06-18-2012, 06:55 AM | #1 |
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What exactly are "Apps"?
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do I need this feature? What exactly does it provide? All I can read from BMW's description is that it offers some facebook and twitter integration into the car as well as the "plugin" feature to provide iPod style music menus. What else? Is this essential or just a toy? Thanks |
06-18-2012, 07:07 AM | #2 |
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Since you are in Germany I don't know how different it is from the version we have here in the US. With the Apps feature you can use some of your iPhone's third party apps through the BMW system via idrive. Facebook, Twitter, Pandora and BMW has their own app called BMW Connected (news, web radio, wiki local, calender, vehicle finder, last mile navigation etc.) which I think is great. I don't think it is essential, but it is nice to have. I use the web radio all the time.
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06-18-2012, 09:04 AM | #3 |
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I didn't order Apps since it won't support Spotify which is what most people over here use. But now it got to me that it might be added later on. Do anyone know if it is possible to add it in a software update or am I screwed?
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06-18-2012, 09:38 AM | #4 | |
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06-18-2012, 09:39 AM | #5 | |
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It's probably a little cheaper in the US. |
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06-18-2012, 09:42 AM | #6 |
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I've heard a while back that they might be working on an apps retrofit for the people that didn't order it or possibly bought a used car that didn't have it. To the new car buyers/owners. Remember that it could always be updated to work with new and more popular apps down the road. Thats why I got it.
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06-18-2012, 09:47 AM | #8 | |
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The only real use for it would be integrated music apps I guess. Do people read twitter on the navigation screen?! I'll wait and see, it would cost me $400 to add it to my car (not produced yet) and at the moment all it does is to add twitter/Facebook. |
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06-18-2012, 09:51 AM | #10 |
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Thanks for your feedback guys.
I am not going to use Twitter, Facebook and what not in my car so I'll skip the Apps part. Web Radio is probably very dependant on your reception so I imagine there are a lot of sound skips. I have an 120 GB iPod in the car containing all my music anyways.... Again, thanks for the feedback, much appreciated! |
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06-18-2012, 11:03 AM | #11 |
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There is more to it then that. There is Pandora and the BMW app "BMW connected" which adds a bunch of stuff.
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06-18-2012, 11:15 AM | #12 |
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06-19-2012, 12:16 AM | #13 |
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FYI, you need BMW Assist (6NL) to be able to get BMW Apps (6NR).
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06-22-2012, 12:34 PM | #17 |
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Thanks. It seems like that "connected" app while maybe not the most useful now will potentially be more valuable, especially with ios6.
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07-07-2012, 01:00 PM | #19 |
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Even though spotify is not supported "natively" it should work through the Plugin mode, i.e. you get a to see a iPhone generated UI on the CID and control it with the iDrive. Pretty much like the iPod UI in the Plugin (definitely works for Pandora (has native integration which is better, though) but havenīt seen it with Spotify myself yet)
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Until someone with Spotify chimes in I can only wait until week 36. |
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