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Originally Posted by zedbyers
exactly. the BMW website does no justice for this in their rather lacking description. downloading the app won't get you far as you have to connect to the dongle to do much other than measure G-Forces you can apply to your phone by swinging your hand around (up to 1.1 G  )
$265 isn't too bad, but would rather not spend it if it isn't worth it..
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Originally Posted by EL BAN
Will do! I have not used any of them yet, car just got the 1200 break in service done last week.
But I am waiting to get a new cell phone window holder to be able to record the video in adition to the data the Performance Analyser picks up.
Will share what I find, I have read up on it but not mucho info. I am hoping I can actually overlay my GoPro videos with the Performance Analyser data.
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The M performance Analyser App actually overlays it's own video .... you need to use a cel phone and a cel phone mount of course with it..
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/m-pe...935338481?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...onic.bmw&hl=en
you have to purchase the App of course and also purchase the Bluetooth dongle that is specific to your phone operating system.
Agree with @zedbyers... for $265 or so for the Bluetooth dongle.. it is a darn good value. MSRP is $400 and I have seen retailers on ebay selling them as cheap as $200.
I found a track side retailer just about giving them away at $140... that makes it a near steal.
Here is an autocross video I took. Note that this overlay of video is for the Iphone... the Android version isn't quite as nice.
There is a completely different M connected drive app that is supposed to be designed to work with a GoPro .... but I haven't heard much about it since an initial press release awhile ago. here is the gopro page.... I actually have a gopro.. but I don't have Idrive on my 1M and I haven't bothered to try and use this on my X1 although it should work..
https://gopro.com/support/articles/w...idrive-bmw-app
and of course.. there is a third item.. there is a BMW M Laptimer app that can be used with the car..
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bmw-...684370062?mt=8
I haven't tried this one either.. it appears to duplicate most of the features of the M performance Analyser App and does NOT allow video to be added that I am aware of.. so it was the least appealing of the three options for me.