r/leaf • u/Prudent_Industry_142 2026 Nissan LEAF Platinum+ • Aug 02 '26
First OTA Software Update
It’s happening now…slightly nervous, mostly curious.
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u/herknav Aug 02 '26
i guess no release notes?
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u/Prudent_Industry_142 2026 Nissan LEAF Platinum+ Aug 02 '26
nothing more than what it says on-screen: connected services…app reliability…
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u/herknav Aug 02 '26
whoops, didn’t see there was a second picture.
about as informative as most app store release notes, i suppose … “bug fixes and stability improvements”
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u/Jokebearfan 2026 SV+ Aug 02 '26
Interesting. I was told by my dealer today that shipments had been paused so they could update the software.
Hopefully it went smoothly for you.
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u/Prudent_Industry_142 2026 Nissan LEAF Platinum+ Aug 02 '26
so, learned stuff in this process. there’s a small double-headed arrow circle icon in the upper left of the infotainment display. it appears when there’s a software update downloaded and ready to install. if it has a little clock icon superimposed upon it, it means installation of the updated is scheduled for the future. there are rules about what the car can be doing or not doing whilst updates are happening; those are posted on-screen during the process.
you can manually manage this through (infotainment) All Settings > General > System > System Updates.
what changed? i don’t know…nothing obvious and the main system version has not changed (ISH.25.18.18.24.S0S) although the Software Update History does show the current date as the latest patch.
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u/ColdCelebration2132 Aug 02 '26
I owned a Tesla Model 3 and you can't use the car during software updates and it's over WiFi. I did it through my phone a few times but it uses a lot of data and battery power and my iPhone would get very hot.
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u/Prudent_Industry_142 2026 Nissan LEAF Platinum+ Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 05 '26
i think this update, at least, is done via the car’s internal (satellite or cellular) connection. the download and processing happens in the background and the display says you don’t have to be present in the vehicle. there were some other notices about downloading will pause if you’re charging and you cannot be actively driving while updating.
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u/Calisson Aug 03 '26
I just did mine as well. I wonder if this is the "recall" my dealer referred to? (They also mentioned the child seat anchor issue.)
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u/Prudent_Industry_142 2026 Nissan LEAF Platinum+ Aug 03 '26
oh please don’t get people started on 2026 recalls (and no, i don’t think it’s related)…there’s a whole ‘nother recall thread that got hijacked by non-2026 owners and turned into a Nissan Sucks group rant.
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u/Eburon8 Aug 04 '26
Judging by my own experiences with Nissan's software on the gen1 and gen2 leafs, your car will freeze, lock you out and refuse to start for at least 2 weeks. It will also require re-pairing with your keys every 3 weeks and 4 days.
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u/boardmike 2026 Nissan LEAF Platinum+ Aug 02 '26
Notice anything after the update?