I recently got a 2010 Z4 with the built-in sat nav and all the other things the computer does. After using it for a while, I'm not very happy with the sat nav. I knew it was not going to be as good as Google Maps or Waze but I found it way more annoying and hard to use than I expected. So I started to look for alternatives, mounting my phone on the dash or something like that. That's when I found this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwCqfydSDT4
and my jaw dropped. It looks like it retained the idrive unit but it works as Android Auto too (and it's also touch screen). What is this sorcery? I want this sorcery. Does anybody know anything about it?
PS: yes, I haven't published pics of my new car yet. I'm waiting to take good ones (I've been more focused on driving than taking pics).
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Android Auto on a BMW Z4
- jleckenby
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Android Auto on a BMW Z4
Ooh, that looks interesting! Wonder if they hijacked the tv input or something...
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I wondered that, but then it's become a touch screen so must be different
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Android Auto on a BMW Z4
On another YouTube video someone pointed to https://www.crutchfield.com as a potential source of after market units.