Spotify

halfalife · 01-19-2015, 03:15 PM

Anyone managing to get this working through the connected apps?
Mine closes the connection when I select the spotify app?

TerraLvr335i · 01-19-2015, 04:20 PM

Seems to be working ok for me, but honestly I'm not sure I did anything special. I just plugged my phone in (iPhone 6) and opened Spotify. Then I went to Spotify within iDrive (in the Media menu) and everything went smoothly from there.

halfalife · 01-20-2015, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by TerraLvr335i

Seems to be working ok for me, but honestly I'm not sure I did anything special. I just plugged my phone in (iPhone 6) and opened Spotify. Then I went to Spotify within iDrive (in the Media menu) and everything went smoothly from there.

Every time I select the spotify app, it closes down and disconnects . Don't know what I'm doing wrong ?

halfalife · 01-20-2015, 02:45 PM

Seems to work if I plug in phone and open spotify. Going through the connected apps route is a fail.

Toast · 01-21-2015, 01:11 AM

Works for me too. Plug in usb go to connected drive or through media then click spotify. Pretty cool that we get album pics. Using iPhone 5 with iOS 8.something.

JSY · 01-21-2015, 12:11 PM

I usually access it after having started the BMW Connect app on my iPhone. One thing I really like about Spotify and TuneIn is that you can leave the app on iDrive and go back to the Connected app and start another app. These are the only two apps that I know that allow this. Pandora and Stitch - once you start the app, there's no way to exit out of the app via iDrive. You need to exit it on your phone.

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TerraLvr335i Private 2 Rep 67 Posts Drives: F25 X3 28i Join Date: May 2008 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	Seems to be working ok for me, but honestly I'm not sure I did anything special. I just plugged my phone in (iPhone 6) and opened Spotify. Then I went to Spotify within iDrive (in the Media menu) and everything went smoothly from there.
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halfalife Private First Class 21 Rep 138 Posts Drives: 3.0D Msport Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Stockton on Tees iTrader: (0)	Seems to work if I plug in phone and open spotify. Going through the connected apps route is a fail. __________________ 3.0 Msport, Black, Msport Plus Pack, Media Pack, Interior Comfort Pack , LED's, VDC, B&O speakers, Heated rear / steering, Towbar, Extended storage, Servo Steering.
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Toast Private 2 Rep 85 Posts Drives: X3.5m, A4 Avant Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Gabriel, CA iTrader: (0)	Works for me too. Plug in usb go to connected drive or through media then click spotify. Pretty cool that we get album pics. Using iPhone 5 with iOS 8.something. __________________ X3.5m \| A4 Avant
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JSY Major 578 Rep 1,108 Posts Drives: 2024 BMW X3 M40i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: New York iTrader: (0) Garage List 2024 BMW X3 M40i [0.00] 2021 BMW X3 M40i [0.00] 2018 BMW X3 M40i [9.33] 2015 BMW X3 35i [9.50]	I usually access it after having started the BMW Connect app on my iPhone. One thing I really like about Spotify and TuneIn is that you can leave the app on iDrive and go back to the Connected app and start another app. These are the only two apps that I know that allow this. Pandora and Stitch - once you start the app, there's no way to exit out of the app via iDrive. You need to exit it on your phone.
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