BYD Austria published this bulletin on 21 Jan 2026 for a roll-out in Q1 2026. Everything below is translated from the German PDF; we have not installed this release on a car.
Overview#
New
- Personalised link between the vehicle account and the user account to store the driver’s settings
- New pop-up notice when the face recognition of the DMS (Driver Monitoring System) is restricted (for selected models)
- Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support added in selected countries
- Option to activate the voice assistant with the steering wheel button even when the screen is switched off
- Extended voice control functions in the BYD Assistant: switch the heating off and switch the ventilation mode on/off (available in selected countries)
- Cloud data management function added
Optimised
- Optimisation of the radio station switching logic to improve the user experience
- Optimisation of the system user interface (UI) display and the text messages
- Optimisation of the multilingual system translations
New features#
Vehicle account linked to a memory function for customisable themes#
Mobile app functions: log in to the mobile app by QR code and authorise the mobile app key (requires BYD App version V2.8.0 or later).
Vehicle-side account functions: QR code log-in and log-out, personal information settings and personalisation settings. Integrated memory functions for the seat, the mirrors and the electric steering column, customisable themes, ambient lighting memory, cloud key unlocking and account log-in. Which of these apply depends on the equipment of the individual model.
Personal information settings: the avatar can be changed, but only images stored locally on the head unit can be used.
Available in 32 countries: United Kingdom, Italy, Israel, Hungary, Greece, Spain, Slovenia, Slovakia, Cyprus, Switzerland, Sweden, Portugal, Norway, Malta, Romania, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Latvia, Croatia, Czechia, the Netherlands, Finland, France, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Iceland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Austria, Estonia and Ireland.
Pop-up notice added in the instrument cluster for detected face covering#
When the multimedia system receives a face-covering signal from the DMS and the vehicle speed is above 10 km/h, the instrument display (PAD) shows the messages “Driver monitoring system not available” and “Face recognition restricted” as soon as a covering of the face, mouth or eyes is detected.
Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support added for selected countries#
Support is added for Croatia, Romania, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Serbia.
BYD Assistant can be activated from the steering wheel controls while the screen is off#
Voice control buttons: with the screen switched off, pressing the voice control button wakes the screen and opens the voice bar.
Voice control added for switching the heating and ventilation modes off#
“Hi BYD, switch the heating off” is answered with “Heating deactivated”.
“Hi BYD, switch the ventilation on/off” is answered with “Ventilation switched on/off”.
Cloud data management added#
Switched on by default.
BYD states that it takes the protection of your privacy and your data very seriously. As soon as the vehicle is connected to the internet (WLAN or mobile data), the system automatically uploads only the necessary, securely processed data to the cloud in order to ensure service quality and security.
The following three options can be viewed at any time and switched on or off individually under Settings > System settings > General > Cloud data management: Cloud service app, Analysis and Service Improvement, and Network security.
Optimisations#
Optimisation of the radio signal switching logic to improve the user experience#
New radio functions: the system supports automatic switching between FM and DAB and searches on its own for alternative stations with identical content, in order to improve the switching speed and the stability when changing station.
When the classic broadcast signal is weak, it switches automatically to streaming radio with identical content to keep playback uninterrupted.
Optimisation of the system UI display and the text messages#
A reset function has been added to the customisation screen of the navigation bar.
After “Restore settings”, Bluetooth is enabled by default.
What we have not verified#
- This is a translation of BYD Austria’s bulletin, not a test: we have not installed V2.1.0 on a Dolphin.
- The bulletin was published by BYD’s Austrian importer. The release itself is the European one, but roll-out dates are given for Austria, and a few items are country-specific (radio services, interface languages, legal notes).
- Availability of individual features can depend on trim, model year and the head-unit hardware.