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11-02-2010, 06:41 AM | #1 |
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Has anyone been able to play music directly from the iPhone 4?
I have a F11 that was built in October this year (not sure which week, but it was week 40 at the earliest).
When I plug the iPhone 4 into the USB socket using the usual white cable it comes with, some of the phone functions freezes up, and the car doesn't recognize the phone. I was told by the dealer that I needed a Y cable at a cost fo £40. When using this cable the car reports that the phone is not compatible. I know the iPhone 4 cradle isn't available yet, but there must surely be a way to play music stored on the phone? |
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11-02-2010, 10:36 AM | #4 |
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My Iphone4 works fine with the white standard cable and i can play all the music stored on phone. . My car is build week 39.
I believe that just cars build before september needs Y-cable. |
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11-02-2010, 11:08 AM | #5 |
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Harvest is correct. Return the Y cable and use the white cable that came with your iPhone. The cable is likely the cause of your problem.
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11-02-2010, 11:13 AM | #6 |
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Thanks Harvest and kscarrol.
My wife tried the white cable with her phone and it didn't work. I'll try it with my own phone. What do you do once the phone is plugged in? Do you need to go to a particular iDrive menu? Also, does the white cable charge the phone? |
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11-02-2010, 12:08 PM | #7 |
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I recently had a 750Li demo and we were able to play music from my iphone 4 via bluetooth. With the new combox upgrades, the f10 should have the same ability.
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11-02-2010, 12:11 PM | #8 |
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Iphone integration
Works perfectly with my iPhone 4 - seamless integration; album art, playlists etc. all work.
You need to select CD/DVD then external devices you should see your iPhone with the USB symbol. Select that and you will see the usual iPhone category criteria. Some very poor photos attached |
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11-02-2010, 12:50 PM | #10 |
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It will be under CD/Multimedia then under external devices. Your iPhone will show up with the name you gave it...
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11-02-2010, 02:12 PM | #11 |
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And you can also play music through Bluetooth Streaming.
Your iPhone 4 does not need to be plugged in at all! Forget about the USB/cables.... Last edited by nosnoop; 11-02-2010 at 02:18 PM.. |
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11-02-2010, 02:48 PM | #13 |
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Then i stream music through bluetooth i cant se any playlist, songtitels its only possible to toggle forward or backward is this right or is it something wrong with my bluetoothconnection?.
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11-02-2010, 02:56 PM | #14 |
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Yes, I get the same with my iPhone 3GS. I think the car is behaving like a Bluetooth headset and the phone doesn't send album art or track titles over Bluetooth
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11-02-2010, 03:45 PM | #15 |
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CD multimedia *press button* bluetooth (audio) *press button* Your iphone * right arrow* konfigure unit *press button* check audio then ok and it will work. My idrive is in swedish mode but here som photos.
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11-04-2010, 06:49 AM | #18 |
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I have a September build 520d with none of the smartphone integration and the standard non Nav idrive and am able to play music from my iphone 3gs via bluetooth but am unable to skip tracks or see the song titles etc. |
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01-21-2011, 10:47 AM | #20 |
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Did anyone get this to work with iPhone 4 and F11? I just got my 520d F11 from my dealer and I did all the steps above. I get the option to choose the BMW or iPhone but there is no sound when choosing the BMW.
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01-23-2011, 06:22 AM | #21 |
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I bought a cable and connected the iPhone. It worked with poor audio quality. However, by doing this it seemed like I activated the aux input and the bluetooth audio now works as a result. With good audio quality.
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01-25-2011, 01:36 PM | #22 |
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iPhone4 Cradle
I am expecting my F10 (with professional media package as one of the options), in the next 2 weeks.
I'm just wondering if the iphone4 cradle is available yet, as I prefer the idea of click 'n play to messing about with white wires etc? |
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