Don’t ever recall having to take my cars to get any updates ?? My phone is probably all I need for Sat Nav as well . However I get your point about the simplicity now for updates . All I see now is motor factors charging for all the extras that was standard!
Our old Honda CRV, two Audis we owned had to have updates from dealership.
Honda were a bugger on the maps, they wanted to charge me for it. I told them to stick it.
These two features were added to all our cars just a few weeks ago
There is no charge for these upgrades/updates
These features added a further few weeks back