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      02-02-2020, 11:36 AM   #1
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BMW connected drive app sucks

So I've had my g20 m340ix for 2 months now and up until 3 days ago, the cars location is stuck in the matrix .. remote start will not work because the car is to far away supposedly. The app just seems to be stuck. There's no remote software upgrades available, I've logged in an out of the app 5-10 times uninstalled the app re installed the app same results. I've contacted connected drive not much luck there. Any suggestions on how to reset the glitch in the matrix ?
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OTA software updates are not working for all. Latest software is 11/2019.xx

If you are not on this software version then ask your dealer to update. It solved an issue I had with the 3D remote view on the app.
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Have you tried re-booting the I drive? Worked for me
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OTA software updates are not working for all. Latest software is 11/2019.xx

If you are not on this software version then ask your dealer to update. It solved an issue I had with the 3D remote view on the app.
I'm on the 11/2019 update..
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Have you tried re-booting the I drive? Worked for me
Reboot the i drive? What and where do I do that? Lol, Will I lose all of my settings?
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Have you tried re-booting the I drive? Worked for me
Reboot the i drive? What and where do I do that? Lol, Will I lose all of my settings?
Hold in the radio power button for 30 seconds, it will re-boot the system. Shouldn't loose any settings it's just like turning your computer on & off
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      02-02-2020, 12:02 PM   #7
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Have you tried re-booting the I drive? Worked for me
Reboot the i drive? What and where do I do that? Lol, Will I lose all of my settings?
Hold in the radio power button for 30 seconds, it will re-boot the system. Shouldn't loose any settings it's just like turning your computer on & off
Thank you I will try that. Appreciate your help, hopefully this will take care of this issue.
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Have you tried re-booting the I drive? Worked for me
Reboot the i drive? What and where do I do that? Lol, Will I lose all of my settings?
Hold in the radio power button for 30 seconds, it will re-boot the system. Shouldn't loose any settings it's just like turning your computer on & off
I'm assuming you've had a similar issue with the connected drive app not working accurately as far as location/fuel remaining/ remote start? rebooting the idrive did it ?
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      02-02-2020, 12:06 PM   #9
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Have you tried re-booting the I drive? Worked for me
Reboot the i drive? What and where do I do that? Lol, Will I lose all of my settings?
Hold in the radio power button for 30 seconds, it will re-boot the system. Shouldn't loose any settings it's just like turning your computer on & off
I'm assuming you've had a similar issue with the connected drive app not working accurately as far as location/fuel remaining/ remote start? rebooting the idrive did it ?
Mine stopped updating for two months, I was advised by a member on here to simply re-boot and now it works, even remote view is working
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Have you tried re-booting the I drive? Worked for me
Reboot the i drive? What and where do I do that? Lol, Will I lose all of my settings?
Hold in the radio power button for 30 seconds, it will re-boot the system. Shouldn't loose any settings it's just like turning your computer on & off
I'm assuming you've had a similar issue with the connected drive app not working accurately as far as location/fuel remaining/ remote start? rebooting the idrive did it ?
Mine stopped updating for two months, I was advised by a member on here to simply re-boot and now it works, even remote view is working
Awesome. I am definitely gonna give that a shot. Thanks for the feedback and suggestion.
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Have you tried re-booting the I drive? Worked for me
Reboot the i drive? What and where do I do that? Lol, Will I lose all of my settings?
Hold in the radio power button for 30 seconds, it will re-boot the system. Shouldn't loose any settings it's just like turning your computer on & off
I'm assuming you've had a similar issue with the connected drive app not working accurately as far as location/fuel remaining/ remote start? rebooting the idrive did it ?
Mine stopped updating for two months, I was advised by a member on here to simply re-boot and now it works, even remote view is working
I don't have parking assistance package for 3D view, which I believe you would need for that correct? I have driving assistance package and premium package on my m340
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Same issue, went through all the debugging steps. Connected drive support recommended taking to dealer to diagnose hardware issue.. but I'm guessing they'll update software and it'll magically work. I wonder if there's something else to reset... A fuse to pull or something.
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Sucks big time. Very disappointed with this car and company. Incredibly bad service, especially considering the price.
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Same issue, went through all the debugging steps. Connected drive support recommended taking to dealer to diagnose hardware issue.. but I'm guessing they'll update software and it'll magically work. I wonder if there's something else to reset... A fuse to pull or something.
Holding down the power button for 20-30 seconds rebooted the idrive and my connected app works again.. thanks to a guy on the thread.
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Sucks big time. Very disappointed with this car and company. Incredibly bad service, especially considering the price.
Holding down the power button for 20-30 seconds rebooted the idrive and my connected app works again.. thanks to a guy on the thread.
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Same issue, went through all the debugging steps. Connected drive support recommended taking to dealer to diagnose hardware issue.. but I'm guessing they'll update software and it'll magically work. I wonder if there's something else to reset... A fuse to pull or something.
Holding down the power button for 20-30 seconds rebooted the idrive and my connected app works again.. thanks to a guy on the thread.
Glad it's working again
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Same issue, went through all the debugging steps. Connected drive support recommended taking to dealer to diagnose hardware issue.. but I'm guessing they'll update software and it'll magically work. I wonder if there's something else to reset... A fuse to pull or something.
Holding down the power button for 20-30 seconds rebooted the idrive and my connected app works again.. thanks to a guy on the thread.
Glad it's working again
Thanks man. And when I said a guy on this thread it should've said aguy as in your username, no pun intended 😂
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BMW ConnectedDrive, what a disappointment !!

BMW ConnectedDrive, what a disappointment !!

We've just upgraded to a BMW X3 xDrive35d (2017) and I was really looking forward to be a part of the new exciting world of "connected" cars but what a disappointment!

I really love the car itself but what a terrible bad solution ConnectedDrive is. Worst piece of cr*p I have ever seen and I've seen a lot sh*tty solutions since I work in the SW industry. I'm extremely disappointed with BMW regarding their software.

A friend of mine that bought a new X5 last year is having the same problem ie the whole solutions seems flawed!! I really have a hard time understanding BMW can deliver such a poor solution!

In general:
  • No info or feedback on current status, ie you can't see if the car is locked or not, fuel level, etc. What the f*** !!
  • Extremely bad quality with plenty of bugs in standard features that make you constantly have to restart the app.
  • Constant app craches (v4.10) using iPhone.
  • OTA software updates are not working, neither using the app or ConnectedDrive
  • Spotify works poorly with xdrive, e.g. no playlist or song info.
  • The event log (history) shows completely different content for the app or the web, ie control from the app is not visible in the browser history and vice versa.
  • Overall very poor response time for standard functions, eg unlocking or starting the heater, usually between 30-90 seconds (!)

BMW is not really known for their stellar software development but even by their standards, this is a new low!

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