how do i completely remove Pandora from the menu

BimmerX5kid · 11-28-2022, 12:09 PM

I cant take it anymore.. i dont want my phone to launch Pandora app on my phone every time i sit in my car. How do i remove entirely the app from the BMW menu so that my phone will not try to connect to it? I have tried the "disable auto launch" in the Pandora app on on my phone but it didnt do anything. I simply just do not want a PANDORA app anywhere on my 2021 X3 and i've scrolled through every option on the BMW menu to look how to delete it..i tried youtube briefly but it was mostly about connecting to apps.

thank you..

gkgeiger · 11-28-2022, 12:50 PM

Delete it from your phone.

BimmerX5kid · 11-29-2022, 10:00 AM

well that would suck.. because i still use it around the house.. its just extremely annoying that every time i sit in my car and i look at the phone i'm staring at the Pandora app and i have to swipe it away. is it petty? yes.. but i mean guys here code every little conceivable thing on their car i just dont like being greeted by my car with the Pandora app on my phone.

snareman · 11-29-2022, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by BimmerX5kid

well that would suck.. because i still use it around the house.. its just extremely annoying that every time i sit in my car and i look at the phone i'm staring at the Pandora app and i have to swipe it away. is it petty? yes.. but i mean guys here code every little conceivable thing on their car i just dont like being greeted by my car with the Pandora app on my phone.

Are you apple or android? I don't have a solution. Just wondering.

pritchd · 11-29-2022, 11:55 AM

On an iPhone go to Settings-General-CarPlay-My Car-Customize and you can select / remove which apps are included.

Gritty · 11-29-2022, 01:15 PM

Had this issue on my 2019, but I never found out how disable it and have since sold the car. See if the below works...?

go the Pandora app > tap on ‘Profile’ (bottom right) > tap on Settings (the cog wheel @ the top right) > tap Advanced > turn off ‘Enable Launch From Car’ (under BluetoothDevices).

BimmerX5kid · 12-06-2022, 11:33 AM

its an iphone. and yes Gritty i did disable "launch from car" in the OP, it didnt work

Pritchd i will try to disable it from the Car Play menus. thanks!

rob175 · 12-07-2022, 10:14 AM

On the iPhone you can "off-load" an app. By "off-loading" you still retain all data and settings of the app...it will just not automatically boot the app.

Later IF you decide you want the app to function then all you do is double click on the app icon and it will "re-load" and work perfectly.

I haven't found any other way to prevent Pandora from turning on when the car turns on.

SO8 · 12-07-2022, 10:23 AM

I had Pandora on my M240i and it was not great. It interfered with too much ... and was left on the car when I sold it.

It upset the deadlocking and the immobiliser just would not disarm twice causing me issues.

The alarm was a great idea but maybe too complex for it's own good. I moved to a Meta S5 Deadlock tracker / separate but linked immobiliser on the X3 and have had no issues at all.

11-28-2022, 12:09 PM	#1
BimmerX5kid Private 20 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 2015 X5, 2021 X3 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	how do i completely remove Pandora from the menu I cant take it anymore.. i dont want my phone to launch Pandora app on my phone every time i sit in my car. How do i remove entirely the app from the BMW menu so that my phone will not try to connect to it? I have tried the "disable auto launch" in the Pandora app on on my phone but it didnt do anything. I simply just do not want a PANDORA app anywhere on my 2021 X3 and i've scrolled through every option on the BMW menu to look how to delete it..i tried youtube briefly but it was mostly about connecting to apps. thank you..
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11-28-2022, 12:50 PM	#2
gkgeiger Lieutenant 856 Rep 512 Posts Drives: '23 X3 M40i, '23 Z4 M40i order Join Date: May 2021 Location: Central Florida iTrader: (0)	Delete it from your phone. __________________ Gene
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BimmerX5kid Private 20 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 2015 X5, 2021 X3 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	well that would suck.. because i still use it around the house.. its just extremely annoying that every time i sit in my car and i look at the phone i'm staring at the Pandora app and i have to swipe it away. is it petty? yes.. but i mean guys here code every little conceivable thing on their car i just dont like being greeted by my car with the Pandora app on my phone.
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11-29-2022, 11:55 AM	#5
pritchd Second Lieutenant 278 Rep 244 Posts Drives: 2019 X3 M40i Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Lynchburg, VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW X3 M40i [0.00]	On an iPhone go to Settings-General-CarPlay-My Car-Customize and you can select / remove which apps are included. __________________ 2019 M40i Dark Graphite / Mocha / Executive Package / Premium Package / Adaptive M Suspension /Driving Assistance Package / Spare / Trailer Hitch
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Gritty First Lieutenant 375 Rep 374 Posts Drives: 2023 X3 M40i Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: North iTrader: (0)	Had this issue on my 2019, but I never found out how disable it and have since sold the car. See if the below works...? go the Pandora app > tap on ‘Profile’ (bottom right) > tap on Settings (the cog wheel @ the top right) > tap Advanced > turn off ‘Enable Launch From Car’ (under BluetoothDevices).
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12-06-2022, 11:33 AM	#7
BimmerX5kid Private 20 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 2015 X5, 2021 X3 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	its an iphone. and yes Gritty i did disable "launch from car" in the OP, it didnt work Pritchd i will try to disable it from the Car Play menus. thanks!
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12-07-2022, 10:14 AM	#8
rob175 Major 688 Rep 1,116 Posts Drives: BMW X3 xiDrive30 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	On the iPhone you can "off-load" an app. By "off-loading" you still retain all data and settings of the app...it will just not automatically boot the app. Later IF you decide you want the app to function then all you do is double click on the app icon and it will "re-load" and work perfectly. I haven't found any other way to prevent Pandora from turning on when the car turns on.
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12-07-2022, 10:23 AM	#9
SO8 Major 243 Rep 1,205 Posts Drives: BMW G42 M240i xdrive Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	I had Pandora on my M240i and it was not great. It interfered with too much ... and was left on the car when I sold it. It upset the deadlocking and the immobiliser just would not disarm twice causing me issues. The alarm was a great idea but maybe too complex for it's own good. I moved to a Meta S5 Deadlock tracker / separate but linked immobiliser on the X3 and have had no issues at all.
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