[babaikram]

Probably a singular issue. I don't have the problems mentioned above with my CarPlay. It works flawlessly.

To use google map you would need an android phone . The car can mirror android screens on idrive. The projected mirroring is the same as the screen of your phone. I currently use an old Samsung S5. You could then use google map from your android which is not available on CarPlay. However I am not sure whether you need to have enhanced bluetooth option or not for this function.

Overall, the idrive works much better with android than iPhone regarding receiving and sending text messages etc

In my opinion, idrive is as good as dynamically re-routing away from traffic congestions during navigation as google map, if not better. You could also set parameters for routing with idrive including avoiding toll roads etc not to mention sire-like commands. Google map took me into a blind alley the other time in my Honda Civic.