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racer m · 07-06-2011, 06:42 PM

I was in love with this feature until my 2011 B7 stopped allowing it to work recently. The "Messages" and "Concierge" selections no longer appear in my car, even though the little envelope icon still does at the top of the iDrive screen, indicating that MyInfo has addresses not yet read (that were sent from Google Maps). Also, my Google search no longer works. I took it to Santa Moinca BMW Service and they told me that the BMW Assist / Google features are not available with the iPhone 4, which makes no sense because I have been using my iPhone 4 the entire time.

I called BMW Assist and they couldn't offer an explanation either...

Could it be that the most recent Apple software update is causing compatibility issues with the iDrive software? Has anyone else had this issue yet? My iPhone version is 4.3.3

Thanks for any input.

07-06-2011, 06:42 PM	#10
racer m Enlisted Member 5 Rep 30 Posts Drives: X5M, Alpina B7, E92 M3, GTR Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	I was in love with this feature until my 2011 B7 stopped allowing it to work recently. The "Messages" and "Concierge" selections no longer appear in my car, even though the little envelope icon still does at the top of the iDrive screen, indicating that MyInfo has addresses not yet read (that were sent from Google Maps). Also, my Google search no longer works. I took it to Santa Moinca BMW Service and they told me that the BMW Assist / Google features are not available with the iPhone 4, which makes no sense because I have been using my iPhone 4 the entire time. I called BMW Assist and they couldn't offer an explanation either... Could it be that the most recent Apple software update is causing compatibility issues with the iDrive software? Has anyone else had this issue yet? My iPhone version is 4.3.3 Thanks for any input.
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