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This is my first vehicle with CarPlay, and I have to say.... it's performing exactly to my expectations. I have read al the horror stories on these boards from the past 1-2 years about gremlins and unexpected operations, but I've experienced none of that.
Somewhere around iOS 10.2, my older car's iDrive (2016 M3) started really going bonkers when you plugged in the iPhone via USB. Basically all the BMW supported apps (Pandora, Audible, etc) would automatically launch on your iPhone, making it difficult to get in the car and simply "play music".
Now, I get in, and CarPlay just continues playing whatever/wherever I left previously. And the wireless/Wi-Fi audio quality is much better than Bluetooth, and comparable to USB. So I'm totally satisfied from both a usability and sound quality option. I even like the fact you can have split screen (CarPlay + Nav). I don't recall having a media/Nav spilt screen like this before on iDrive?
So far, definitely the best $300 I've ever spent.
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