❯ should i connect my phone to BMW Wifi?
| 03-01-2022, 11:50 AM | #1 |
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should i connect my phone to BMW Wifi?
my phone keeps telling me that my BMW has a wifi and it wants me to connect to it
surely I'm not getting free internet from my car? is there a purpose in connecting my phone to the car wifi? sorry i'm confused |
| 03-01-2022, 12:44 PM | #2 | |
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| 03-01-2022, 01:18 PM | #3 |
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If you want to use Andriod Auto or Carplay you must use also WiFi.
(I don't, so I only connect Bluetooth. I can still use Google Assistant by long press on the talk button.) |
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| 03-02-2022, 06:18 AM | #5 |
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I’m not sure about Android auto, but Car Play is working with bluetooth only, i have try it few days ago.
Edit: It is using wifi also, i didn’t notice… sorry for the wrong info. Last edited by montsov; 03-11-2022 at 03:44 PM.. Reason: Wrong information |
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| 03-06-2022, 04:05 PM | #6 |
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i connected to BMW wifi just now and it didn't give me anything extra even though it says i have access to apps from my phone.
i think it's just there for android auto and and hotspot if you pay some money or something i just disconnected wifi and never plan to reconnect manually (other than if it connects automatically with android auto) |
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| 03-06-2022, 06:46 PM | #7 |
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CarPlay works via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. At least in my car (no hotspot), the Wi-Fi connection doesn't provide internet access. The phone knows it's necessary for CarPlay.
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| 03-07-2022, 03:29 AM | #8 |
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The WiFi connection is a Local Area Network (LAN) connection, not an Internet connection, unless that you pay for the subscription.
Android Auto uses both bluetooth and WiFi, the former for signaling, calls and so on, and the other for data transfer.
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| 03-09-2022, 11:18 AM | #9 | |
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