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      01-16-2018, 09:32 PM   #23
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Apple Car Play needs a lot of work, for now. It sucks
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      01-17-2018, 03:44 PM   #24
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IMO I drive audio connectivity to my phone was poorer than in previous bmw systems(http://g30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1397570). CarPlay is fantastic for Apple Music podcasts and even iPlayer radio. But for some reason it struggles with amazon music. I suspect amazon is the culprit there. Their software and ecosystem is notoriously flaky and disparate.

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      01-17-2018, 04:51 PM   #25
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I'm firmly entrenched in the Apple ecosystem and was excited for CarPlay, but after reading countless folks talking about how poorly executed it is and that they regretted ordering it, I passed on including it with my new G30. I knew I could add it later via ConnectedDrive, but I likely won't unless it improves dramatically in usefulness/integration. I like the iDrive in my F10 and the new version in the G30 should be even better.
If you are entrenched in Apple ecosystem, I'm pretty confident you'll find it good for what it is. There is a fair bit of misinformation floating about. I'd recommend trying it out on a G30 at your dealers.
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I too own many products in the Apple Eco System. I used Apple CarPlay for 3 days before giving up on it. The iDrive works great for me.
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      01-18-2018, 10:26 AM   #27
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Everything in my home is Apple and I find CarPlay useless. You could activate Siri directly using idrive by long pressing voice assistant button without having CarPlay.
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      01-18-2018, 08:24 PM   #28
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Well at the very least it appears as though I am in good company as many have come to the same conclusion...to me, the only thing Apple CarPlay excels at is the handling of messages..
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      01-19-2018, 11:47 AM   #29
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Excuse me but I need to raise a question to see if anyone knows anything about the subject. Since I get the car I haven't been able to configure CarPlay with my Iphone 8. It is impossible, it doesn't recognize it.

Everything seems to be correct in the car, and I follow the procedure correctly, but I don't get it. I have contacted Customer Service, and they have tried to advise me looking for some incorrect configuration on the phone.

The problem is when they told me: you have to have activated CarPlay on the device, but I can't find this function on the Iphone 8, where it is for example on the Iphone 6 & 7 ...

Does anyone know why? Does anyone else have Iphone 8 and use Carplay correctly?
At the moment not the dealer or Customer Service have been able to solve the problem.

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      01-19-2018, 03:00 PM   #30
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It's under Settings>General
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      01-19-2018, 04:03 PM   #31
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Many thanks mate.
But CarPlay is not there in my Iphone 8, believe me.
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      01-19-2018, 04:16 PM   #32
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Many thanks mate.
But CarPlay is not there in my Iphone 8, believe me.
Re-install your operating system in the phone. I have an iPhone 8 and it's exactly in that place.
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Re-install your operating system in the phone. I have an iPhone 8 and it's exactly in that place.
Is it possible the setting only appears after you've connected the phone to the car? https://forums.macrumors.com/threads...one-6.1990601/

Maybe try connecting via USB/Lightning first? I've not tried it so just guessing....
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      01-20-2018, 11:39 AM   #34
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Re-install your operating system in the phone. I have an iPhone 8 and it's exactly in that place.
Is it possible the setting only appears after you've connected the phone to the car? https://forums.macrumors.com/threads...one-6.1990601/

Maybe try connecting via USB/Lightning first? I've not tried it so just guessing....
Don't try connecting via USB or Bluetooth. If you do, you'll have to delete those connections first before Car Play is set up.
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Don't try connecting via USB or Bluetooth. If you do, you'll have to delete those connections first before Car Play is set up.
Sorry! Never used CarPlay wirelessly!
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      01-21-2018, 10:13 AM   #36
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It's finally solved!
Something stupid...
CarPlay was not allowed in Restrictions area, so it didn't appear under Settings -> General
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