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Originally Posted by Poochie
I have a 2016 also so no CarPlay and I'm actually grateful it's not there.
I really had given CarPlay an objective chance in the M340i and I wanted to love it but the APP is so unreliable; it constantly drops in and out connections, sometimes just doesn't load, on startup and doesn't allow for any privacy when you receive a text message.
Other than have the ability to mirror Waze, I see very little value in it, especially since the vehicle iDrive interface is already so intuitive to use.
The believe the craze with CarPlay is that it looks similar to an iPhone screen, in theory but in practice, it's no where as interactive.
I disable it when I hop into any vehicle with CarPlay. It's not the end of world not having it up.
However, if you're a glutton for punishment and still want it, there are a few companies that sell retrofit modules to add CarPlay to iD4 EVO units.
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For me it's hit or miss. It'll work really well 90% of the time, but a few times a month it'll drop. Overall, it's worth it to me, I use it almost exclusively for maps and spotify. Most of the time I don't even need to take my phone out, so no phone mount to fiddle with.