News Feed (Connected Drive)

AP · 12-20-2017, 05:37 AM

Whilst looking at connected drive, thereis the option to add your own news feeds to "my news" on your car. Allows you to post in a URL which can then be seen on your car.

Anyone tried this?

ADS-UK · 12-20-2017, 06:46 AM

Yes. I used it in my F32 for a bit which has got carried over to the G30. I am not a huge fan of news in the car as I read a fair bit before I get in the car. So not sure if I'll continue to use it.

nsa100 · 12-20-2017, 07:47 AM

Yes used it with my F11 and had Autosport as a news feed, although I didn't use it much.

jukkha156 · 12-20-2017, 10:21 AM

I fed in the 'Guardian' and 'Indy' Newspapers and thought it was quite cool at first. However I think it is just another distraction and would only be useful if you were just stopped somewhere and just sat in the car. (In which case I would probably use my phone to read the papers). Same with things like Microsoft 365. I really don't see the use that you cannot do on your phone. A lot of the features that seem cool are so gimmicky and cannot be used in the practical sense. Unless my approach is completely wrong?

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AP Major General 2788 Rep 5,104 Posts Drives: G30 M550 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	News Feed (Connected Drive) Whilst looking at connected drive, thereis the option to add your own news feeds to "my news" on your car. Allows you to post in a URL which can then be seen on your car. Anyone tried this?
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ADS-UK Captain 499 Rep 987 Posts Drives: G30 - 530d M Sport Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 530d M Sport [0.00]	Yes. I used it in my F32 for a bit which has got carried over to the G30. I am not a huge fan of news in the car as I read a fair bit before I get in the car. So not sure if I'll continue to use it.
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nsa100 Lieutenant 185 Rep 402 Posts Drives: G31 540i & G30 540i M Sport Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Yorks, UK iTrader: (0)	Yes used it with my F11 and had Autosport as a news feed, although I didn't use it much.
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jukkha156 Private First Class 63 Rep 118 Posts Drives: ix3 M Sport Pro Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	I fed in the 'Guardian' and 'Indy' Newspapers and thought it was quite cool at first. However I think it is just another distraction and would only be useful if you were just stopped somewhere and just sat in the car. (In which case I would probably use my phone to read the papers). Same with things like Microsoft 365. I really don't see the use that you cannot do on your phone. A lot of the features that seem cool are so gimmicky and cannot be used in the practical sense. Unless my approach is completely wrong? Last edited by jukkha156; 12-20-2017 at 11:06 AM..
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