iPhone music.

[V8 Animal]

I have a 3 yr old 5 series which I'm trying to use my music off my phone.
USB only charges the phone I've bought a Y cable which does work on AUX but limited controls.
Any other options?
Thanks

[V8 Animal]

Standard lightning cable charges the phone only. USB on dash greyed out.

[V8 Animal]

I've no idea what those codes are I have used that link closest 606 business radiio.
iPhone 5 latest software.
Original software I guess as I've not updated or know how to.

[V8 Animal]

It has 6nh

[V8 Animal]

One of these https://www.smartworldcompany.com/product/viseeo-t... should work??

[V8 Animal]

The Stiglet said:

I just bought an e70 x5 LCI that missed the combox build date by 3 days! The combox is the hardware option that allows you to stream music via Bluetooth, use the USB with your iPhone cable for direct connection to iDrive, use all the online options and lots of other stuff that's fairly pointless.

Anyway, I'm having to deal with the same issue you have. This is a good low down http://f20.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69...

In a nutshell:
What nav/audio do you have?
What phone are you using?
Is the Y cable genuine OEM?
Do you have/need the Apple 30 pin to lightning adapter?

Because, having read about this stuff for almost two days now, you should not have any functionality issues with the OEM kit.

I've got an iPhone 5s and bought the 30 pin adapter just in case. Cooper Thames Ditton are letting me test all their cables this weekend but I'm hoping I will be able to use the lighting Y cable without the 30 pin adapter so I don't lose quality under translation from digital to analogue output.

Hi,
Business professional I think,
Latest software update in the car,
iPhone 5,
eBay Y cable which plays music but no control on I drive,
Lightning cable

[V8 Animal]

Has 6 NH the smaller screen not like a iPad bolted to the dash.

[V8 Animal]

If I bought the official Y cable what does it give me over what I have already described?

[V8 Animal]

Been to BMW Derby today and they gave me 2 Y cables to try there the same as what I have.

[V8 Animal]

Put a bid on eBay and won on one of these fingers crossed it works.
https://www.smartworldcompany.com/product/viseeo-t...

[V8 Animal]

The Stiglet said:

So you get sound but no control? Why would the Bluetooth device below be different?

That was the gamble at least they do returns.

[V8 Animal]

The Stiglet said:

Did it work?

I went to the dealer and non of the cables worked with my iPhone 5S. They all said 'not recognised' and I had no music or function.

I checked my VIN out here for compatibility: http://www.bmw.com/com/en/owners/connected_drive_s... and it doesn't look good; only covered for audio up to an iPhone 4! It's all rather confusing because I'm sure software updates must support newer phones with the Y cable.

Guess I'll receive it Tuesday

[V8 Animal]

It works.



Cheers everyone

[V8 Animal]

Got in the car this morning and it picked up the music on my phone with no prompts from me, only have to scroll to AUX

[V8 Animal]

XMT said:

Why are you using the cable to play music?
I assume you have an F10 which will bluetooth stream the music? Then just use the normal lightening cable to charge the phone from the USB or am I missing something?

Yes you are,
Doesn't work with the lightning cable I don't have that software fitted.

[V8 Animal]

XMT said:

That seems awfully odd. I had a 2011 F10 standard M sport with no options and it done that. I now have a 2011 335i and it streams music fine too.

Anyway I guess you have a work around now.

Thanks

Think it's called enhanced Bluetooth which I don't have.