10-30-2020, 08:17 PM | #1 |
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Received Android Auto update OTA (07/2020.54)
My car was previously running the latest OTA update (2019 s/w) which it received about 6 weeks ago, but tonight it notified me that 07/2020.54 was ready so I downloaded and installed it.
Android Auto is now working, Apple Carplay has also become available but I don't have an iPhone so couldn't test that. It has also installed the GPS activated window roll-down feature. Android Auto is nice to have, but testing it with the same song multiple times, music sounds much more 'alive' on the native Deezer & Spotify in the car than they do on the Android Auto versions of those apps. Its as if the Android Auto versions do not have the equaliser settings applied, so the volume is lower and the sound seems flat Google maps is also cool, but the directions in the HUD are more basic than the BMW nav HUD directions. I do like the Android Auto Audible app though, that will come in handy. Overall, for a free upgrade, I can't complain. But I would not say it will be a game changer for me. |
11-06-2020, 03:49 PM | #2 |
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Yes agree with your thoughts, disappointing compared to Apple Car play which is also poor. Google maps and Waze may come in useful but generally I much prefer bmw navigation.
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11-09-2020, 12:44 AM | #3 |
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GPS activated window roll-down feature - what is this? never heard of it so genuinely curious.
Also, so you prefer listening music through usb/Bluetooth connection? just wanted to try it out also when I get my car. |
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11-09-2020, 01:28 AM | #4 | |
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Re: music, I use the Deezer or Spotify built into the car. That isn't Bluetooth or USB, the car downloads the music via its own internet connection so you don't need your phone or a USB stick at all. The music sounds much better through those native applications than it does via the Android Auto apps. |
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11-09-2020, 01:36 AM | #5 | |
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I am on 2019.11/70 and already have that app enabled. |
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11-09-2020, 01:42 AM | #6 | |
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I haven't had every update ever released, so clearly the latest one has made me catch up with everything I've missed up to this point. |
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