Lightning adapter

trusaleen1 · 10-05-2014, 11:49 AM

Has anyone come up with a solution for the y-cable lightning adapter. My 2014 435 will charge with the y-cable and lighting adapter but will not read the ipod part. Says not connected. The adapter I got was from Amazon, seems to work since it charges the phone?

X3_n_Golf · 10-05-2014, 10:54 PM

You need an original cable from Apple.

Z_Victor1 · 10-06-2014, 04:27 AM

Can confirm that, cheap e-bay/Amazon parts might, but are not guaranteed to work. As I have found out to my cost.

Fronzdan · 10-06-2014, 07:05 AM

Why are you trying to use a Y Cable? Does your car not have the USB port?

kutsu · 10-06-2014, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Fronzdan

Why are you trying to use a Y Cable? Does your car not have the USB port?

I don't know why the other guys uses the Y-cable, but in my case I have an iphone 4s and it does not work with the usb cable. It keeps disconnecting and reconnecting every second and it's impossible to use.
Unforutnately it only works with the Y-cable :-(
Stupid design by BMW

Fronzdan · 10-06-2014, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by kutsu

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Originally Posted by Fronzdan

Why are you trying to use a Y Cable? Does your car not have the USB port?

I don't know why the other guys uses the Y-cable, but in my case I have an iphone 4s and it does not work with the usb cable. It keeps disconnecting and reconnecting every second and it's impossible to use.
Unforutnately it only works with the Y-cable :-(
Stupid design by BMW

The connecting/disconnecting is a cable problem. I and many others have used 4S' with no problems. Have you tried an original Apple cable?

It sounds like a pat answer, but there really is sensitivity to cables with iDrive. For example, with my iPod Classic 160, it will only work with an old iPod cable with the locking connector. If I use a new iPhone cable, it does the connect/disconnect thing.

If I connect an Apple 30-pin to Lightning adapter cable on the end of the old style cable, newer iPhones do the connect/disconnect thing. I have to use either an authentic Lightning cable or a newer 30-pin cable with the Apple Lightning converter cable.

Pauleebe · 10-06-2014, 10:58 AM

Non-lightning phones (4S and older) can natively use the regular Apple cable (30 pin)

Lightning phones (5 and newer), it's trickier:

- If you have technology package or enhanced bluetooth, you can natively use the regular Apple cable (lightning)
- If you don't, you have to use the BMW Y cable.

trusaleen1 · 10-07-2014, 03:18 AM

That's guys the issue was the cheap lighting adapter that was not an apple product. I ended up purchasing an authentic adapter and this solved my problems

I don't have advanced Bluetooth so I need the Ycable.

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trusaleen1 Private 7 Rep 89 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 335iS Coupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Lightning adapter Has anyone come up with a solution for the y-cable lightning adapter. My 2014 435 will charge with the y-cable and lighting adapter but will not read the ipod part. Says not connected. The adapter I got was from Amazon, seems to work since it charges the phone?
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Z_Victor1 First Lieutenant 62 Rep 327 Posts Drives: 2022 G22 M440i 👍 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SouthEast UK iTrader: (0)	Can confirm that, cheap e-bay/Amazon parts might, but are not guaranteed to work. As I have found out to my cost.
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Fronzdan Lieutenant Colonel 295 Rep 1,733 Posts Drives: '24 M240 xDrive Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MA iTrader: (0)	Why are you trying to use a Y Cable? Does your car not have the USB port?
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Pauleebe Colonel 380 Rep 2,290 Posts Drives: Inbetween BMW's. Join Date: May 2013 Location: Washington, DC iTrader: (0)	Non-lightning phones (4S and older) can natively use the regular Apple cable (30 pin) Lightning phones (5 and newer), it's trickier: - If you have technology package or enhanced bluetooth, you can natively use the regular Apple cable (lightning) - If you don't, you have to use the BMW Y cable.
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trusaleen1 Private 7 Rep 89 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 335iS Coupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	That's guys the issue was the cheap lighting adapter that was not an apple product. I ended up purchasing an authentic adapter and this solved my problems I don't have advanced Bluetooth so I need the Ycable.
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