Pandora Help Please

zlee11 · 05-27-2011, 08:52 AM

Picked up my X3, with Tech, Apps and Media Snap in for iPhone 4.
When I run apps in the phone, I have idrive access to:
Facebook, Twitter, Webradio and Plug in.
I can not see Pandora as an available option anywhere. Of course I have Pandora installed on the iPhone and I am located in the United States.

Can anyone tell me how to get Pandora to show up?

Thank you.

torzeck · 05-27-2011, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by zlee11

Picked up my X3, with Tech, Apps and Media Snap in for iPhone 4.
When I run apps in the phone, I have idrive access to:
Facebook, Twitter, Webradio and Plug in.
I can not see Pandora as an available option anywhere. Of course I have Pandora installed on the iPhone and I am located in the United States.

Can anyone tell me how to get Pandora to show up?

Thank you.

You need to open the Pandora app on your phone and then you should see it on the drive display.

Evogelpohl · 05-27-2011, 09:11 AM

Yup. Pandora - the regular IPhone app, not a BMW app - is already capable of detecting that BMW Apps is "active". With the white cable (i don't have the snap in yet) attached, you launch Pandora on the iPhone and it switches to a mode where the screen output is diverted to the iDrive screen. You can’t control Pandora in this mode on the phone.
Very cool. I have an iPhone 4, works perfectly.
Here's what's odd.... if you snap-in the phone, you need to decide what app to launch first - either BMW Connected (Facebook, twitter and the web radio) or Pandora. It's one or the other. No multitasking from what I can tell yet. I wish BMW Connected could run in the background and let Pandora run in the foreground. Alas....
Someone tell me if I’m wrong.

sfax · 05-27-2011, 10:33 AM

Someone else posted there was no multitasking. Pretty lame really since it's been around since the 3GS came out but maybe they'll update it one day...

zlee11 · 05-27-2011, 11:12 AM

Yeah, I think that's what I was doing wrong. I was trying to run apps and Pandora at the same time. I'll try it out later. I can't wait for work to end today, so I can go play with the car.
Thank you all for your responses.

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zlee11 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 28i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	Pandora Help Please Picked up my X3, with Tech, Apps and Media Snap in for iPhone 4. When I run apps in the phone, I have idrive access to: Facebook, Twitter, Webradio and Plug in. I can not see Pandora as an available option anywhere. Of course I have Pandora installed on the iPhone and I am located in the United States. Can anyone tell me how to get Pandora to show up? Thank you.
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Evogelpohl New Member 8 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 35 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Tulsa, OK iTrader: (0)	Yup. Pandora - the regular IPhone app, not a BMW app - is already capable of detecting that BMW Apps is "active". With the white cable (i don't have the snap in yet) attached, you launch Pandora on the iPhone and it switches to a mode where the screen output is diverted to the iDrive screen. You can’t control Pandora in this mode on the phone. Very cool. I have an iPhone 4, works perfectly. Here's what's odd.... if you snap-in the phone, you need to decide what app to launch first - either BMW Connected (Facebook, twitter and the web radio) or Pandora. It's one or the other. No multitasking from what I can tell yet. I wish BMW Connected could run in the background and let Pandora run in the foreground. Alas.... Someone tell me if I’m wrong.
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sfax Brigadier General 91 Rep 3,855 Posts Drives: BMW X3 2011 F25 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Berkshire, UK iTrader: (0)	Someone else posted there was no multitasking. Pretty lame really since it's been around since the 3GS came out but maybe they'll update it one day... __________________ F25 xDrive20d SE __ professional multimedia package \| dynamic package \| climate package \| 309s \| xline \| xenons \| electric seats \| folding mirrors \| business speakers
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zlee11 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 28i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	Yeah, I think that's what I was doing wrong. I was trying to run apps and Pandora at the same time. I'll try it out later. I can't wait for work to end today, so I can go play with the car. Thank you all for your responses.
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