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      12-02-2021, 12:59 PM   #1
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What's in the white square

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Can someone let me know what the white square with number 3 in it on the centre console is, the number changes.
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What happens when you tap on it?

Probably the number of messages or notifications.
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3 Notifications. Push up then scroll over and it will show you what they are.
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3 Notifications. Push up then scroll over and it will show you what they are.

Thanks, will try tomorrow, have tapped it and nothing happened.
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Thanks, will try tomorrow, have tapped it and nothing happened.
it should open up Notifications if you tap it (unless you don't have a touchscreen?) though can also use the iDrive joystick as mentioned above.

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Thanks, will try tomorrow, have tapped it and nothing happened.
Use the hockey puck to press up, the command ribbon will appear then scroll to the number then press down. It will take you to the notifications.
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Thanks, will try tomorrow, have tapped it and nothing happened.
Maybe you don't have a touchscreen! #chipshortage
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Maybe you don't have a touchscreen! #chipshortage
I have a touchscreen.
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Just do it through the traditional method I posted above and it will take you to the screen so you can clear the notifications. Problem solved.
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All sorted, thanks for your help.
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What were the three messages? Anything of note?
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What were the three messages? Anything of note?
Nothing of note, the only one was that there was an app update and I was able to tick update automatically so it won't send a message again.
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What were the three messages? Anything of note?
Nothing of note, the only one was that there was an app update and I was able to tick update automatically so it won't send a message again.
Were you able to get the "3" in the white box down to "0" after checking the three messages...?

I have been trying to get that notification icon cleared for months but reading the messages doesn't seem to work in that regard
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Were you able to get the "3" in the white box down to "0" after checking the three messages...?

I have been trying to get that notification icon cleared for months but reading the messages doesn't seem to work in that regard
Yes went down to 0 after I cleared them.
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Were you able to get the "3" in the white box down to "0" after checking the three messages...?

I have been trying to get that notification icon cleared for months but reading the messages doesn't seem to work in that regard
Yes went down to 0 after I cleared them.
Nice.

Please let me know what you night have done to clear that notification. I've tried clicking on each message to read them and going into messages main screen multiple times looking for a "mark as read" option... but I still have a "6" in the white notification box
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On the messages screen, click the option button and click delete all messages
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I just clicked on white box then clicked on each message and they disappeared.
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Nice.

Please let me know what you night have done to clear that notification. I've tried clicking on each message to read them and going into messages main screen multiple times looking for a "mark as read" option... but I still have a "6" in the white notification box
Try selecting a notification and viewing it, then pressing the OPTION button (bottom right) on the iDrive and selecting Delete All Notifications. See if that works for you.
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Nice.

Please let me know what you night have done to clear that notification. I've tried clicking on each message to read them and going into messages main screen multiple times looking for a "mark as read" option... but I still have a "6" in the white notification box
Try selecting a notification and viewing it, then pressing the OPTION button (bottom right) on the iDrive and selecting Delete All Notifications. See if that works for you.
Thank you very much! Your advice helped.

I was able to get rid of all but two messages... my upcoming break in service due in about 200 miles and my security code activation.

I'm sure those will go away one I get the service done next month and I try the user agreement.

My OCD doesn't like when the message icons are not empty, lol.
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I've gotten used to always having a pseudo-random number in a box there, personally. For some reason, the system continues to prompt me to approve updated disclosures regularly (presumably because I turned off getting notifications for "News"), so even if I clear them something will be back in a day or two.

Personally, I don't really understand the whole "disclosures" thing; it's not like I have any options in the matter (I'm not going to stop using the product I purchased and throw it away when the company changes the terms to require stealing my data as a condition of continued use of the product). There's probably some legal reason they feel the need to prompt me with a "notification" repeatedly, but since nobody reads the novels of legalese anyway, and/or has informed consent or actual agreement to anything, it all seems rather pointless.
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I've gotten used to always having a pseudo-random number in a box there, personally. For some reason, the system continues to prompt me to approve updated disclosures regularly (presumably because I turned off getting notifications for "News"), so even if I clear them something will be back in a day or two.

Personally, I don't really understand the whole "disclosures" thing; it's not like I have any options in the matter (I'm not going to stop using the product I purchased and throw it away when the company changes the terms to require stealing my data as a condition of continued use of the product). There's probably some legal reason they feel the need to prompt me with a "notification" repeatedly, but since nobody reads the novels of legalese anyway, and/or has informed consent or actual agreement to anything, it all seems rather pointless.
There are various options that you can agree to. Without doing that you will lose some functionality, remote view for instance. It is best to go into the Data Privacy and agree to what options you feel are needed. I agree to all except the data sharing with BMW.
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Thank you very much! Your advice helped.

I was able to get rid of all but two messages... my upcoming break in service due in about 200 miles and my security code activation.

I'm sure those will go away one I get the service done next month and I try the user agreement.

My OCD doesn't like when the message icons are not empty, lol.
Yeah you cannot get rid of the Service Reminder. Mine has come up this week, too.
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