Online streaming music

EQStoI7 · 03-29-2023, 02:01 PM

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Is there ability to use native idrive app to stream Apple Music, Amazon music, Spotify etc? I am NOT interested in using CarPlay, as I am not sure audio quality is the same streaming in native vehicle OS. For example streaming online music in MBUX (Mercedes UI) results in much higher sound quality, than through wireless CarPlay. Thanks

mattsrs · 03-29-2023, 05:24 PM

There’s a native Spotify app and it works fine. I also been trying stay away from CarPlay as much as possible unless I need Waze

AlteBMW · 03-29-2023, 07:39 PM

I suppose you could run Spotify on the eSim in the car. I am not a big fan of CarPlay either, but I do use it for phone and messaging, voice controlled. When we are travelling I will sometimes have Waze run in the background for alerts but I prefer the native maps or sometimes Google Maps to waze on the screen. For music I am very old fashioned and have a 128G tiny USB drive connected to one of the USB outlets in the center console.

mattsrs · 03-29-2023, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AlteBMW

I suppose you could run Spotify on the eSim in the car. I am not a big fan of CarPlay either, but I do use it for phone and messaging, voice controlled. When we are travelling I will sometimes have Waze run in the background for alerts but I prefer the native maps or sometimes Google Maps to waze on the screen. For music I am very old fashioned and have a 128G tiny USB drive connected to one of the USB outlets in the center console.

Native Spotify app doesn’t use/need esim

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