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      06-05-2018, 12:26 PM   #507
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I ended up not taking the Phone Connectivity option on my '18. Is there a way to enable CarPlay without the package?
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      06-05-2018, 12:28 PM   #508
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I ended up not taking the Phone Connectivity option on my '18. Is there a way to enable CarPlay without the package?
This thread contains links and options depending on how you optioned the car.

http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...hlight=carplay
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      06-05-2018, 02:44 PM   #510
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full screen support would be great, but not likely
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full screen support would be great, but not likely
I agree, especially that the iDrive screen size does not match any standard iOS device screen.
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I stopped using CarPlay because I can't run two individuals app on iDrive and iPhone. I find it the most annoying thing for CarPlay.
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      06-05-2018, 03:39 PM   #513
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pardon my ignorance, but is the ability to run Waze for instance entirely dependent on the phone OS? IOW are we going to need to take the car in for a CarPlay upgrade or are features like this driven by the phone itself?
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pardon my ignorance, but is the ability to run Waze for instance entirely dependent on the phone OS? IOW are we going to need to take the car in for a CarPlay upgrade or are features like this driven by the phone itself?
Wondering the same thing
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pardon my ignorance, but is the ability to run Waze for instance entirely dependent on the phone OS? IOW are we going to need to take the car in for a CarPlay upgrade or are features like this driven by the phone itself?
Wondering the same thing
It completely depends on iOS. You would not need to take your car in for an update.
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Added a screenshot of Waze running in CarPlay in the first post.
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Yes, September likely. I put iOS 12 on my iPad Air 1 last night and it is much faster than before. Impressed so far.
Wait, what? How did you put iOS 12 on your iPad last night if it’s not out yet?
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Yes, September likely. I put iOS 12 on my iPad Air 1 last night and it is much faster than before. Impressed so far.
Wait, what? How did you put iOS 12 on your iPad last night if it’s not out yet?
They go through a million beta versions and refinements, so developers and such have access now.
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pardon my ignorance, but is the ability to run Waze for instance entirely dependent on the phone OS? IOW are we going to need to take the car in for a CarPlay upgrade or are features like this driven by the phone itself?
Wouldn't that be better? I mean update your phone and waze app at home or take the car it in.....
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I might actually keep my iPhone because of this.
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I stopped using CarPlay because I can't run two individuals app on iDrive and iPhone. I find it the most annoying thing for CarPlay.
What's an example of this? Do you mean the Connected Drive apps? Well, these actually run on the iPhone itself, so running one of those and an app in CarPlay requires the iPhone to run two apps simultaneously, which it does not do.
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What's an example of this? Do you mean the Connected Drive apps? Well, these actually run on the iPhone itself, so running one of those and an app in CarPlay requires the iPhone to run two apps simultaneously, which it does not do.
For example, while I'm using Waze or Google maps on the big screen, I want to use iPhone screen for apps like Spotity and Youtube. I know we can't run more than one app at the same time. It would be nice to have it in new iOS
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Got it. Yeah, it sort of treats the iDrive screen as a copy of your iPhone screen so if you're running Apple maps then switch to Spotify on the iPhone, the display switches. I'm sure you still get the voice directions though. I don't use Apple maps in the car so I don't know if the display would switch back to the maps automatically if you turn off your phone and you're just listening to music as it does when you're using the phone only.

YouTube is another story

On another note, in case you're not aware, Spotify is a support app in CarPlay so you can use it without holding your phone.
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Normally, I'm using Spotify on big screen and Waze on my iPhone. I can't do that CarPlay
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Normally, I'm using Spotify on big screen and Waze on my iPhone. I can't do that CarPlay
Yeah, that would stop working for you when they add Waze support. But you have a few options. You can switch back and forth between the two apps in iDrive. It shouldn't be too hard because I believe the app you just came from appears in the left bar so you don't have to go to the main menu to go back. You can also keep Waze up and use the next/prev buttons or Siri to control Spotify. A drastic measure would be to remove Waze from CarPlay (can be done in Settings) and keep using it the way you do now. But that would be a terrible option IMO. I think it would be best to find a good method within the system where you can use both. We look at our phones way too much in while driving and his would be one less reason to do it.

I use Waze too and was looking for the perfect mounting method for my iPhone mainly because of that. Now I think I'll stop looking and wait for iOS 12. Hopefully I will then out my phone away and never lift it while driving.
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YouTube is another story
Could you please tell the Youtube story?
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      06-06-2018, 08:20 AM   #527
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Normally, I'm using Spotify on big screen and Waze on my iPhone. I can't do that CarPlay
This is what I do as well, and is the reason I'm not using CarPlay. I got a 3D printed phone dock which fits in the cup holder, so the iPhone sits there with Waze displayed, while Spotify is displayed via BMW Apps in iDrive, and navigation on the split screen. With the audio cues, I don't really have to look down at the phone much.

If I could have a CarPlay app like Waze running in the right side of the iDrive split screen with Spotify in BMW Apps on the left, I think that would be ideal.
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Wait, what? How did you put iOS 12 on your iPad last night if it’s not out yet?
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