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, 11:12 PM | #26 |
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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. Thanks |
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