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Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Post by willgill » Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:28 pm

ah, you are the enemy now - ignore my advice :poke: :fuelfire:

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Post by danregs » Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:40 pm

Haha - too late - already bought the T2A on Amazon!

I agree with you though - they put their jam and cream on their scone the wrong way around up here. It's all very odd.
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Post by Wrs » Fri Jan 13, 2017 10:54 am

willgill wrote:its awesome, simple and cheap (in my opinion), I use IFTTT ( If This Then That) to automatically launch spotify as soon as my phone connects to my cars/t2a bluetooth, from there it launches which ever playlist I chose or audible or whatever length journey im on. No idrive integration but covers off all the functionality I need and steering wheel integration for me is essential, still find it odd a car that cost so much new had such dire spec stereo/infotainment :)
Thanks for posting!! Re: IFTTT.. I assume you have an Android phone? I would love iOS to open the Music app when my phone connects to my car via BT but I don't think this is possible.
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Post by willgill » Fri Jan 13, 2017 11:12 am

Wrs wrote:
willgill wrote:its awesome, simple and cheap (in my opinion), I use IFTTT ( If This Then That) to automatically launch spotify as soon as my phone connects to my cars/t2a bluetooth, from there it launches which ever playlist I chose or audible or whatever length journey im on. No idrive integration but covers off all the functionality I need and steering wheel integration for me is essential, still find it odd a car that cost so much new had such dire spec stereo/infotainment :)
Thanks for posting!! Re: IFTTT.. I assume you have an Android phone? I would love iOS to open the Music app when my phone connects to my car via BT but I don't think this is possible.
Yeah android I'm afraid, IFTTT wasn't actually the software i'm currently use, that's what i used to use, now I'm using 'Bluetooth connect and play' :)
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Post by Wrs » Fri Jan 13, 2017 1:34 pm

Very cool 8) and jealous. Buying a T2A though!! Thanks again.
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Post by R.E92 » Fri Jan 13, 2017 3:28 pm

Wrs wrote:
willgill wrote:its awesome, simple and cheap (in my opinion), I use IFTTT ( If This Then That) to automatically launch spotify as soon as my phone connects to my cars/t2a bluetooth, from there it launches which ever playlist I chose or audible or whatever length journey im on. No idrive integration but covers off all the functionality I need and steering wheel integration for me is essential, still find it odd a car that cost so much new had such dire spec stereo/infotainment :)
Thanks for posting!! Re: IFTTT.. I assume you have an Android phone? I would love iOS to open the Music app when my phone connects to my car via BT but I don't think this is possible.
You can use a program called Activator to do something similar with iPhone. Does require a Jailbreak though!

I haven't used IOS since version 7 so I don't know how easy a Jailbreak is these days. Probably simpler to just come to the dark side and buy an Android :)

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Post by danregs » Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:24 am

Just thought I'd check in to complete the thread and thank willgill again for his help. Tune2Air purchased from Amazon and installed. Took literally a few seconds to install and all works perfectly! I'm a happy chappy now I can play Spotify and control from my steering wheel! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by willgill » Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:20 pm

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by Johnbmwz4 » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:06 pm

danregs wrote:Just thought I'd check in to complete the thread and thank willgill again for his help. Tune2Air purchased from Amazon and installed. Took literally a few seconds to install and all works perfectly! I'm a happy chappy now I can play Spotify and control from my steering wheel! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Hi bought and fitted one of these Tune2Air bluetooth adaptors and is great, easy to set up and can use steering wheel buttons to control my music. The only thing is when I play an album off my phone and skip a song it scrolls down to the next song on my I drive screen but plays a complete different song on the same album. I have done it on a couple of different albums and it does the same thing. Is this normal or is mine faulty?
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Post by danregs » Thu Jan 19, 2017 12:30 am

I don't even get Album or Artist info on my iDrive screen! What year is your car John?
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Post by Johnbmwz4 » Thu Jan 19, 2017 7:32 am

It's 2009 so no com box
BMW E89 3.5i M Sport manual, loving it….
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Post by Johnbmwz4 » Thu Jan 19, 2017 7:36 am

I just go in to the external devices on my I drive menu then select I phone and it just comes up on the screen.
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Post by danregs » Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:47 am

Ah, I have an Android, so maybe that's the difference :)
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Post by Maniac » Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:52 pm

If you hold down the track buttons you get ffwd and rewind too, bonus.

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Post by 35i-Nut » Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:17 pm

Ive got a similar bluetooth device , no combox or I drive and I cannot change tracks from the steering wheel

I have to press the external wheel to skip tracks , but its better than nothing

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