# Over The Air Updates **URL:** \ **Category:** Vehicle and App updates\ **Created:** [March 11, 2019, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/over-the-air-updates/943 "2019-03-11T09:11:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**Author:** ![abhishek.balaji](https://forum.atherenergy.com/user_avatar/forum.atherenergy.com/abhishek.balaji/32/4612_2.png) [@abhishek.balaji](https://forum.atherenergy.com/u/abhishek.balaji)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/over-the-air-updates/943/21 "2020-06-18T05:05:29Z")
# The much awaited Dark Theme is here ![dark-mode](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/3/3e6a69a643fb112f588f5a0e1a9cc4ec654aff2f.png) Hey [@Ather\_Owner](https://forum.atherenergy.com/groups/ather_owner) , We’re excited to roll out the next OTA update for your Ather 450. A lot of owners have been annoyed by the brightness of the dashboard while riding at night. The much awaited “Dark Theme” is being rolled out as part of the this update (4.2.0). We’ll be deploying this update in stages, so you’ll receive this update over the next few days. ## What’s new? **Dark theme** The dark theme reduces the white light from the dashboard and makes it easy on your eyes when riding at night, allowing you to experience a more comfortable, distraction-free ride. ![Dark-Theme](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/1/1fe17d4495af47f655ddb7dcb156e56300afa512.gif) As a bonus feature, we’re also introducing automatic toggle between the light and dark mode. Set your theme to “Auto” and the dashboard will be in light mode between 6AM to 6PM, and in dark mode from 6PM to 6AM. ![Dark Mode-17](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/7/7c47bc4d99aa39b94ed2624dd1448d6766381473.png) **Ride mode persistence** The ride mode you were last using before shutting down or restarting the scooter will be remembered automatically when you boot up. **More responsiveness** We’ve improved the keyboard as well, so now you’ll have a better experience when typing in your destination to use the onboard navigation. ## Bug fixes We’ve squashed a few bugs in this update as well: - Fixes for incorrect location being displayed. No more cross-country tours for your Ather 450 when parked. - Unresponsive dashboard in a few unique cases - Critical bug fixes through a motor firmware update. For this update, we also had a handful of Ather owners experience the feature searly to share their feedback. See what they like about the new Dark theme here: [https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/4-2-0-ota-early-users-start-here/](https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/4-2-0-ota-early-users-start-here/) > [@On another topic](https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/6082/13): > > Kudos to the team for the Dark mode. It is lit 🔥. > [@On another topic](https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/6082/39): > > **Remember, darkness does not always equate to evil, just as light does not always bring good.** > > - P.C. Cast, Betrayed > > No other quote could explain this update 4.2.0 better that the above. The bright dashboard was a pain in the xxx. The last word was not something that was beeped, I just wrote it myself just to be different 😁 If you still didn’t get it…it is Eye. The bright dashboard was a pain for the eyes during night times and to a certain extent dangerous too. Finally we have the dark mode and it’s lovely to say the least. It was a nice coincidence that the scooter got an update on the 2nd anniversary of the day of booking. > > The update download got delayed by a couple of days (read my previous post on thus topic) and due to other work I couldn’t check it immediately. Yesterday evening spent sometime and below is my experience… > > I switched it on and the first screen I saw said “Completing…” with a progress bar below. Couple of minutes later I saw the message that the scooter is updated to 4.2.0.783437. > > ![20200606_103443](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/3/3e794195247c00aef4dfb87c77fd56c9575068f6.jpeg) > > **Updated** > > The scooter booted up and I heard the usual “tiding” sound. But for the first time ever, my scooter dashboard didn’t turn on. The headlights were on but the screen was blank. I was fearing this but wasn’t actually expecting that. > > ![20200605_173628](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/d/d6f57c246992447453dad00281c2656f7967bcbd.jpeg) > > **Blank!** > > Without panicking I turned off, removed the key and turned on again. This time there was no issue…phew! > > I went into the settings screen immediately and saw the 3 new buttons Light, Dark and Auto. Light mode was on by default. Switched to Dark and in 1 second the white & green theme turned to Black and Blue theme. Nice… > > ![20200606_103514](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/2/23435ebfadacad4d6407074e0f443a0a5be9988e.jpeg) > > **Light mode** > > ![20200606_103602](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/6/60baa21f86a96926f71edc8dd27db18e5b45af99.jpeg) > > **Dark mode is finally here!