News
This week, BMW is making a big splash at CES by showing the much-awaited iDrive X. The next-gen infotainment system includes a complete overhaul of the dashboard. In addition to the supersized touchscreen taking center…
Adrian Padeanu / January 9, 2025
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A few months ago, Apple revealed the upcoming version of CarPlay, which is far more extensive than ever before. Not only does it have more functionality but it integrates with cars’ interfaces more than ever….
Nico DeMattia / January 4, 2023
Car Tips
Despite only being 33 years old, I’m a bit of an old man when it comes to in-car tech. I love technology, I’ve been building computers since I was 12. But when it comes to…
Nico DeMattia / December 30, 2022
News
Apple CarPlay began as a nifty feature that some drivers used. Now, it’s an integral part of a car’s user interface. Customers will make decisions on whether to buy a certain car based on its…
Nico DeMattia / June 7, 2022
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BMW Shipping Cars Without Android Auto And Apple CarPlay, But OTA Fix Is Coming
by Adrian Padeanu / Date: May 6, 2022
Car Tips
In this video, you will learn how connect and setup Apple CarPlay to your iPhone smartphone in a BMW car. The BMW X3 used in this demo comes with iDrive 7, so the procedure might…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 29, 2022
Interesting
As car enthusiasts — especially BMW enthusiasts — we often wax poetic about the good ole days of cars. For BMW, the best years were the ’90s and early ’00s, when cars like the E46…
Nico DeMattia / September 24, 2021
Videos
Earlier this year BMW made the headlines around the world announcing the implementation of BMW Android Auto onboard its cars. Not only did BMW announce the support for Android Auto, but they went all out…
Gabriel Nica / June 25, 2020
News
The moment a lot of people have been waiting for has finally come. BMW Android Auto is going to be available for the entire BMW range starting this Summer. The German car maker announced its…
Gabriel Nica / May 27, 2020
MINI
The big news this week in the BMW community was the announcement around Android Auto coming to BMW cars. Android Auto in a BMW will be demonstrated live for the first time at the Consumer…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 13, 2019
News
After careful consideration and much thought, BMW of North America has decided to not charge a subscription for Apple Car. Therefore, the Apple CarPlay is now free for BMW owners. CarPlay takes the things that…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 4, 2019