[flzrider]

einserM, maybe you can help me out a bit. What I am most interested in is getting Pandora through my iPhone 4S. I can run it on my phone and hook it up to the car using the standard white apple USB cable, but I have no ability to switch songs from the steering wheel or nav. And since the Pandora app goes into some sort of BMW screen, I can't change songs from the iPhone either! It would seem crazy to me that I would need the cradle just to have the ability to change songs. And from your description the other cradle features really wouldn't be that much of a benefit for me personally.

Also, can anyone confirm whether the iPhone 4S is actually compatible with the media cradle?

EDIT: I think I may have answered my own question. I downloaded the BMW connected app and now when I play Pandora I get full control of switching songs, thumb up/down, etc.