11-06-2017, 11:55 AM | #45 |
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it doesn't require a data SIM for the car but certainly for the iphone you are pairing with. also, both wifi and bluetooth has to be on for the phone to make the carplay connection with idrive.
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Wireless charging mat
The current M2 doesn't have this kind of setup quite yet does it??
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11-06-2017, 08:01 PM | #52 |
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Not exactly. What's there to brag about? https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=R59TevgzN3k
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11-10-2017, 02:03 PM | #53 |
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can i still connect to the wireless carplay if it is not charging? (regardless of whether it is wireless or plugged in charging)
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11-10-2017, 02:22 PM | #54 |
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Yes, CarPlay and charging are completely separate. With my iPhone 6, a iQi adapter and case I often have problems with charging being interrupted randomly on trips because the phone gets shaken out of position, the only thing that changes in CarPlay is you start seeing a battery level indicator. When charging the indicator disappears and it re-appears once it loses Qi charging.
I'm still waiting for my iPhone X, I am pretty hopeful that the built-in Qi will be a bit more reliable than my current Qi adapter + case (it used to be more reliable for me on other charge pads but now it's a bit iffy). Last edited by tux2005; 11-10-2017 at 02:27 PM.. |
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11-10-2017, 03:44 PM | #55 |
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ive had my phone for a full week now and was actually out the entire day on sunday doing some spirited driving on mines rd and mt hamilton and the phone stayed completely charged in the wireless cradle.
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11-10-2017, 04:26 PM | #57 | |
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With an Android phone, the USB cable will only charge and potentially allow music access (most likely the phone shows up like a "USB stick" to the car), plus whatever it can do with the phone on an app-specific basis, if anything. The only thing the wireless charging is for is convenience, but since you have to open the center console just to put the phone in there, I'd argue that there isn't much convenience at all. Easier to just plug the phone in and drop it in the front storage tray in front of cupholder, at least with the LCI cars where there is a USB plug between the cupholders.
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11-12-2017, 02:39 PM | #58 |
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I don't have an iPhone X, but I've got to say the wireless charging works incredibly well with my LG G6.
I wasn't expecting it to a) fit, and b) charge at anywhere near a decent rate, but it does both. I'm not exaggerating when I say it will charge a G6 from flat to 100% in about 2 hours. The special fast charging wall wart takes 1.5 hours to do the same, so this is mighty impressive. I don't think I'm going to need to carry a USB charging cable or a cigar lighter charge in the car at all, which is a really good thing given the small amount of storage space in the M2! I can't argue with ZPrime's comment that having to open the center console is a bit of a frustration, and I have lost count of the number of times that I've left my phone in there by accident...
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I'm a "lapsed musician" (spent roughly 40% of my high school life doing band/music-related stuff, then stopped in college which I regret to this day), and in normal listening I can't tell the difference between music streamed via Bluetooth off my phone vs. a USB stick connected in the armrest... and my ears are still pretty good. I can definitely tell the difference between satellite radio and a "local" source (USB or Bluetooth), but I honestly don't think I'd ever notice USB vs. BT unless I stopped the car, turned everything off, and kept flipping between the two.
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11-21-2017, 07:24 AM | #61 |
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Wireless charging in the car works even with my thick otterbox commuter on my Iphone X
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11-21-2017, 12:44 PM | #63 |
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The Bluetooth audio is affected by the volume setting on the phone. If that's set low because of a Bluetooth headset you use or similar, then your car audio will be low as well. Make sure to turn it up the media volume on the phone if you connect with Bluetooth. Also, remember the media volume over Bluetooth is different from the handsfree volume.
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I wish iDrive had different volume settings for each source. It's supremely annoying to switch to Sat radio and have it be way too quiet, crank it up a bunch, and then go over to USB and get blasted by the level.
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My MY18 LCI build for USA doesn’t have the Executive Package, so I’m afraid that I won’t have wireless charging. Has anyone found any good wireless chargers for the center console or cup holder? IKEAs new RÄLLEN looks like a viable cup holder option. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40360217/
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11-26-2017, 04:11 PM | #66 | |
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That Ikea deal won't work in a cupholder, since the phone has to lay flat against it to charge, and there's not enough room in there to fit the dock + a phone. It is also only a 5W charger; that is currently the max for iPhones but they are supposed to go up to ~7.5W charging in the future with an OS update, so you're better off buying chargers that support at least that wattage. 5W charging is slower than the smallest charging block that comes with an iphone; you can usually charge quicker if you get a 2amp car charger. The factory charging brick is 10w (1amp @ 5v). iPad chargers are ~2amp (20 watt), which is generally the most you can find in a car cigarette lighter/12V socket charger.
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