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      01-27-2020, 03:37 PM   #7
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It works when I do it. Of course you lose who you're talking to for about 10 seconds while Bluetooth connects. Not uncommon.

And I only use CarPlay.
Yeah it works the majority of the time, but I had it not switchover a few random times. Which lead me to noticing there isn't a way to do it via CarPlay. Which Apple should fix IMHO.

If you're not using CarPlay and are using iDrive then there is the option to transfer the call from the car to the phone or back again. But BMW can't control Apple CarPlay UI so they can't add this back.

It is one of the reasons I am not sure I like CarPlay. It is nice for Waze alerts, but I'm otherwise liking iDrive more TBH.
Occasionally my iPhone doesn't connect to CarPlay which can be rather irritating when you're already driving. I found the fix for this is to turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off your phone, wait for a few minutes, then turn them back on. This has only happened a handful of times.
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