08-22-2021, 07:57 AM | #1 |
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Question for those who have retrofitted carplay/Android auto
I am considering getting one of the units to retrofit carplay/Android auto after a drive yesterday that the BMW nav traffic info failed horribly in telling me about traffic until it was too late. One of the things that has discouraged me to this point is that all the units I have seen require a cable running to the aux port for the audio to come through. Are there any work arounds for this to more seamlessly integrate the retrofit? Will be in a 2011 X3 35i running CIC. Thanks
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08-22-2021, 08:45 AM | #3 |
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Apple Car play retrofit
I would check out the Bimmertech web site. You can enter your vin numbers through there site to confirm compatibility and choose your software upgrade. I used them to upgrade/ install the upgrade to utilize the features of my apple iPhone
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08-22-2021, 01:53 PM | #4 |
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Hello! I've retrofitted a wireless Apple CarPlay MMI box from ebay, I know it's currently out of stock but from my experience with this specific box is really good.
It does require a connection to your AUX port for any audio output coming from the MMI box, and frankly, the audio quality isn't that great. At higher volumes, audio tends to start clipping at high frequencies. I've tried messing with the EQ levels (through the MMI box and iDrive) and made it more bearable but it still isn't good as Bluetooth audio coming straight from my phone. But! You can still connect your iPhone to the factory iDrive's Blueooth and CarPlay at the same time and have just your phone audio go through iDrive and CarPlay visuals/map navigation on the screen! The advantage of this is you get to keep your song next/previous controls from the steering wheel and song info in the cluster. And you get to keep the clarity of the music going through your speakers. There are a few caveats with this method though. First, when you're using navigation, you will not get any voice prompts if you're playing music through Bluetooth. The same goes for any notification sounds. Whenever you get a text message and interact with it using CarPlay, it will somtimes play through Bluetooth as a phone call, or in other cases, it will play through the MMI box therefore not hearing it. This also applies to talking to Siri. |
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12-06-2021, 11:05 AM | #6 |
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I recently installed a RoadTop MMI box in my 2019 X3.
The unit came with an aux to usb adapter, but I did not use it. Instead, I coded AUX into my Idrive (NBT EVO ID6) by using bimmercode and a Veepeak OBDII scanner. The audio just gets routed to the car's Aux but there is no physical connection to it. Initial audio quality was not great, but turned out OK after I tinkered around with the EQ settings of the MMI box. Initial setup for wired and wireless carplay was seamless. Android Auto was a bit more challenging, using a Samsung Galaxy S21. It took a reboot of the unit (long press on IDrive's Back button) for it to recognize the phone when connected via usb. Wireless AA was extremely laggy at 1st, but got solved after changing the wi-fi channel from 6 to 36. Steering wheel buttons and scrolling wheel integrate very well with Carplay or AA. Hope this helps. |
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