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Originally Posted by StealthFish
Serious question here. Why is the Apple CarPlay so great? I don't even know what it is (I am not an avid iPhone user, go android). Is it really that great that it is a must in vehicles now-a-days?
Again, not hating or anything, I just want to see what is the Apple CarPlay all the rave about. If that is also the case, I'm pretty sure Android users should have a Android CarPlay in BMWs?
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It's terrible. I deactivated mine within 2 days of pickup. Save the cash
Ps it uses the car's wifi (no hotspot needed). That part was freaky ( I shut off Bluetooth AND disconnected my phone and it kept going! )
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Originally Posted by BMWjunkie
Some things in CarPlay are nice to have but lots of issues in my 2017 F80. Maps always start at the entire US level ( like WTF?) and when a message comes in forget about your music or whatever else you were doing, it's gone until you deal with the message. Half the time the damn thing doesn't connect and start working but it looks like it has. But no sound comes out! Yesterday I could answer calls but not hear anything. Got out of car and phone worked fine. Rarely have issues just using iDrive. I'm using an iPhone 6s on latest iOS.
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Exactly! I was responding to a message when a call came in and that was it for anyone being able to hear me on the phone! That was the last straw (especially since I was on the highway and the only fix ended up being to get off the highway and shut the car down).