** > > Took the vehicle outside to see it in the ambient light. The screen was dull and readabillity was a little too low for my liking. When I increased the brightness to almost full, it was perfect. But then I realized that during night times or in basements or if I switch back to Light mode, the LCD screen will still be too bright and dazzling at this level. Tried Autobrightness but it was (it has always been) a little too high for me. > > ![20200605_174702](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/b5bef6a0e019fe50fc337d146641623dd6f00e63.jpeg) > > **A little too dull** > > ![20200605_174708](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/4/4449d001bb9973a5ddad8d69c5a15b92aeb5100b.jpeg) > > **Ok for outside, but too bright for night time** > > Although I’d have loved to use the dark mode all the time, I realised soon that in order to have the best readability/visibility and still not be dazzled by the screen, it would be best to switch to Auto mode with my preferred level of brightness. > > ![20200605_174721](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/1/1c737294c2e6659d5a4d6b4de702f1cc5324c611.jpeg) > > **Auto mode and preferred brightness level** > > Since there is no ALS, the Auto mode will apply ths dark mode from 6PM to 6AM and the Light mode from 6AM to 6PM. > > ![](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/3/363ea738beb9a4cc5686d0ba21415bc781a467f7.jpeg) > > [Ather dashboard Auto mode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujECU__vwFQ) > > **Auto mode in action** > > I then changed over to the navigation screen. The map screen too looks really nice in dark mode. The touchscreen panning is now really smooth. > > I called my friend who also has an Ather and I wanted to show (off) him this new update and make a comparison. So I started to search for his apartment address on the navigation screen and when I selected the address from the search result, it said **Connectivity issues: cannot look up**. Even after repeating the search operation, I got the same error message even though there was full signal strength > > ![20200605_175059](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/2/288115b5f422da73046c7581ad427b6e8b0c9695.jpeg) > > **Connectivity issues:cannot look up** > > ![](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/1/10ea1b0927a5b7ebff8b39e858aadf0853f89638.jpeg) > > [Ather navigation connectivity issue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsC8w_yusiM) > > **Connectivity issues** > > However, I searched the same location on the Ather app and pushed it to the scooter and it worked like a charm and immediately appearing on the scooter too. > > Typing on the touchscreen has improved a lot without a doubt but it is still far away from being good…many keys are not easily recognized and need a real hard tap. > > I rode to my friend’s home which is around 3kms. During the ride I noticed that my indicators were cutting off neatly…don’t know if anything was done here, but it worked perfectly. Also I noticeable was the red halo on the black dash looked stunning. I also felt that the red halo appears slower/later than it used to earlier. > > Once I reached my friend’s home, we kept both scooters side by side and started comparing. > > ![20200606_151747](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/9/983360bbeab0e599b57e0aa90d773215856e8b54.jpeg) > > **Black and white** > > We tested the mode retention feature…I shut down the scooter in sports mode and after restart, it stayed in sports mode. My friend’s scooter which had the previous version still, went to eco mode after shutting down in sports mode. > > ![](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/d/de5cc527ac0a1260c5e9a06bb3f4e41054c97029.jpeg) > > [Ather 450 mode retention](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_929gr8PjA) > > **Mode retention** > > Next I told his that it didn’t look up his home address. We tried to recreate the bug. I searched for my office address and it did so seamlessly. Then we tried to look up Ather space and the bug came back. This time the difference was that it didn’t show any error message but simply failed to complete the search and start navigation. > > ![](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/1/1b947ccc68a63fad4ae8bce6a88bdf6a3a99ef27.jpeg) > > [Ather navigation search issue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtNLKXcRHEk) > > **Can’t search Atherspace!