Bosch eBike Connect 4+
For eBikes with Kiox and Nyon
Robert Bosch GmbH
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
With the eBike Connect app, you can customise your eBike experience: connected, individual and interactive. Connect your Nyon or Kiox via Bluetooth with your smartphone and flexibly plan your routes, use the navigation via your display, track your activities or protect your eBike from theft with the premium function eBike Lock. The eBike Connect app offers you many helpful functions for your eBike with the Bosch eBike system 2.
Please note: This app can only be used for eBikes with Bosch drive units and Nyon or Kiox on-board computers with Bosch eBike system 2.
Route planning and navigation
Use the flexible route planning and navigation of eBike Connect. You can conveniently plan your rides and customise, import or share routes. If you synchronise with Komoot and Outdooractive, you can discover even more exciting routes. In addition, eBike Connect app suggests your routes that fit your preferences and mood (fast, scenic or eMountainbike). If you start your planned route in the app, it will be transmitted to your display or on-board computer.
Activities and fitness
From distance and duration to calories burned: view and evaluate all details of your eBike rides. Connect the eBike Connect app with Apple Health, Komoot or Strava and your activities are automatically synchronised. As an Apple Watch user, you can train even more effectively by tracking your heart rate while riding.
Help Center
Our Bosch eBike Help Center provides answers to your questions about your eBike. Here you will find FAQs, videos, and user manuals. To ensure that you always have access to the latest functions and improvements, we recommend that you update your Nyon or Kiox to the latest software version. You can find out how to update the software on your device here: https://www.bosch-ebike.com/en/help-center/ebike-connect
Settings
In the settings, you can customise your display screens or link eBike Connect with Komoot, Strava or Apple Health.
Premium functions for more security and personalisation
- With eBike Lock, you can park your eBike in a more relaxed way: The premium function offers additional protection against thieves. As soon as you disconnect the on-board computer, the eBike's drive unit no longer provides support, deterring thieves.
- With the premium function "Individual riding modes", you can personalise your Bosch eBike and set the drive unit’s support individually.
- Based on topographical conditions and the selected support level, the eBike Connect app calculates your remaining range.
Usability information: The premium function eBike Lock in conjunction with the Kiox or Nyon display is compatible with the following Bosch drive units from the Bosch eBike system 2: Bosch Active Line, Active Line Plus from model year 2018 onward, Performance Line, Performance Line Speed and Performance Line CX as well as the Cargo Line from model year 2020.
What’s New
Version 5.4.0
New features:
Save activity as a route: From now on, you can save every completed activity as a route not only in the eBike Connect online portal, but also in the app. You have the option of saving the route with or without navigation instructions.
GPX export: Completed activities can now also be exported and shared in the app in GPX format.
Improvements:
Maps: The maps were updated as of October 2023. The map update includes Nyon (BUI350), Kiox, the eBike Connect app, and the eBike Connect online portal.
We have made a number of minor bug fixes. For example, we have ensured that the height difference is now displayed correctly for routes planned with komoot. In addition, the location data is now reliably transferred to your Kiox again when the app is running in the background.
In order to provide you with a unique experience in terms of functionality and performance, the eBike Connect app will only support iPhones with iOS 15 or later in future.
Ratings and Reviews
It’s as bad as its ‘Nylon’ Bosch display
The Good:
The screen on the display works reasonably well in sunlight. It logs your daily mileage whether you want it to or not.
The Bad:
The data appears outdated as it’s missing prominent locations and has mis-spelled place names. Apparently, it uses Google Maps data but perhaps it’s set to the incorrect Google region and spelling. It can only save two locations. It’s very fussy containing as it does multiple screens and this particularly is irritating given its limited functionality. It’s possible to set the ‘Home’ button to a useful screen but this button is uncertain in its operation. Navigation will switch off by itself if you depart significantly from its preferred route (by a kilometer or so).
The Awful:
It can connect by Bluetooth with your phone but that’s it; nothing useful is achieved: no messages, no phone nav settings, no WhatsApp, zip zero. It does however insist on messaging your phone every single blessed time you want to pedal your bike and demands a click response. And it takes forever to boot up.
Recommend:
Use the ‘ Intuvia’ display instead as it’s: 300 Euros cheaper, doesn’t need an app, doesn’t send nuisance messages and boots up almost instantly. If you need a dedicated sat nav, use an old phone (even without a SIM card) or simpler still, buy a reputable branded unit - they’re almost ⅓ of the price.
Disaster
I installed the lock function, which cost €9.99. It locked the Kiox, but it refuses to unlock it. The message saying why it won’t unlock it flashes so quickly that there isn’t time to read it - I tried (several times) to take a screenshot as soon as it popped up, but it’s gone so quickly that I can’t. How do I unlock the Kiox, and how do I get my money back?
Developer Response ,
Hello DingoOther. For more complex problems, contacting our technical support at contact@bosch-ebike.uk is the fastest and most efficient way. Our team can get back to you directly with open questions, obtain the required information and provide individual assistance based on this. Your Bosch eBike Team
App doesn’t open when downloaded
App crashes. Bug.
Developer Response ,
Hi dazzafly2018. We recommend that you reinstall the app. If the app continues to crash, please contact our technical support at contact@bosch-ebike.co.uk with a detailed description so that we can help you. Your Bosch eBike Team
App Privacy
The developer, Robert Bosch GmbH, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Health & Fitness
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Search History
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Size
- 112.4 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Apple Watch
- Requires watchOS 7.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- © 2023; Robert Bosch GmbH
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Lock €9.99
- Custom Riding Modes €4.99
- Topo Range indicator €5.99