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      02-02-2019, 10:28 AM   #15
Harryg
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Drives: BMW 4series Grand Coupe
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Originally Posted by MJE60 View Post
Hi
In brief, additional cabling via adapter allows the new unit to plug into the car’s existing wiring loom. A separate control box with android software provides additional functionality (such as CarPlay). The android box basically feeds into the idrive system as an aux input, so you can switch between idrive ordinary menu and functions and the android software functionality. Idrive fdl coding changes for screen size and resolution allow idrive software to work using larger screen. The advantage is you are not pirating bmw software or trying to “hack/crack bmw CarPlay or other app integration software, these functions are instead all are licenced android versions. Given BMW are now Scr*w*ng buyers with annual licences for CarPlay instead on one of lifetime charges, it also saves annual running costs
Are these the same units sold by Avin,Ugode etc as they seem like nothing but trouble in the 3 and 4 series forums. Some long posts on that section and they make for bad reading.
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