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      06-02-2018, 06:42 AM   #1
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Hi,

I have F10 528i xDrive 2012 - i have seen several videos on you tube talking about iDrive upgrade to version 5 or 6 which has more features than what i have now.

is this information right or theses are fake videos?

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      06-03-2018, 05:24 AM   #2
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Most of them you should call fake.
If the video shows going to bmw website for the upgrade them are just a patch.
One of for a Bluetooth problem and the other is for multimedia if I'm not mistaken.
To actually upgrade the OS (idrive) would take a laptop using something like ISTA and
Would take hours to complete.
Normally you do not upgrade the software without upgrading the actual IDrive hardware.
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      06-16-2018, 07:28 AM   #3
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Thanks, Yes i have seen one more video for upgrading both soft and hardware but i was asking if we can do this on software level only.
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