BimmerGestalt AAIdrive
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π Unlock the full potential of your BMW Connected Apps-enabled car running IDrive 4-6 to enhance your driving experience!
Combined with an active BMW ConnectedDrive subscription or the Mini Connected option, this project adds most of the features of Android Auto to your car as unofficial BMW/Mini Connected Apps:
π΅ See music apps on your phone as media sources in IDrive
ποΈ Interact with voice assistants installed on your phone
π Read, listen and interact with notifications through the car's controls
π View your calendar in the car and start navigating to appointments
πΊοΈ Trigger car navigation from phone apps
π Read various diagnostic info and statistics from your car
𧩠Extend capabilities through optional add-ons (such as screen mirroring)
π§ Custom map and navigation based on Mapbox
β¨ By using the native BMW Apps protocol, exactly like the old Spotify app, this app does not modify your car in any way, and all of the extended capabilities are only provided while your phone is connected.
β οΈ BMW/Mini Connected Apps requires that the MyBMW or MINI app for your car is installed and that it can successfully enable your IDrive5+ car's Apps checkbox, or that your IDrive4 car has the ConnectedDrive Connection Assistant option. This usually requires having an active BMW ConnectedDrive subscription, which is typically included for a few years after you bought your new car.
Combined with an active BMW ConnectedDrive subscription or the Mini Connected option, this project adds most of the features of Android Auto to your car as unofficial BMW/Mini Connected Apps:
π΅ See music apps on your phone as media sources in IDrive
ποΈ Interact with voice assistants installed on your phone
π Read, listen and interact with notifications through the car's controls
π View your calendar in the car and start navigating to appointments
πΊοΈ Trigger car navigation from phone apps
π Read various diagnostic info and statistics from your car
𧩠Extend capabilities through optional add-ons (such as screen mirroring)
π§ Custom map and navigation based on Mapbox
β¨ By using the native BMW Apps protocol, exactly like the old Spotify app, this app does not modify your car in any way, and all of the extended capabilities are only provided while your phone is connected.
β οΈ BMW/Mini Connected Apps requires that the MyBMW or MINI app for your car is installed and that it can successfully enable your IDrive5+ car's Apps checkbox, or that your IDrive4 car has the ConnectedDrive Connection Assistant option. This usually requires having an active BMW ConnectedDrive subscription, which is typically included for a few years after you bought your new car.
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Ratings and reviews
4.8
541 reviews
Dulanjan Katuwawela
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February 6, 2024
Very cool app that adds some much needed android Auto capabilities to BMW. There are some things that dont seem to work like browsing Spotify library which used to work. It doesn't seem to be able to connect successfully to USB either and says it's not in USB accessory mode which it's in the Android Auto mode so not sure what's going on there.
BimmerGestalt
February 12, 2024
MyBMW is buggy with USB connections, please try installing BMW Connected 6.4 or Connected Classic
Bret M. Woody
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April 13, 2023
You guys just saved me $800... I've been without full Spotify functioning for the last 2? years in my G12 (Android user). It lets me use it on Bluetooth, but no album art, playlists, searchingz etc., like there used to be. I was ready to pull the trigger on an MMI Retrofit for my iDrive 6 (NBT-EVO). This app does EXACTLY what I needed kt to. No more need for adding on Android Auto. THANK YOU.
7 people found this review helpful
Andrew Hershey
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November 24, 2021
This finally fixes BMW's inability to update their iDrive in older models. THIS IS THE FIX. I have been using this as a beta user for over a year and it meets all my needs to integrate my audio players on my phone with my BMW. It works seamlessly. Album art is there for the music apps, I can listen to books with cover art (I use Smart Audiobook Player and it has the ability to load the cover art within its app), even Google's Play Book read aloud works. This really should be part of the stock My BMW app, but since it is not, is is a must install for all BMW owners.
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