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01-11-2020, 09:39 AM | #265 |
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Now if only the offered a retrofit option. Sorely missing the option in my 2016 F86.
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01-11-2020, 09:39 AM | #266 |
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01-12-2020, 02:11 PM | #267 | |
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When will this change or what's the proper way to get it activated for free? |
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01-12-2020, 02:29 PM | #269 |
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Same here.
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As has been said so many times it is sounding like a broken record... If you have an eligible car and don't yet have CarPlay enabled for free then just wait a few more weeks and you should have it. No need to call anyone or do anything. It will just show up. If you have an eligible car and recently paid you can contact BMW about a refund and some have been successful on this front. If you have a 2018 or older then you may end up paying for CarPlay as these cars weren't mentioned as part of the shift in strategy. That may change, but as of right now it is only for 2019 or later. |
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01-13-2020, 01:26 AM | #271 | ||
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My car is a 2018 and CarPlay is now free. |
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01-13-2020, 09:43 AM | #272 |
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It is accurate to the extent of what eligible cars there are. I remembered it being 2018 or later, but altered it to 2019 when I loaded up the AutoBlog article to be sure I wasn't misspeaking. My understanding is it is basically being made free on cars which had the CarPlay subscription option, but not ones where they had the option to pay $300 flat at the start.
That being said, the best advice is still simply to wait a few more weeks. CarPlay will be made free for those cars that are eligible for it without any "work" on the owner's part. BMW hasn't put up a page saying exactly what cars are eligible (probably to keep from pissing off those who aren't) and instead just sends out emails. IMHO they should just make it free on all cars no matter the model year... But yeah... |
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01-13-2020, 10:46 AM | #273 |
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If your car has IDrive 6 and later plus supports wireless CarPlay it should be eligible.
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I noticed the 'booked until' date, which was Sept 2020 for my recent 330e has now disappeared. It now just says 'booked'.
Might that mean it is now effectively permanent (I'm in BE) Also in the store, Carplay is offered only as the 300 Euro option where previously there were more, shorter term, pricing tiers... |
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01-13-2020, 03:32 PM | #276 |
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All cars with car play provisioning via connected drive will receive lifetime free apple carplay.
This is the fact. It may take time - be patient and it will come. |
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-I can order carplay for $300/240 months via connected drive -I do not have the option for an annual subscription -for my car when new, carplay was a flat $300 yes/no option, not the subscription service. -As has been discussed a few times in this thread and from the materials bmwna has passed along it looks like only the subscription cars are getting it free. Essentially they are just ending the subscription service If you have any evidence this is not that case please share... believe me I want it free. |
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Earlier MY cars had a shorter term option.
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I have a 2017 with CarPlay provisioning but I never activated it on the car. I have called BMW numerous times and been told that the $300 option is all I have available. It will not become free for me because I never activated it. That makes zero sense to me and I hope it is incorrect but it is the message I got in every one of my calls.
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There are only 2 overlaps: music and navigation. For accessing the musing in your phone, you could go the BMW way (Bluetooth). But the iPhone way is much nicer. For navigation, Google Maps is smarter, but I kind of like the BMW navigation. I use both. |
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