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      11-18-2014, 05:36 PM   #23
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Been using this for a week too. Hate how the screen has to stay unlocked and the app open for it to work. I don't text and drive but sometimes you have to look at your phone
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      11-18-2014, 06:25 PM   #24
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Yes, we need this to work in the background. Can't use google maps if you are listening spotify.
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      11-18-2014, 06:33 PM   #25
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How could you use Internet radio all the time in the car unless you have unlimited data. You would burn through it fast.
Fortunately, some of us have unlimited data plans, grandfathered in from over a decade ago.
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      11-18-2014, 07:00 PM   #26
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I've been waiting for this for Sooo long! On the other hand I canceled my delayed week 38 ordered and signed the papers to an f82 for Saturday pickup
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      11-18-2014, 08:08 PM   #27
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Some time already available for Rhapsody....and it works great
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      11-18-2014, 08:43 PM   #28
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Fine. Whatever.
I'm just hoping CarPlay will be fully integrated in the '16 models.
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      11-18-2014, 09:37 PM   #29
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Yes, we need this to work in the background. Can't use google maps if you are listening spotify.
Yep. I'm not willing to make my phone completely useless just so I can control Spotify through the iDrive system. It's still much quicker to flip through Spotify on my iPhone to find the song, playlist, etc. that I want than going through these slow menus anyways.

Extremely glad they're supporting such an amazing app, but it's not very well implemented now. The fact that it takes over my phone as soon as I plug it in with the USB cable and start playing music has made me go back to simply using an aux cable to listen to music in the car.
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      11-18-2014, 10:13 PM   #30
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Is Spotify that different from Pandora? Or are they basically the same?
Everyone who is saying they are the same is way wrong. Y
Spotify lets you make playlists with the exact songs you want. It's like iTunes but with any song on earth that you want and you can play whenever you want. They also have streams similar to pandora, but pandora doesn't let you select specific songs. You just have to select the song or artist you songs that are similar to player.
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      11-18-2014, 10:14 PM   #31
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I've been waiting for this for Sooo long! On the other hand I canceled my delayed week 38 ordered and signed the papers to an f82 for Saturday pickup
Did the same. Mine was week 38 then slipped all the way to 48 in a very slow painful process. Canceled my order and got another f82 with the same specs except for black leather instead of red
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      11-19-2014, 02:19 AM   #32
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Great, but like most apps that BMW seem to choose it does not work in South Africa (and most other countries outside the USA and Europe!)
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Great, but like most apps that BMW seem to choose it does not work in South Africa (and most other countries outside the USA and Europe!)
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      11-19-2014, 08:54 AM   #34
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Bluetooth works perfect in my opinion, 4000 songs on micro SD Card, all through I drive, HUD, etc, cell calls pause music when phone rings, navigation integrates seaminglessly, sound quality awesome, change songs through steering wheel control, and if you have note 4 with flip cover, you can control your music through activity window without ever opening phone cover. And no wires, cords, attaching anything, it all happens automatically with phone even in pocket while entering car. Am I missing something here?

Then if you have to add unlimited data to your plan for about 20 a month, then you can do all of the above from cloud music, Spotify, Sirius, etc etc, and BTW Sirius satellite through app on phone bloothoothed without BMW uncompressing 160 stereo channels, is awesome, ten times the sound quality!

Been doing this on a BMW since June of 2007, the BMW app thing kind of a joke. Integration, control, user interface, not quite worthy yet.
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      11-19-2014, 09:31 AM   #35
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Is this available in Canada ?
Yes I tried it yesterday and it works. However you can't use google maps or anything if you have it running through connected drive as other members have stated.

Does anyone here know if you can run spotify through Bluetooth audio and if so how?
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Is this available in Canada ?
Yes I tried it yesterday and it works. However you can't use google maps or anything if you have it running through connected drive as other members have stated.

Does anyone here know if you can run spotify through Bluetooth audio and if so how?
ANYTHING can be bluetoothed, speaking for android anyway. Google maps with turn by turn audible also Bluetooth, amazing, don't think you can do that with Apple devices though.
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      11-19-2014, 01:02 PM   #37
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Is this available in Canada ?
Yes I tried it yesterday and it works. However you can't use google maps or anything if you have it running through connected drive as other members have stated.

Does anyone here know if you can run spotify through Bluetooth audio and if so how?
ANYTHING can be bluetoothed, speaking for android anyway. Google maps with turn by turn audible also Bluetooth, amazing, don't think you can do that with Apple devices though.
Incorrect, android fan.

As you said , Bluetooth Is Bluetooth. So yes OF COURSE the iPhone can Bluetooth Google maps turn by turn directions right to the vehicle.
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      11-19-2014, 02:09 PM   #38
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Aye brilliant this!!! My spotify used to work a treat from my phone in my 2013 125i. I don't seem to have app support in my connected drive, so now I can't listen to my flaming music
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      11-19-2014, 07:43 PM   #39
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How could you use Internet radio all the time in the car unless you have unlimited data. You would burn through it fast.
True, but you can download spotify songs to phones local memory, and play those albums, just download while on wifi.
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      11-20-2014, 04:53 AM   #40
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      11-20-2014, 08:42 AM   #41
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Its awesome they're adding it but still needs improvement. I noticed this about a week ago.

As many have said, if you use the spotify app, it locks the phone. This is the same as the pandora app. However if you want to use spotify over the bluetooth, or even the usb cable and use your phone, dont select the app in the iDrive. Select USB or Bluetooth and it will still play the audio with limited controls Then again why are you guys needing to use your phone while driving ???
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      11-20-2014, 09:40 AM   #42
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I tried this today in my i8. It's a step forward but still far from ideal:

- No BT connection, wired connection only.
- You have to specifically start Spotify & accept it in iDrive after plugging. Compare BT cellphone connection: step in and it works.
- You can't leaf through folders in HUD - you see just one title there at a time, no list of songs in the album
- You can't use e-mail, web or any other application in your phone while listening Spotify

Weird enough, you can control Spotify via BT with no problem, but in that case you have to use cellphone screen for controls. So connection to speakers is available, but no control connection from iDrive to Spotify??

I use iPhone 6+ and updated BMW ConnectedDrive & Spotify today.

So, much more work to do before Spotify really works in BMW. Current situation does not meet a level of user interface BMW drivers have used to see in their cars.
I can control everything in my E92 M3. Search music, albums, playslists, everything with album covers. It starts up automatic with the car, but I also made a shortcut with the number buttons on the iDrive. Works flawlessly!
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Yep. I'm not willing to make my phone completely useless just so I can control Spotify through the iDrive system. It's still much quicker to flip through Spotify on my iPhone to find the song, playlist, etc. that I want than going through these slow menus anyways.

Extremely glad they're supporting such an amazing app, but it's not very well implemented now. The fact that it takes over my phone as soon as I plug it in with the USB cable and start playing music has made me go back to simply using an aux cable to listen to music in the car.
I bought a cheap 2nd hand iPhone 4, with dual sim plan, which I only use in the car. I always leave it there. I use BMW Apps with Internet Radio, and now Spotify all the time.
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      11-20-2014, 11:08 AM   #44
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Is this available in Canada ?
Yes, just tried it out.
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