticed it in the morning after.

It just said 'Your tv has been updated with new software' - no further details.

The version now running is 1.0.11.37385

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Millemissen:

Allright - lucky me then.

My V1 is set to automatic updating - which is during the night.

The latest one was December 09 2015 - I noticed it in the morning after.

It just said 'Your tv has been updated with new software' - no further details.

The version now running is 1.0.11.37385

MM

I have the same software update, with a release date of 08-12-2015. I can't remember the exact date that the TV showed that the update had taken place.

Graham

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Software coding is definitely not a B&O strong point. They messed up with almost every release.

Last year, I had to wait close to 9 months until the teletext bug they had introduced with a SW release had been fixed. Teletext all of a sudden did no longer work. It took several months to pinpoint the issue. And this same issue could also be a factor in the latest buggy release:

Teletext did no longer work because I had the default menu set to English. If I changed the language to German, I was able to access Teletext of German speaking TV stations. If I wanted to read the text on a French speaking station, I had to switch the menu language to French. After 9 months the bug was finally resolved.

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Still no change or overnight update.

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BEO_DXB replied on Wed, Jan 6 2016 11:36 AM

Just received:

Thank you for contacting Bang & Olufsen Customer Service regarding your BeoVision Avant 55.
Please allow me to apologise for the very late reply.
 
We are currently aware of this issue with the Webmedia navigation and it has been reported to our R&D department.
As soon as any news or a solution is ready for this issue, we will get back to you.

Thank you very much for reporting this problem and for your patience.
 
Kind regards,
 
 
 
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vikinger replied on Wed, Jan 6 2016 12:10 PM

BEO_DXB:

Just received:

Thank you for contacting Bang & Olufsen Customer Service regarding your BeoVision Avant 55.
Please allow me to apologise for the very late reply.
 
We are currently aware of this issue with the Webmedia navigation and it has been reported to our R&D department.
As soon as any news or a solution is ready for this issue, we will get back to you.

Thank you very much for reporting this problem and for your patience.
 
Kind regards,
 
 
 
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Just had a near identical response.

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vikinger replied on Sun, Jan 10 2016 7:32 PM

My homepage has now rerurned to normal working, with the highlighting of apps allowing normal navigation.

Deezer is still an inactive page.

Graham

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Simonbeo replied on Sun, Jan 10 2016 9:17 PM

Ours seems to be back to normal now. We never use deezer but hope the Spotify interface improves one day to at least equal that on ipad

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Simonbeo replied on Sun, Jan 10 2016 9:17 PM

Ours seems to be back to normal now. We never use deezer but hope the Spotify interface improves one day to at least equal that on ipad

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vikinger replied on Mon, Jan 11 2016 10:00 AM

Deezer (non subscription version) is now working again. I had to switch in and out of the application several times before the blank Deezer page disappeared and the navigation page reappeared with music.

So it looks as if the problems are resolved. Incidentally, the Beovision software does not appear to have updated, so this may have all been due to smart platform issues and Deezer issues. Or is that too much of a coincidence? I didn't get any follow up emails from B&O or Beocare to say that the problems were resolved or with an explanation.

Graham

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manitou replied on Tue, Jan 12 2016 11:50 AM

ok, now it is working as before, but

1. the mail app still does not store the account for more than one day,

2. i can't start the tv directly with webmedia, it fails with a 'no connection to internet' message

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vikinger replied on Fri, Jan 15 2016 1:12 PM

Beocare reply just received:

Hello Graham
 
I can inform you that the cursor/halo in the Webmedia feature is now available again.
The SmartTV provider made a change yesterday, which should solve this problem.

Have a nice day!
 
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