** > > After having checked the major changes in this update, I headed back home. > > To summarize: The dark mode is a major milestone in the dashboard experience and looks beautiful. Mode retention is another good thing. But still there are minor bugs which I’m sure will be addressed soon. > > Humans are generally not satisfied and Ather customers are one level higher. Of the many things, in the immediate future I want 1.the light/dark mode in the app to sync with that of the scooter and 2. I want the ability to view range in different modes. Ironing out all the bugs needs no special mention of course. > [@On another topic](https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/6082/51): > > I use Dark mode all through out the day, Have not faces any issues or noticed any serious bugs. Just one small observation is that, When starting the bike, The welcome screen feels so laggy. It would take it’s sweet time to load. Some times, the motor on sound will also not come. But the Bike state, is Motor ON. This is what I have noticed. All other features work just great. > [@On another topic](https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/6082/44): > > Finally Ather welcomes us to the dark side. I am not sure how many were excited about this update. But as soon as I updated, I just couldn’t stop staring at the UI. Dark mode is very close to my heart. I use it almost everywhere. On my phone, PC, tablet and wherever I can 😃 > > I must say that it is a great move. A much awaited update. It reminded me of the 450X dashboard which I was fortunate to see it myself in Delhi. @Ather.Team just wanted to thank you guys again for this! 🤗 I was staring at it asking myself when will we see this on our mighty Ather. It took a while. And it was totally worth it. The Auto theme works perfectly. 6 am to 6 pm light theme. 6 pm to 6 am dark theme. I hadn’t expected this to be included in update. But I would like to thank Ather team for including this. I have even set my phone settings to the same 6 to 6 cycle. In my opinion that is the best way to use the dark mode. Ideally, dark mode isn’t meant to use during the day. Even though it looks much better than the light mode, its meant to reduce the brightness and make it pleasant to see when the sun goes down. > > Bonus update - Last Used mode. Its something we wanted (silently) 😛 > > Overall it is a fantastic update. A major update which we all wanted. I haven’t encountered any bugs till date. > > @hemanth.anand Saaar you put out the best posts out here! I think you have included all the quirks and features of the latest update! 😃 > > Once again I would like to thank the Team for coming up with this major update. My Ather feels super new and fresh on the Dark Side! > > Looking forward to seeing more updates in the future. I guess the developers can take some time off for a while 😃 They have really exceeded my expectations. Kudos to you guys! > > Cheers! > > ![image](https://bs-prod-discourse-uploads.s3.dualstack.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/6/6764393edf3b1a22fa1749d8b908538000554c89.png) > [@On another topic](https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/6082/43): > > My review comments on 4.2.0 > > 1. Finally, Dark Theme is here. Great and really welcome move. For me it used to be a pain to drive at night with Light mode. > > - It really looks gorgeous. > - Having Auto mode is even better. I liked it. > - I have no problems with the efficiency indicator in Dark Mode. However, I do agree that it is not that easy as Light mode. > > 1. Thanks for the Last Used mode. Good update. > > Looking forward to seeing more useful updates in the future. > [@On another topic](https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/6082/45): > > Sorry for the delay in sharing my feedback… For the most part, I reflect the thoughts of others’ feedback. Most effective OTA since long time… > > My observations: > > 1. Dark Mode - Without a doubt, this is long due and most welcome feature. The benefits of dark mode at night time has been shared by many and I agree too. To my surprise, in the bright day light, the visibility of important details like speed, time, battery % is much better than Light Mode. > > Even map looks brilliant with the dark mode enabled. Yet to ride much with navigation ON. Will share more observations later. > > 1. Real Time Efficiency: As couple of others mentioned, the real time efficiency hue is very difficult to see… able to spot only when the efficiency is very poor the hue circle becomes big red… > > I assume with black background, it is difficult to show this without much intrusion… But, a subtle change should make it better and usable. > > 1. Mode Retention - Persisting the last used mode is a simple but very useful addition. > 2. Navigation Keyboard - The keyboard lag has improved a lot. Earlier, you have to do Pranayama before typing each key to avoid jumbled words. Now, you can type-in keys much faster. > > Yes, now the keys looks smaller. Can it be made little bigger to avoid typo errors? > > In the map, there is still there is overall lag… For e.g. when u touch a key, that key gets highlighted in blue, but there is noticeable delay from when u press and when it appears… Basically an useful feature becomes irrelevant… > > Another e.g. When you switch between the tabs in Navigation (Recent Places, Favourites, Charging Points), there is lot of delay… But, when you keep using it for few mins, the lag reduces… Not sure, if any caching helped in repeated usage. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.atherenergy.com/t/over-the-air-updates/943)._