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      02-26-2019, 07:52 PM   #822
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Originally Posted by Poochie View Post
Changing the parameters with BimmerCode is not going to allow full screen CarPlay. It require a much more intricate modification.

There is file in the head-unit software called carplay.ini that needs to be edited to change the usable resolution to the full width, as well as modifying the icon layout (5x2 instead of 4x2).

How this is done is by altering the file and then uploading the revised data through a back-channel that allows for map updates VIA USB drive.

If done properly, it would not be detected by BMW. However, if they update your software for any reason, it would wipe out the revised file and revert it back to split-screen and you would have to upload the full screen file again.
Wow, modifying a .INI file brings me back to Windows 95 days and setting program preferences. If enabling full screen CarPlay is just a setting in an INI file, I would hope that BMW would just enable it with a future software update.
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