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Originally Posted by omasou
I'm not well versed in the current standard equipment of all markets but my 2017 M2 $300 USD option included additional hardware.
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Thanks Omasou for your reply. I can now confirm that 'BMW CarPlay Activation' is all software based. So anyone with iDrive 6 should be able to unlock the Apple CarPlay at any time in their car ownership without worrying about buying an upgraded hardware or pulling the head unit out of the console.
As HSW003 mentioned above, some aftermarket coding people who can enable CarPlay 'full screen' hack are able to activate it - just need to download a file (sent by an email for a small fee), copy it on a USB memory stick, plug it in to the car, restart the car and done!
When I requested the removal of CarPlay from the car purchase, my dealer offered to include it at no cost to me. I'm sure I've paid for it in some way (built in cost), but it was little more palatable to think that it was free.
