SMS

tim-atl · 06-04-2010, 05:44 PM

at 7:30 this guy shows SMS messages from his phone showing up in the F10. Does anyone know if we get that in the US?

Tim

ibimmer954 · 06-04-2010, 06:17 PM

I was not able to get that to work with my iPhone 3GS. I had a text message sent to my phone and was not able to read it on the screen in the car. I wasn't able to find a way to do it anyway. Maybe it'll work with other phones, though.

raleedy · 06-04-2010, 07:24 PM

I doubt it very much — unless and until the US cars get internet, I think we're not going to see SMS, e-mail or other distractions. I'm not bothered by this.

dilsere2 · 06-04-2010, 07:35 PM

last week when i test drove the f10 550i my CA was saying you can get the google mail into the US Spec car...you just go register the car at google by putting vin# etc..

ibimmer954 · 06-05-2010, 12:55 AM

I double-checked. The place in the video that corresponds to messages on the U.S. display are the messages sent via BMW Assist. You can search for a location on Google Maps and then send the location to your car. That address will go through BMW Assist and get sent to your car to show up on that messages screen. I don't know if you can send other messages via BMW Assist offhand. Maybe. I've tested the Google maps "send to car" feature and it worked for me.

So I'd say those messages you are seeing in the video are not from his phone, but sent to the car directly.

tim-atl · 06-05-2010, 07:39 AM

Thanks for the testing ibimmer.

Tim

tim-atl · 06-05-2010, 08:21 AM

We may need more testing, if you go to http://www.bmw.com/com/en/owners/nav...eck_intro.html select Germany, then 5 Series and 5GT (since it's F10 like) you can see which phones support transferring SMS to iDrive. Neither my iPhone nor Blackberry do, seems some Nokia's work.

Tim

ex-poster · 06-05-2010, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dilsere2

last week when i test drove the f10 550i my CA was saying you can get the google mail into the US Spec car...you just go register the car at google by putting vin# etc..

There is no way in hell Google is getting my VIN.

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Will these people never stop collecting data? It's way past the pale now.

ibimmer954 · 06-06-2010, 12:09 AM

You don't put in your VIN. When you activate BMW Assist (which comes with the car for 4 years automatically), you register an e-mail address. When you use the "Send to car" feature at Google, you fill in that address is for BMW NA and you give them the e-mail address associated with your BMW Assist account. Based on that, the message will get sent to your car. Google never sees your car's VIN.

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tim-atl N00B 5 Rep 76 Posts Drives: 2010 X5 35d + 2011 528i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	SMS at 7:30 this guy shows SMS messages from his phone showing up in the F10. Does anyone know if we get that in the US? Tim
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raleedy Colonel 160 Rep 2,248 Posts Drives: 2016 228i 6-speed Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon iTrader: (0)	I doubt it very much — unless and until the US cars get internet, I think we're not going to see SMS, e-mail or other distractions. I'm not bothered by this.
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dilsere2 Private First Class 59 Rep 129 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wilmington, DE iTrader: (0)	last week when i test drove the f10 550i my CA was saying you can get the google mail into the US Spec car...you just go register the car at google by putting vin# etc..
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ibimmer954 Major 138 Rep 1,424 Posts Drives: '23 i4 M50, '15 M3, '18 911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego, California, USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW M3 [9.75] 2023 BMW i4 M50 [0.00] 2018 Porsche 911 C4S [0.00] 2019 BMW X4 M40i [0.00]	I double-checked. The place in the video that corresponds to messages on the U.S. display are the messages sent via BMW Assist. You can search for a location on Google Maps and then send the location to your car. That address will go through BMW Assist and get sent to your car to show up on that messages screen. I don't know if you can send other messages via BMW Assist offhand. Maybe. I've tested the Google maps "send to car" feature and it worked for me. So I'd say those messages you are seeing in the video are not from his phone, but sent to the car directly.
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tim-atl N00B 5 Rep 76 Posts Drives: 2010 X5 35d + 2011 528i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	We may need more testing, if you go to http://www.bmw.com/com/en/owners/nav...eck_intro.html select Germany, then 5 Series and 5GT (since it's F10 like) you can see which phones support transferring SMS to iDrive. Neither my iPhone nor Blackberry do, seems some Nokia's work. Tim
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