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Originally Posted by VTENGR
I'm waiting on the same. From what I've gathered, if you use CarPlay, the iPhone connects to the car via it's WiFi hotspot. Since that's the case, you're not throttled by bluetooth's bandwidth limitations. That means that you can stream lossless or lossy files from your iPhone to the car via AirPlay or streaming services that offer HiFi content. I could be wrong on this, but this is my understanding.
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good to know we're in the same boat lol. there's a ton of stuff different from my F15 and i'm trying to learn as much as I can before delivery. My issue is, having only seen CarPlay in my friends' cars, that its a walled off garden that exists outside of the rest of the vehicle.
I really like the head up display, especially this new implementation. I love how good the maps look. I know I cant use Waze or google maps AND still use the head up display to get directions in front of me. So I'm hesitant to use CarPlay for music and then keep having to switch back and forth between it and the rest of the car's functions...or how seamless that switching is even?
I'm happy that CarPlay now essentially comes standard with these vehicles but frankly I was fine with how things work on my F15. The music stuff is well integrated with BMW's system and everything works okay.
If you use wireless carplay, i assume either your phone or the car creates some sort of wifi hotspot. is there an additional fee/service charge for that?