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      07-19-2019, 04:49 PM   #1
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Alexa Integration

Just got my new 2019 330 and was astounded not to see an option for using Alexa in the car. Anyone know how to enable this or if there is a coding option somewhere to turn this on? Why would they allow Carplay with Siri but not Alexa?
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      07-25-2019, 11:37 AM   #2
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Just got my new 2019 330 and was astounded not to see an option for using Alexa in the car. Anyone know how to enable this or if there is a coding option somewhere to turn this on? Why would they allow Carplay with Siri but not Alexa?
BMW is very weird when it comes to mobile device support. There are some things available on iPhone that can be used with the car, but some features that they have for Android devices will not be allowed on iPhone.

For your issue though, I don’t think Alexa is supported on either devices in a BMW. It just wasn’t integrated like Siri was, somehow the software is coded to support Siri but not Alexa, so I don’t think it can be coded in to support it. I believe coding only works to disable certain things in the ECU, or to make it do things that are already available in other BMWs but not in this particular model.

Hope this helps, have a good day.
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It's now been announced for cars with 11/20 software

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/globa...cles-worldwide

NOTE: 1 For the UK market, Alexa functionality on compatible vehicles will be rolled out from the end of March 2021
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