Notes on a 2011 335is BMW Apps/Internet/Live upgrade

Technic · 09-03-2011, 04:34 PM

Customer has a MY2011 335is with production date 02/11, just one month before of the introduction of the BMW Apps.

This ends the bad news.

Everything else is good news: this 335is had the iDrive and the Combox installed from factory.

Thus after BimmerTech upgraded both the iDrive CIC and the Combox firmware and then installing the new video input for iPod Out the customer got his BMW Apps retrofitted... and more:

ConnectedDrive new menu entry:

BMW Apps:

Facebook:

Twitter:

Web Radio:

Pandora:

iPod Out:

BMW Live:

News:

Weather:

Google Search:

Street View:

Internet:

Notes:

- BMW Live removes the Assist features from the iDrive menu, which include the BMW Info -Send Google addresses to car. The Assist Safety Plan continues to be functional thru the SOS button in the roof console.
- BMW Apps requires an iPhone
- BMW Live and Internet requires uninterrupted Bluetooth tethering. Some jailbroken iPhones cannot sustain their Bluetooth tethering for long periods of time.

lucas.kent · 09-03-2011, 05:39 PM

Man that is so awesome.

nelson29 · 09-03-2011, 10:42 PM

Awesome job Technic.

Quick question...Did you find a fix for those that have issues with bluetooth tethering in a jailbroken IPhone?

Technic · 09-04-2011, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by nelson29

Awesome job Technic.

Quick question...Did you find a fix for those that have issues with bluetooth tethering in a jailbroken IPhone?

I think that the issue is that you cannot use the original iPhone tethering application if you jailbroke the iPhone, you have to buy another application:

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomieTheClown

The only real issue I personally had was getting my Iphone to tether with the car's combox. I broke down a bought an app called MyWI 4.0. Now this is app is only sold if your phone is jailbroken.

I must say that tethering your phone to your combox is awesome and allows it to reach it's full potential. The BMW online services is very cool. One of best parts of the upgrade is the 'local google live search' feature. Which basically allows you to search(google maps) to find whatever your looking for. Personally I like this much more than using the navigation's POI database. As you can imagine if your car's nav database is old, your POI's could be obsolete or some of the information changed. So the google live feature fixes.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...43&postcount=1

si777 · 09-04-2011, 08:09 AM

Hi Technic, you can give me tips how to connect to the Internet via the Media COMBOX with Bluetooth.
Thanks

Technic · 09-04-2011, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by si777

Hi Technic, you can give me tips how to connect to the Internet via the Media COMBOX with Bluetooth.
Thanks

Your Combox Media should have the firmware and coded to support Bluetooth tethering. Once that is done then set your phone to tethering and the iDrive to support Bluetooth data, that's it.

si777 · 09-04-2011, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technic

Your Combox Media should have the firmware and coded to support Bluetooth tethering. Once that is done then set your phone to tethering and the iDrive to support Bluetooth data, that's it.

yes it was updated a month ago.
I've coded 639 614 615 6NR 6NF 6FL 6VC

Technic · 09-04-2011, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by si777

yes it was updated a month ago.
I've coded 639 614 615 6NR 6NF 6FL 6VC

If that's correct and you are seeing the Internet option on your iDrive menu then you need to set your phone to Bluetooth tethering and the iDrive to accept it thru the Telephone menu.

si777 · 09-04-2011, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technic

If that's correct and you are seeing the Internet option on your iDrive menu then you need to set your phone to Bluetooth tethering and the iDrive to accept it thru the Telephone menu.

True if all goes well but the connection is established and disconnected. Can you please send me your TRC

Technic · 09-04-2011, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by si777

True if all goes well but the connection is established and disconnected. Can you please send me your TRC

I think that you are confusing me for somebody else as that will never happen, isn't it?

si777 · 09-04-2011, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technic

I think that you are confusing me for somebody else as that will never happen, isn't it?

hmm I do not understand sorry.

Technic · 09-04-2011, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by si777

hmm I do not understand sorry.

Yes, that's what I meant... you do not understand. I do not provide TRC to anybody.

si777 · 09-04-2011, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technic

Yes, that's what I meant... you do not understand. I do not provide TRC to anybody.

was only one question that I can compare with my what's wrong I'm sorry if you getretten too close.

Skydive · 09-09-2011, 03:07 PM

Patryk did my Combox/6NR upgrade several months ago. It works well with MyWi and my iPhone. My Internet and BMW Live features work, but I only have News, Weather, and Applications. How do I get the new Google features and such?

Patrys@BimmerTech · 09-10-2011, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skydive

Patryk did my Combox/6NR upgrade several months ago. It works well with MyWi and my iPhone. My Internet and BMW Live features work, but I only have News, Weather, and Applications. How do I get the new Google features and such?

PM sent!

Skydive · 09-11-2011, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skydive

Patryk did my Combox/6NR upgrade several months ago. It works well with MyWi and my iPhone. My Internet and BMW Live features work, but I only have News, Weather, and Applications. How do I get the new Google features and such?

Thanks to Patryk's PM, I was able to solve this.

The answer? For those of us who live in North America, where BMW Live is not officially offered, it is necessary to change your settings such that BMW Live thinks you are in Europe > Great Britain.

This seems to allow all the new Apps, with no other side effects.

Thanks Patryk.

-Michael

chsbmw · 09-11-2011, 04:54 PM

Can someone tell me how I may get the BMW live features such as news weather etc? I have a vehicle with BMW apps and have never seen those things before.

Technic · 09-11-2011, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chsbmw

Can someone tell me how I may get the BMW live features such as news weather etc? I have a vehicle with BMW apps and have never seen those things before.

Send PM: http://www.e90post.com/forums/member.php?u=59568

chsbmw · 09-12-2011, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technic

Send PM: http://www.e90post.com/forums/member.php?u=59568

Just did. Thanks.

Edward · 09-23-2011, 03:18 PM

So I just recently started to really use pandora and I prefer it to Sirius so much that I may not renew my sirius, but want to start paying for pandora to have on my mobile devices as well as in my car. Problem is that I have one of the very first 335is models to come out so my build date is before this 6NR or whatever upgrade. I'm pretty sure I don't have apps or any of that stuff. How involved is it for me to get sirius on my car. do I have to go to the dealer at some point for software? How about hardware? Does my car have the guts to retrofit this? Thanks.

Technic · 09-23-2011, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward

So I just recently started to really use pandora and I prefer it to Sirius so much that I may not renew my sirius, but want to start paying for pandora to have on my mobile devices as well as in my car. Problem is that I have one of the very first 335is models to come out so my build date is before this 6NR or whatever upgrade. I'm pretty sure I don't have apps or any of that stuff. How involved is it for me to get sirius on my car. do I have to go to the dealer at some point for software? How about hardware? Does my car have the guts to retrofit this? Thanks.

There is a Sirius tuner already in your iDrive, you just have to activate it thru the dealer (enabling codes, $350 or so).

Patrys@BimmerTech · 09-24-2011, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward

So I just recently started to really use pandora and I prefer it to Sirius so much that I may not renew my sirius, but want to start paying for pandora to have on my mobile devices as well as in my car. Problem is that I have one of the very first 335is models to come out so my build date is before this 6NR or whatever upgrade. I'm pretty sure I don't have apps or any of that stuff. How involved is it for me to get sirius on my car. do I have to go to the dealer at some point for software? How about hardware? Does my car have the guts to retrofit this? Thanks.

We can help you retrofit the 6NR

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