iPhone 6 Phone Cradle?

iPhone 6 Phone Cradle?

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W8PMC

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3,345 posts

237 months

Thursday 16th October 2014
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Been offered a great deal to swap provider & upgrade my iPhone 5S to an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus but i've got a couple of concerns.

I have an advanced cradle for my 5S in the car which i use all the time so not i don't want to lose that functionality. I know BMW will be behind the mobile curve so if an iPhone 6 cradle is penned it may be a few months off but can anyone in the know confirm of one is on the list to be produced & same question for the 6 Plus??

The 6 is bigger than the 5 so a small part of me wonders if it's even possible to mfctr a cradle to accommodate the 6 or 6 Plus as is quite tight in the relative area within the armrest.

If defo coming soon i'd take the plunge as the wife has just taken delivery of a new Mini Countryman Cooper S & i could pass my existing 5s cradle to her as it's exactly the same setup in the Mini & she could also then upgrade her 4S to my 5S (everyone is a winner). If BMW won't be doing a cradle then i near to seriously think about this & i may be better just changing provider but keeping my 5S.

Thanks in advance.


ashway

532 posts

164 months

Thursday 16th October 2014
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wife and i both had 4S with media cradle in our respective cars, for music we use ipods left in car all the time.

i've just upgraded to a 6plus and its huge in comparison and doubtful therefore if a cradle will be made due to size restrictions. that said i just connect using either bluetooth or if charge needed a quick blast via the cigarette lighter socket. I'm not sure in hindsight whether £150ish is worth it for the cradles.


W8PMC

Original Poster:

3,345 posts

237 months

Thursday 16th October 2014
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ashway said:
wife and i both had 4S with media cradle in our respective cars, for music we use ipods left in car all the time.

i've just upgraded to a 6plus and its huge in comparison and doubtful therefore if a cradle will be made due to size restrictions. that said i just connect using either bluetooth or if charge needed a quick blast via the cigarette lighter socket. I'm not sure in hindsight whether £150ish is worth it for the cradles.
Thanks. I'm a creature of habit so have no music physically on my iPhone (all in iCloud) & the USB port in the centre armrest holds a 64gig USB stick full of music.

I also use connected drive whenever I'm on the move so if no cradle &/or no USB slot I lose all that functionality. So I really do need the cradle as at the very least it boosts the mobile signal.

ashway

532 posts

164 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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If I took the trouble to read up on connected drive etc I'm sure I'd learn something, had it on the last 4 BMs and never used it.

DennisCooper

1,340 posts

170 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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Hi,

I doubt anyone really knows for sure IF BMW will release an iphone 6 plus cradle to fit into various current/older cars. With two sizes now and given the fact there's not 'huge' demand for the cradle's, the relatively slow introduction of a cradle after a new iphone is released, I'd say they'll most likely not release an iphone 6 plus cradle - but of course could be wrong.

You'll just have to keep looking every few weeks or so to see if something has been released !

Cheers, Dennis!