[omasou]

Originally Posted by gmzanatta

Not available in Canada, US only. We're stuck with the old shitty apps.

Isn't CA part of NA?

[Ex-MINI]

Originally Posted by masou

Isn't CA part of NA?

In the literal sense yes, but not according to BMW AG....BMW NA and BMW Canada are two different entities.

[omasou]

Originally Posted by Ex-MINI

In the literal sense yes, but not according to BMW AG....BMW NA and BMW Canada are two different entities.

BMW needs to show our friends in the Great White North some better love.

[CosmosMpower]

Originally Posted by masou

CarPlay connects via Bluetooth. I also had it plugged in to the armrest USB and I think it was still going over BT b/c when I unplugged it the music kept playing without a skip.

Going to try testing by turning off BT while plugged in later this week.

BTW, the music over BT sounds fine.

Should work wireless/bluetooth, I was able to connect to an idrive5 in a new X5 without a cable for CarPlay

[omasou]

Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Should work wireless/bluetooth, I was able to connect to an idrive5 in a new X5 without a cable for CarPlay

Yes, but I have not confirmed by testing phone and car by turning off BT, WiFI and USB plugged and not.

It definitely works over BT

[TucErDoc]

masou, what are your thoughts on apple car play? do you see yourself using it? Is it pretty cool?

Nick

[ric124]

Personally I think the main benefit of Apple CarPlay is future proofing infotainment. It might be simple right now but changes will be made.

[omasou]

Originally Posted by TucErDoc

masou, what are your thoughts on apple car play? do you see yourself using it? Is it pretty cool?

Nick

I use it every day but I have been an Apple fan since the Mac was introduced in 1984. In fact, I was planning to pass my allocation spot if I couldn't add it. Luckily I could.

The ONLY thing I dislike so far is that I cannot use CW and CCW turning of the iDrive to zoom Apple Maps, instead you need to hit "click"the +/- or use the BMW maps.

I did a bit of testing at lunch. When I started the car, I was using Apple Maps and playing music. I plugged in the phone and turned off the phone's BT and WiFi. Everything kept working. When I got to where I was going I clicked around the iDrive and then received a warning that CarPlay requires WiFi? I think what was happening and I need to test more is that the car just switched over to BMW Connect Drive and the USB?

[omasou]

Originally Posted by ric124

Personally I think the main benefit of Apple CarPlay is future proofing infotainment. It might be simple right now but changes will be made.

The main reason, I like it is b/c everything is on ONE device and I can use that device in work, at home, walking and now in the car. I don't have a phone, iPod, PIM (iPAQ), Garmin, etc. I also don't have to worry about updates after the warranty period, etc.

[TucErDoc]

Originally Posted by masou

The ONLY thing I dislike so far is that I cannot use CW and CCW turning of the iDrive to zoom Apple Maps, instead you need to hit "click"the +/- or use the BMW maps.

Ah! that's a major bummer. I hope that is something they change with future updates. Otherwise, does it work well, fast, etc despite no having a touch screen?

[SW19]

Originally Posted by Ex-MINI

In the literal sense yes, but not according to BMW AG....BMW NA and BMW Canada are two different entities.

BMW Canada is under the control and supervision of BMWNA in New Jersey.

[Ex-MINI]

Originally Posted by Nantucket

BMW Canada is under the control and supervision of BMWNA in New Jersey.

Really? That's interesting, cause we seem to be the red headed step child

[omasou]

Originally Posted by TucErDoc

Ah! that's a major bummer. I hope that is something they change with future updates. Otherwise, does it work well, fast, etc despite no having a touch screen?

Works great. I wouldn't call iDrive slow.

[ric124]

Originally Posted by masou

Works great. I wouldn't call iDrive slow.

Did you try pinch to zoom on the touch pad? I know that work for the BMW navi but I don't have apple CarPlay .

[omasou]

Originally Posted by ric124

Did you try pinch to zoom on the touch pad? I know that work for the BMW navi but I don't have apple CarPlay .

I just so happen I tried that. It works fine for BMW maps but not Apple Maps.

Apple Maps almost works like BMW Maps in my X5 where I have to put myself in modes and BMW Maps in the M2 works almost like Apple Maps on the iPhone.

One thing I didn't like is if I pinch to zoom the BMW Maps in the M2 it puts me into interactive mode and I cannot figure out a simple way to back out of it.

Now if BMW Maps in the M2 is on the split screen to the right pinch to zoom just zooms in and out without interactive mode and without having to switch to the small screen, e.g. if the radio is in the main split and BMW maps in the small split and the radio is selected and i pinch and zoom the map will zoom.

I really need to read the iDrive instructions next

[ric124]

has anyone else tried using the hotspot as yet? It seems as if AT&T is claiming way more data usage that what is actually being used.

[PackPride85]

Originally Posted by omasou

I just so happen I tried that. It works fine for BMW maps but not Apple Maps.

Apple Maps almost works like BMW Maps in my X5 where I have to put myself in modes and BMW Maps in the M2 works almost like Apple Maps on the iPhone.

One thing I didn't like is if I pinch to zoom the BMW Maps in the M2 it puts me into interactive mode and I cannot figure out a simple way to back out of it.

Now if BMW Maps in the M2 is on the split screen to the right pinch to zoom just zooms in and out without interactive mode and without having to switch to the small screen, e.g. if the radio is in the main split and BMW maps in the small split and the radio is selected and i pinch and zoom the map will zoom.

I really need to read the iDrive instructions next

If you hit the physical map button next to the idrive controller it will reset back to normal nav location.

[nopslide]

Originally Posted by ric124

has anyone else tried using the hotspot as yet? It seems as if AT&T is claiming way more data usage that what is actually being used.

Nah I haven't. For exactly that reason. Paying for metered data on a closed system I have no insight into actual usage or control of data use just sketches me out.