[Golden Arrow]

Originally Posted by spuntyb

Only available in Ferrari and one or two other brands as of now.

Chevy and Hyundai are offering Android Auto and Apple Car Play starting in Q4 of 2015 and early 2016, respectively.

I think BMW has too much invested in iDrive for the company to just abandon it, and outsource infotainment. They'll hold out until the bitter end...

[Pauleebe]

Originally Posted by Golden Arrow

Chevy and Hyundai are offering Android Auto and Apple Car Play starting in Q4 of 2015 and early 2016, respectively.

I think BMW has too much invested in iDrive for the company to just abandon it, and outsource infotainment. They'll hold out until the bitter end...

Which is terrible, since in-car technology/UI is certainly not the strongpoint of their vehicles.

[Versipellis]

Originally Posted by dwalls90

Which is terrible, since in-car technology/UI is certainly not the strongpoint of their vehicles.

That said, the touch-pad feature of the iDrive console is a nice stand-out compared to their competitors. Is it optimal for usage while driving? Heck no, but it still reeks of "techy cool" and is awesome regardless.

[Sabjimenez]

Originally Posted by erroberts1

Or any Bluetooth speaker, headset, or earbuds.



I keep my phone on a magnetic vent clip style mount and rerouted the iDrive charge/sync cable to the little glovebox next to the steering wheel. I secured a flat cable inside the roof of the box, so if I want to charge/sync, I just pull the cable out of the drawer and can close the door on it.

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you have a usb jack in your driver box?

[erroberts1]

Originally Posted by Sabjimenez

you have a usb jack in your driver box?

It is still plugged in to the armrest USB jack, but I ran the iPhone connector under the center console, through the dash, and into the box.

I could have just pulled 12V from somewhere but the idea was to use for ConnectedDrive and restore easily at end of lease.