10-02-2012, 08:33 AM | #1 |
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BMW Apps (6NR) retrofit
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My dealer told me it is possible to retrofit the 6NR do you guy think it is worth do it?
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Sorry - what is 6NR?
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ah thanks - what is so good about BMW Apps? Must have option?
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for internet radio is a must have here in the UK as we dont have sirus and have nothing but advertisment stations with the odd bit of music.
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wat else does BMW apps allow u to do?
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OP, the only retrofit for BMW Apps I'm aware of is unofficial. There are vendors who can do it via some iDrive updates, coding, etc, but I'm not aware of any official retrofit offered by BMW.
As for functionality, right now BMW Apps allows PlugIn (native iPod interface displayed on iDrive for song selection, Genius Mixes, etc) and playback of videos stored on the device; both of those features require an iPhone 4/4S and the Media cradle (there isn't a Media cradle for the 5 yet). The other features that work over plain old USB are Pandora, MOG Radio, and BMW Connected, the latter of which includes a lot of Web Radio stations. Theoretically third parties can build apps that interface with iDrive, but thus far no one else has. I got BMW Apps including the Media cradle on my M3. I sold the cradle a few months later never having used it. Video playback only works while parked, and PlugIn was kinda cool but the native iDrive interface for controlling an iPod/iPhone is good enough that it wasn't worth it, plus PlugIn didn't pass info to the split screen Entertainment View very well. Pandora, however, IS very well done if you have BMW Apps. If you don't, apparently getting Pandora audio to your car over USB is pretty unreliable (Bluetooth works fine though), and in either of those connectivity options without BMW Apps you don't get album art and song metadata put up on iDrive, and your only playback control is skipping to a new song, not changing stations or up/downvoting songs. With BMW Apps you can do all of that as long as you're connected via USB. And as others have said, for many people, Web Radio alone is worth the cost. For me, I never used it and seldom used Pandora, so it was $250 down the drain, plus the $200 cradle. Live and learn I guess.
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But if you dont get apps, u can still plug in your iphone/ipod?
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Correct, since the apps actually run on your phone, they use your phone's data connection (or Wifi if you're connecting to a mobile hotspot or something). If you don't get Apps, you can still use your phone for basic music over USB, Bluetooth audio, and even Pandora -- but Pandora is apparently pretty finicky in that scenario and you lose out on all of the extra display info and playback control. And PlugIn, video playback, Web Radio (from the BMW Connected app), and MOG all become unavailable.
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So since it is connected via cradle or plug only one device can be "paired" at a time correct?
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At least that's how it works for the iDrive system immediately prior to the one that was introduced in the 2013 M5, so the above may not be completely accurate for the new system.
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Why do I feel like my Prius w/Advanced Tech Package (Toyota Entune Apps) is leaps and bounds ahead of the BMW system? Ah wells.
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