iDrive 7 apps, underwhelming

sd_dracula · 09-21-2019, 03:35 PM

Just got my G20 330e and been playing around with ID7 and I have to say I am not impressed with the app selection so far.
A few annoying things (maybe you guys can agree with me on them):

- No spotify support (can't say I am surprised after seeing the thread on the spotify forums) but really?
- Email/Notes/Calendar all forced to office 365 - ok BMW I get it you're using Azure as your platform but I don't see why I need to be forced to use them
- Weather app, quite plain - the old weather app on the F30 had rainfall radar/cloud radar (so handy in Ireland) and used it often
- I have seen online that you can use Cortana/Alexa as voice assistant and it should show up on the ID screen also (but can't find the option) - but if you hold down the steering wheel button for the voice control it will activate Alexa on my phone (which is in the center console and cannot hear me since it doesn't even mute the sound in the car)

shanemeh · 09-23-2019, 03:59 AM

No spotify support? It's included under media by default on mine?

sd_dracula · 09-23-2019, 09:44 AM

Do you have idrive 7 or 6? My F30 had id6 and it had it and apparently some G20s also have id6 (non-m sport)

kon · 09-23-2019, 11:03 AM

What BMW Apps?

All i see in Sillypore version were News & Weather. The rest are BMW native apps like BMW Message, Service, etc

09-21-2019, 03:35 PM	#1
sd_dracula First Lieutenant 144 Rep 395 Posts Drives: 2020 G20 330e Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ireland iTrader: (0)	iDrive 7 apps, underwhelming Just got my G20 330e and been playing around with ID7 and I have to say I am not impressed with the app selection so far. A few annoying things (maybe you guys can agree with me on them): - No spotify support (can't say I am surprised after seeing the thread on the spotify forums) but really? - Email/Notes/Calendar all forced to office 365 - ok BMW I get it you're using Azure as your platform but I don't see why I need to be forced to use them - Weather app, quite plain - the old weather app on the F30 had rainfall radar/cloud radar (so handy in Ireland) and used it often - I have seen online that you can use Cortana/Alexa as voice assistant and it should show up on the ID screen also (but can't find the option) - but if you hold down the steering wheel button for the voice control it will activate Alexa on my phone (which is in the center console and cannot hear me since it doesn't even mute the sound in the car)
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09-23-2019, 03:59 AM	#2
shanemeh Private First Class 124 Rep 184 Posts Drives: 330I M Sport Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Hampshire iTrader: (0)	No spotify support? It's included under media by default on mine?
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09-23-2019, 09:44 AM	#3
sd_dracula First Lieutenant 144 Rep 395 Posts Drives: 2020 G20 330e Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ireland iTrader: (0)	Do you have idrive 7 or 6? My F30 had id6 and it had it and apparently some G20s also have id6 (non-m sport)
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09-23-2019, 11:03 AM	#4
kon Lieutenant 22 Rep 490 Posts Drives: F30 310i > G20 310i Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sillypore iTrader: (0)	What BMW Apps? All i see in Sillypore version were News & Weather. The rest are BMW native apps like BMW Message, Service, etc
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