RSS Feeds via Connected Drive

effone · 12-05-2010, 01:23 PM

Hi folks,

Have got my car 'online' with connected drive which is good as the last owner didn't register it - which means his loss is my gain !!

Anyway, i've managed to send a link to an address via google maps, plus send a message to the car.

However, I can't find where the RSS feed is meant to be ?? I've chosen 3 feeds via the connected drive, but I don't know where they are !!

Any ideas / information would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Ian

mjh93sa · 12-05-2010, 03:50 PM

From memory it's "news" > "my news"

effone · 12-05-2010, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mjh93sa

From memory it's "news" > "my news"

cheers fella... where's the option though... could only see my messages and the assist options... (i have set up the RSS feeds on the website)

could be missing it totally though... it has been known...

do you have this option ??

ian

BanziBarn · 12-05-2010, 04:59 PM

RSS? Does that mean we could read E90 post on there?!

mjh93sa · 12-05-2010, 06:41 PM

Go to "BMW Online" then when that has loaded go to "News" and there should be a "My News" option somewhere in there... open that and the feeds that you set in the connected drive portal show up.

You can set bimmerpost RSS feed, but you will basically just get the headlines from the front page displaying (and read out to you if you so wish).

I'll try and remember to get a bit of video to demonstrate it.

effone · 12-06-2010, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjh93sa

Go to "BMW Online" then when that has loaded go to "News" and there should be a "My News" option somewhere in there... open that and the feeds that you set in the connected drive portal show up.

You can set bimmerpost RSS feed, but you will basically just get the headlines from the front page displaying (and read out to you if you so wish).

I'll try and remember to get a bit of video to demonstrate it.

hi fella,

i have set up the RSS feed web addresses on the website - my issue is that I can't find where you get these feeds in the car...

cheers,

ian b

doughboy · 12-06-2010, 02:49 AM

Effone -

mjh93sa means go to BMW online (in the car on the I drive, not on a PC), then go to the 'news' sections where you can usually read all the news and weather etc, then go to 'my news' where you'll find your RSS headers.

BTW its rubbish - you can only read the headers of the RSS feeds you add.

effone · 12-06-2010, 03:14 AM

hi DB...

ok mate no problem - but for the life of me i couldn't see the 'online' option within the idrive menu

perhaps i don't have this option - could it be the case that i only have the 'connected' part which can deal with google maps and messages, but nothing else ??

thanks,

ian

doughboy · 12-06-2010, 03:59 AM

Go back to the main menu (press 'menu' until you don't go back anymore on the i-drive controller)

Select BMW Services

In there should be a few things, one of which is BMW Online.

Press that!

If its shaded out then it may not be activated on your car (it takes a minute or two from start up to become available while the systems fires up).

mjh93sa · 12-08-2010, 01:21 PM

effone · 12-18-2010, 11:20 AM

just to give y'all an update...

for my car, the RSS feeds don't work - mine is an 07 plate, and this function wasn't available until a year later... so even though i can see the function on the website, it's not going to happen for me...

not the end of the world... although having the google maps and message service working is really cool...

thanks to all of you that offered advice... ultimately anneka @ sytner made a few enquiries and let me know the score !!

regards,

ian b

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effone Private First Class 12 Rep 125 Posts Drives: 335d m sport Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: bedfordshire iTrader: (0)	RSS Feeds via Connected Drive Hi folks, Have got my car 'online' with connected drive which is good as the last owner didn't register it - which means his loss is my gain !! Anyway, i've managed to send a link to an address via google maps, plus send a message to the car. However, I can't find where the RSS feed is meant to be ?? I've chosen 3 feeds via the connected drive, but I don't know where they are !! Any ideas / information would be much appreciated. Cheers, Ian
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mjh93sa Major General 145 Rep 5,080 Posts Drives: 530d Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gloucestershire iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW M135i [10.00] 2011 Mini Countryma ... [5.50]	Go to "BMW Online" then when that has loaded go to "News" and there should be a "My News" option somewhere in there... open that and the feeds that you set in the connected drive portal show up. You can set bimmerpost RSS feed, but you will basically just get the headlines from the front page displaying (and read out to you if you so wish). I'll try and remember to get a bit of video to demonstrate it. __________________ Gone: Fiesta - Focus - E46 320dSE - E91 330dMSport - E82 135iMSport - R55 JCW Clubman - M135i Now: 530d
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doughboy Major General 1545 Rep 8,972 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 Comp 6MT Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (2)	Effone - mjh93sa means go to BMW online (in the car on the I drive, not on a PC), then go to the 'news' sections where you can usually read all the news and weather etc, then go to 'my news' where you'll find your RSS headers. BTW its rubbish - you can only read the headers of the RSS feeds you add.
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effone Private First Class 12 Rep 125 Posts Drives: 335d m sport Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: bedfordshire iTrader: (0)	hi DB... ok mate no problem - but for the life of me i couldn't see the 'online' option within the idrive menu perhaps i don't have this option - could it be the case that i only have the 'connected' part which can deal with google maps and messages, but nothing else ?? thanks, ian
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doughboy Major General 1545 Rep 8,972 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 Comp 6MT Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (2)	Go back to the main menu (press 'menu' until you don't go back anymore on the i-drive controller) Select BMW Services In there should be a few things, one of which is BMW Online. Press that! If its shaded out then it may not be activated on your car (it takes a minute or two from start up to become available while the systems fires up).
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12-18-2010, 11:20 AM	#11
effone Private First Class 12 Rep 125 Posts Drives: 335d m sport Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: bedfordshire iTrader: (0)	just to give y'all an update... for my car, the RSS feeds don't work - mine is an 07 plate, and this function wasn't available until a year later... so even though i can see the function on the website, it's not going to happen for me... not the end of the world... although having the google maps and message service working is really cool... thanks to all of you that offered advice... ultimately anneka @ sytner made a few enquiries and let me know the score !! regards, ian b
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