F07 - Text message display

[anonymous-user]

Having owned an f10 and f11 both (with business nav) displayed and read back incoming text messages

My 2015 GT has pro nav but doesn't display a text message option.

I've not got the manual to hand; so can anyone tell me if they stopped this feature or is there something I need to configure in the idrive?

It's the same phone a Galaxy 6 edge used on this and the other cars.

Thanks in advance!

[335d]

lord trumpton said:

Having owned an f10 and f11 both (with business nav) displayed and read back incoming text messages

My 2015 GT has pro nav but doesn't display a text message option.

I've not got the manual to hand; so can anyone tell me if they stopped this feature or is there something I need to configure in the idrive?

It's the same phone a Galaxy 6 edge used on this and the other cars.

Thanks in advance!

Different car, but I expect we have the same iDrive. My text messages arrive in the same place as messages from BMW connected drive, such as nav locations sent from the BMW app. I generally access ‘Messages’ from voice control or Office / Messages via iDrive.

A regular cause of them not appearing is down to ‘Show Notifications’ (or the Android equivalent) not being switched on. Within settings if you access your Bluetooth devices, and then the BMW connection, I expect you’ll see this. I use an iPhone but this is a common problem for iPhone users - the switch seems to get turned off during some updates.

[anonymous-user]

335d said:

lord trumpton said:

Having owned an f10 and f11 both (with business nav) displayed and read back incoming text messages

My 2015 GT has pro nav but doesn't display a text message option.

I've not got the manual to hand; so can anyone tell me if they stopped this feature or is there something I need to configure in the idrive?

It's the same phone a Galaxy 6 edge used on this and the other cars.

Thanks in advance!

Different car, but I expect we have the same iDrive. My text messages arrive in the same place as messages from BMW connected drive, such as nav locations sent from the BMW app. I generally access ‘Messages’ from voice control or Office / Messages via iDrive.

A regular cause of them not appearing is down to ‘Show Notifications’ (or the Android equivalent) not being switched on. Within settings if you access your Bluetooth devices, and then the BMW connection, I expect you’ll see this. I use an iPhone but this is a common problem for iPhone users - the switch seems to get turned off during some updates.

Thats great, thanks

So when you refere to the settings and show notifications are you referring to the phone settings or in the idrive?

[335d]

These settings are on the phone