[amaris]

I am looking to get CarPlay activated in my G01 but don't want to spend A$500 on the official product.

Looking at the third party vendors I see prices ranging from A$90 (eBay) to $550 (at Bimmer-Tech). I don't know how these codes are got but am very apprehensive about ?bricking or at least losing other officially available functions.

Does anyone know if the differently priced third party sold products are different to each other in any way? Or is it that some offer the same product cheaper?

Thanks

[cvee]

The 3rd party coding option for Carplay does not currently work on latest car software for G01.
I lost my 3rd party Carplay activation and it took bmw a week to successfully update the software. I don’t know if 3rd party coding was to blame. Scary at the time.

[amaris]

Originally Posted by cvee

The 3rd party coding option for Carplay does not currently work on latest car software for G01.
I lost my 3rd party Carplay activation and it took bmw a week to successfully update the software. I don’t know if 3rd party coding was to blame. Scary at the time.

Thanks. Did you manage to get it activated and then lost it after a software update or did you not manage to get it working at all? Did BMW blame you for messing with the software? Did you have to pay BMW to get everything working again.
The cheap price is very tempting but don't want any complications with warranty/ other features, etc.
Did you get it working in the end? Which vendor did you use?
Sorry about the multiple questions.

Thanks

[cvee]

Originally Posted by amaris

Thanks. Did you manage to get it activated and then lost it after a software update or did you not manage to get it working at all? Did BMW blame you for messing with the software? Did you have to pay BMW to get everything working again.
The cheap price is very tempting but don't want any complications with warranty/ other features, etc.
Did you get it working in the end? Which vendor did you use?
Sorry about the multiple questions.

Thanks

Was activated and then lost it after car software updated during service.
Nope Carplay is gone... money down the drain.
Even if 3rd parties find a work around... there’s no guarantee that bmw won’t block them again in future updates.

[amaris]

Originally Posted by cvee

Was activated and then lost it after car software updated during service.
Nope Carplay is gone... money down the drain.
Even if 3rd parties find a work around... there’s no guarantee that bmw won’t block them again in future updates.

Thanks CVEE. Decided to finally get the official version.