Material.update() is apparantly not defined

So, here is the code:

var Startup = pc.createScript('startup');

// initialize code called once per entity
Startup.prototype.initialize = function() {
    // Assign app
    var app = this.app;
    // assign the mesh instances of the phone and return the material array of the object
    var phoneMats = app.root.findByName("iPhone5s").model.model.meshInstances.map(function(obj) {
        return obj.material;
    });
    
    // Assign each material a cubemap as environment texture
    for(var i in phoneMats) {
        var currMat = phoneMats[i];
        currMat.cubemap = app.assets.get(9191094);
        // Assign normap and glossy maps to housing, buttons etc.
        switch(currMat.name) {
            case "housingColor":
            case "volumeButtonsColor":
            case "muteSwitchColor":
            case "simTrayColor":
            case "powerButtonColor":
                currMat.useMetalness = true;
                currMat.metalness = 100;
                currMat.glossMap = app.assets.get(9191517);
                currMat.shininess = 100;
                currMat.normalMap = app.assets.get(9191519);
                currMat.bumpiness = 1;
        }
        console.log(currMat);
        currMat.update(); // THE ERROR OCCURS HERE
        app.root.findByName("iPhone5s").model.model.meshInstances[i].material = currMat;
    }
};

Basically, on startup i want to add a cubemap and glossy map etc. to each material attatched to an object (the phone). When i call currMat.update(), the proto function which is defined in the object and can be seen via a console.log of the material, it says it is undefined…

I am new to playcanvas but have had experience in other gameengines and languages but this one has stumped me as the error logging isn’t the clearest… Thanks.

Is the project public and accessible? If so, can you provide a link please?

i quote here a reply i had from @will about the same error