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      06-18-2019, 01:28 PM   #23
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Mine connects about half the time. It seems it’s beca my phone is still connected to my homes wifi when I start the car. If I manually connect to the cars wifi and disconnect/ re- connect the phone in idrive CarPlay works.
Seems like an obvious problem that bmw should have known about.
Now this makes more sense
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      06-20-2019, 01:17 PM   #24
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So, I am having the same problem. ACP is spotty. This is one of the main reasons I got the car. I hope they get it sorted out quick
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      06-20-2019, 04:11 PM   #25
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Eff this. bmw went with wirelss carplay should have give us an option for wired carplay like Audi.
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      06-21-2019, 05:45 AM   #26
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Eff this. bmw went with wirelss carplay should have give us an option for wired carplay like Audi.
Seriously. It's so dumb that they just don't use the wired version like most other car companies. I'm connecting at a 50% rate now. Smh.
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      06-21-2019, 09:43 AM   #27
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Seriously. It's so dumb that they just don't use the wired version like most other car companies. I'm connecting at a 50% rate now. Smh.
Reconnecting doesn't solve the issue by toggling bluetooth or wifi? I will deliver my car in a few weeks I'm getting nervous about all these bugs especially carplay which I plan to use daily.
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      06-21-2019, 10:36 AM   #28
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Eff this. bmw went with wirelss carplay should have give us an option for wired carplay like Audi.
Agreed. Plug it and tuck it away. But, I got a feeling BMW will get it sorted out or make it worse.
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      06-21-2019, 12:12 PM   #29
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Mine connects about half the time. It seems it’s beca my phone is still connected to my homes wifi when I start the car. If I manually connect to the cars wifi and disconnect/ re- connect the phone in idrive CarPlay works.
Seems like an obvious problem that bmw should have known about.
Could be Apple's fault though. The phone (software) should be able to detect it's trying to connect to AC wifi (wireless AC), and shut off connections to other local wifi temporarily to prevent disruptions.

Hopefully BMW is talking to Apple to iron out any kinks for iOS 12.4 and 13.
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      06-21-2019, 12:45 PM   #30
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The wireless CarPlay connection does not require the car WiFi / Hotspot connection. It will connect to CarPlay via BT.

Still the connection will drop ever so often. Poor execution from BMW. Add to that the charging matt that runs too hot under load...
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      06-22-2019, 08:41 AM   #31
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The wireless CarPlay connection does not require the car WiFi / Hotspot connection. It will connect to CarPlay via BT.

Still the connection will drop ever so often. Poor execution from BMW. Add to that the charging matt that runs too hot under load...
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The wireless CarPlay connection does not require the car WiFi / Hotspot connection. It will connect to CarPlay via BT.

Still the connection will drop ever so often. Poor execution from BMW. Add to that the charging matt that runs too hot under load...

Bmw dealership told CarPlay requires WiFi and Bluetooth
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      06-22-2019, 10:06 AM   #32
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The wireless CarPlay connection does not require the car WiFi / Hotspot connection. It will connect to CarPlay via BT.

Still the connection will drop ever so often. Poor execution from BMW. Add to that the charging matt that runs too hot under load...
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The wireless CarPlay connection does not require the car WiFi / Hotspot connection. It will connect to CarPlay via BT.

Still the connection will drop ever so often. Poor execution from BMW. Add to that the charging matt that runs too hot under load...

Bmw dealership told CarPlay requires WiFi and Bluetooth
Yes, I correct myself. It needs the car WiFi connection. It is then connected to the car WiFi and LTE of your provider for calls, internet etc unless you also activate the hotspot
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      06-26-2019, 06:51 AM   #33
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Now.....the rear camera

G20 now failing with the rear view camera.
Camera failure display over dark screen and no image.
After restart this morning, everyting back to normal.
In summary:

1) Problems connecting car play
2 Waze not working properly ( map turning itself to right or left and restarting route ). Waze working normally when disconnected from ACP.
3) Voice recognition not recognizing some commands or not responding at all randomly ( only works when pushing the voice command butom )
4) Rear Camera failure solved by the car itself after sleep mode for one night

Good launch for the new G20, BMW !!!!!

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      07-26-2019, 01:31 PM   #34
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Wired car play in Golf R, perfect. Wireless car play in supposed high end BMW, irritatingly useless.
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      07-26-2019, 03:41 PM   #35
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When my CarPlay dies the entire iphone disconnects and reconnect usually fails until it doesn’t. Can’t find a common cause.
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      07-26-2019, 04:16 PM   #36
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So my car play is fairly reliable right now once I deleted it from car and Bluetooth on the phone. When I then added it and had an issue I go into settings and search car play then click on BMW and turn car play off then back on and a few minutes later works. Been 2 weeks approximately with no issues
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      07-26-2019, 04:26 PM   #37
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Same-mine is much improved. If it ever disconnects, I put my iPhone in airplane mode briefly, switch it back on, then retry connection in idrive. Happens 1/20 times I’m in the car now.
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      07-26-2019, 05:23 PM   #38
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The most infuriating thing is that the reason this is happening on BMW and not other manufacturers, is less to do with wireless CarPlay and more to do with iDrive.

Because BMW charges you through Connected Drive for CarPlay (unlike other manufacturers), iDrive has to "phone home" each time the vehicle starts (and while using it) to ensure you are a paid subscriber to BMW for CarPlay. With the rampant iDrive/Connected Drive issues folks are having lately, this is why it's manifesting as CarPlay problems too.
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      07-29-2019, 12:05 PM   #39
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If BMW think that any of us will be shelling out money to subscribe to a service that is completely unreliable on the G20 and reliable and free on my S3 8V they are bonkers!

If iDrive had Spotify and an app for podcasts I'd just switch it off...
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      07-30-2019, 12:11 PM   #40
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After updating to iOS 12.4, I am now unable to view the artist and title of song via the virtual cockpit through CarPlay. So annoying. It now just says unknown title and artist when playing a song.
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      07-30-2019, 02:41 PM   #41
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The most infuriating thing is that the reason this is happening on BMW and not other manufacturers, is less to do with wireless CarPlay and more to do with iDrive.

Because BMW charges you through Connected Drive for CarPlay (unlike other manufacturers), iDrive has to "phone home" each time the vehicle starts (and while using it) to ensure you are a paid subscriber to BMW for CarPlay. With the rampant iDrive/Connected Drive issues folks are having lately, this is why it's manifesting as CarPlay problems too.
Do you know or guess if this is the reason behind it? From a commercial perspective caching the subscription status for a week and checking without instant killing should be enough, I'd say. So in the case the bmw service cannot be reached, users still can use the service up to 7 days after successful check. This way the check can be done in the background and should contain enough redundancy if any technical component would wail.

Thats why I'm very curious on how it's actually done.
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      08-01-2019, 04:38 PM   #42
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See link. Now, if it would just work as advertised.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a2...ost-explainer/
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      08-04-2019, 12:36 PM   #43
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CarPlay: though connected Waze navigation voice will not play over car speakers but only phone speaker despite setting on phone specifying car as source. when pushing the volume button in the car... it will say "no source connected"... anybody else?
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      08-12-2019, 04:12 PM   #44
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Had vehicle since Saturday, no connected drive issues but car play has failed to connect 3x. If it continues i will be calling BMW and asking for a fix and since i know there isn't one I'll ask for compensation. There is zero reason they should be charging for something that doesn't work efficiently.
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