BMW iPhone app not showing location of car. Any advice?

bmw3series2010 · 11-11-2010, 04:13 PM

hello forum

when i first downlaoded the bmw app onto my iphone i was able to locate my bmw by way of a red dot displayed on the screen. your current location would display as a blue dot and your car as a red dot. a few days later for some unknown reason the feature had stopped working...bmw have been useless in helping me out so i was wondering if any forum member has experienced the same problem and found a solution.

kind regards

c-hri-s · 11-12-2010, 02:50 AM

Remember where you parked it?

M3-FAST · 11-12-2010, 03:08 AM

Mine still works OK - you can only see the car however in the 'overview' map where it also seems to show the cars last journey.

Mine has a red dot which I pinned as my home address - a green dot which I think is my phones calculated position and a blue dot with a circle around it which says 'current location'

The green and blue dots might be the other way round though, the green being the car and the blue the phone - can't tell as the car is parked outside so they are both in the same place!

Google local search just shows a blue dot.

Yeltzer · 11-12-2010, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bmw335iconvertible

hello forum

when i first downlaoded the bmw app onto my iphone i was able to locate my bmw by way of a red dot displayed on the screen. your current location would display as a blue dot and your car as a red dot. a few days later for some unknown reason the feature had stopped working...bmw have been useless in helping me out so i was wondering if any forum member has experienced the same problem and found a solution.

kind regards

You could always try deleting the app from your iphone and reinstalling it.... seems to work for most other apps where they seem to have gone astray.

ghosty · 11-12-2010, 04:14 AM

your car's gone into 'stealth mode'

urfankhaliq · 12-28-2010, 03:54 PM

You can get your cars location?? I'm guessing that's with the idrive and gps??

doughboy · 12-29-2010, 02:36 PM

which app is that? i can only find one that works for cars from march 2011??

chimpusmaximus · 12-30-2010, 01:58 AM

Try a search for my BMW remote.

script · 12-30-2010, 05:12 AM

I installed it a while ago,signed up via the website etc.

My cars March 07 and the app seems to do nothing,anyone had the same?

DavS1 · 12-30-2010, 05:45 AM

Is this app pointless unless you have Idrive?

does it work on the F10 with Idrive?

idnan · 12-30-2010, 06:34 AM

I've got a late 2008 e92 coupe and I've found that I only get my location which is a blue flashing circle/dot. I tried it when my car was at home, but it only gave me the location of the phone rather than the car.

doughboy · 12-30-2010, 08:16 AM

'My BMW Remote' says it only works on cars DELIVERED from March 2011??

chimpusmaximus · 12-30-2010, 09:15 AM

Checking back on itunes the my bmw remote still says the the following

The technical requirements for using BMW Assist are as follows:
Professional or Business navigation system with integrated Bluetooth telephone preparation.
• Do you drive a BMW 7 Series built from October 2010?
• Do you drive a BMW 5 Series built from October 2010?
• Do you drive a BMW X3 built from November 2010?
If so, you can use the following functions with the “My BMW Remote” app installed on an Apple iPhone:
> Remote Door Lock & Unlock
> Remote Climate Control
> Remote Light Flash: remote control of configurable exterior light functions to locate the vehicle
> Google Local Search: address destination search on the iPhone and transfer to the vehicle navigation system
> Vehicle Finder: display of current vehicle position on a map in the iPhone – for locating a parked car within a radius of up to 1,5 kilometre.
Or do you drive any other BMW model built from September 2008*?
If so, you can use the following services:
> Remote Door Lock & Unlock
> Google Local Search: address destination search on the iPhone and transfer to the vehicle navigation system
*Except X3 models built before September 2010 and Z4 models built before 2009.

The new app that came out in December is called BMW Connect and can only be actively used in BMW vehicles with special option code 6NR available after March 2011.

BanziBarn · 01-28-2011, 12:13 PM

Does anyone know if an android version of this is coming out?

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ghosty Lieutenant 13 Rep 497 Posts Drives: e92 335d se Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Essex iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 335d SE [0.00]	your car's gone into 'stealth mode'
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script Second Lieutenant 2 Rep 221 Posts Drives: 335d E92 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NorthEast UK iTrader: (0)	I installed it a while ago,signed up via the website etc. My cars March 07 and the app seems to do nothing,anyone had the same?
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DavS1 Major 53 Rep 1,272 Posts Drives: Emfree Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [0.00]	Is this app pointless unless you have Idrive? does it work on the F10 with Idrive? __________________ Monte Carlo Blue M3 Comp
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idnan Lieutenant Colonel 76 Rep 1,518 Posts Drives: Alpine White 335i Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Birmingham iTrader: (9)	I've got a late 2008 e92 coupe and I've found that I only get my location which is a blue flashing circle/dot. I tried it when my car was at home, but it only gave me the location of the phone rather than the car.
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12-30-2010, 08:16 AM	#12
doughboy Major General 1545 Rep 8,972 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 Comp 6MT Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (2)	'My BMW Remote' says it only works on cars DELIVERED from March 2011??
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chimpusmaximus New Member 0 Rep 6 Posts Drives: BMW 320ED Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Peterborough iTrader: (0)	Checking back on itunes the my bmw remote still says the the following The technical requirements for using BMW Assist are as follows: Professional or Business navigation system with integrated Bluetooth telephone preparation. • Do you drive a BMW 7 Series built from October 2010? • Do you drive a BMW 5 Series built from October 2010? • Do you drive a BMW X3 built from November 2010? If so, you can use the following functions with the “My BMW Remote” app installed on an Apple iPhone: > Remote Door Lock & Unlock > Remote Climate Control > Remote Light Flash: remote control of configurable exterior light functions to locate the vehicle > Google Local Search: address destination search on the iPhone and transfer to the vehicle navigation system > Vehicle Finder: display of current vehicle position on a map in the iPhone – for locating a parked car within a radius of up to 1,5 kilometre. Or do you drive any other BMW model built from September 2008? If so, you can use the following services: > Remote Door Lock & Unlock > Google Local Search: address destination search on the iPhone and transfer to the vehicle navigation system Except X3 models built before September 2010 and Z4 models built before 2009. The new app that came out in December is called BMW Connect and can only be actively used in BMW vehicles with special option code 6NR available after March 2011.
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