USB Music Downloads

Cyprio · 07-20-2012, 11:57 AM

Guys, can I use my ipod to play music from the USB in the glovebox, and also transfer music from my ipod to the harddrive?

In my previous 330i I had a usb under the armrest which worked my ipod with no problems.

Cheers chaps.

IanS100 · 07-20-2012, 07:10 PM

On the Professional system with hard drive you can upload music to the hard drive from the USB in the glovebox but if you want to stream music from an iPod you have to use the armrest USB

Falmouthboy · 07-21-2012, 01:27 AM

As said, the glove box USB is only for uploading to the Hard Disc in the car. You need a USB in the arm rest to play music through.

Cyprio · 07-21-2012, 01:51 AM

Thanks guys.

BanziBarn · 07-22-2012, 08:35 AM

You can also use the USB in the glove box to charge your phone.

I have a cable that goes from there to around where the ash tray is.

Does seem silly that you can't play music straight from the glove box though. I wonder if it was deliberate so BMW could charge extra for the arm rest one?

Cyprio · 07-22-2012, 08:50 AM

Can already charge the phone through the adaptor/cradle inside the armrest (bluetooth).

Come to think of it, I wonder what year bmw introduced bluetooth music playback 'through' the phone adaptor.

deesto · 07-26-2012, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by IanS100

On the Professional system with hard drive you can upload music to the hard drive from the USB in the glovebox but if you want to stream music from an iPod you have to use the armrest USB

Is that the armrest USB with AUX input?

AdrianSi · 07-26-2012, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyprio

Can already charge the phone through the adaptor/cradle inside the armrest (bluetooth).

Come to think of it, I wonder what year bmw introduced bluetooth music playback 'through' the phone adaptor.

It was the COMBOX that added the Bluetooth music playback. Check you don't have the option for Bluetooth audio by pressing the option button when in the Bluetooth area of idrive. I'm looking at upgrading to a COMBOX in my 2009 LCi to get this and streaming!

IanS100 · 07-26-2012, 08:46 PM

Sound quality is excellent through Bluetooth with the combox, well, as excellent as the boggo LCI can manage anyway, & certainly on a par with the AUX input. I still fancy putting an iPod nano in the ashtray though with extension cable to the AUX. Discreet but convenient.

Cyprio · 07-27-2012, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by AdrianSi

It was the COMBOX that added the Bluetooth music playback. Check you don't have the option for Bluetooth audio by pressing the option button when in the Bluetooth area of idrive. I'm looking at upgrading to a COMBOX in my 2009 LCi to get this and streaming!

Thanks, just checked, and no Bluetooth Audio. It must have been introduced after 2010.

Have you had a quote from the stealer for upgrading to a COMBOX?

Falmouthboy · 07-27-2012, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BanziBarn

You can also use the USB in the glove box to charge your phone.

It tells you not to use this USB as a charging point.

AdrianSi · 07-27-2012, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyprio

Thanks, just checked, and no Bluetooth Audio. It must have been introduced after 2010.

Have you had a quote from the stealer for upgrading to a COMBOX?

It was still an option and available in 2010, so you could still get the Telematics box rather than combox, just depends on what options you ticked when ordering i believe.

Nope havent had a dealer quote as i doubt they would do it. The COMBOX sells 2nd hand for about £175-£290 i have seen, but requires some retrofitting on the telematics wiring harness. Then its a bit of coding to get it working.

Cyprio · 07-27-2012, 07:15 AM

Hmm I thought if you have bluetooth (which i have) you then have Telematics?

Cyprio · 07-27-2012, 07:20 AM

Come to think of it, I haven't got any telematics manuals for my new car as I had for my previous car.

raf555 · 07-27-2012, 07:27 AM

Ive got a telematics box in mine but haven't a clue what it does!!!

AdrianSi · 07-27-2012, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyprio

Hmm I thought if you have bluetooth (which i have) you then have Telematics?

Telematics is the unit that you will find under the boot floor. It uses an internal modem along with its own IMEI number to provide access to BMW Connect and Assist services. If you have this you'll see BMW Online on the home screen of the I-drive. Telematics incorporates Bluetooth. COMBOX becomes Bluetooth, mobile internet tethering which from what i can see is a healthy bonus!

Cyprio · 07-28-2012, 02:03 AM

Aah then I do have Telematics!

So with Telematics what would I then also need to get or do to have Bluetooth Audio working.

The one thing I do know I will need is the special oem iphone adaptor which fits under the armrest. The adaptor I'm using at the moment only charges the phone and also picks up a stronger signal from the sharkfin.

Cheers for your help.

Cyprio · 07-28-2012, 02:50 AM

Just done some researth on the web and it looks like Bluetooth Audio became available in bmw's from Oct 2010 which I guess counts me out - my car was built Jan 2010.

marco_pol · 02-28-2018, 05:38 AM

Yes I had version form 2012 and use bluetooth so send music. Brilliant! My music library is huge and I almost every week I upload new song using https://youtube7-mp3.org or https://y2bee.com sites. Works perfect.

nick46 · 02-28-2018, 02:51 PM

Is it possible to transfer albums downloaded on your phone to the hard drive in the car (via the glove box usb plug)? Or do you need to transfer them to a USB stick first?
Finally, how do you do either of the above methods?

ptpending · 02-28-2018, 03:02 PM

it is possible only if phone provide it's usb storage as a usb stick with simple folder structure
iphone cannot do it and android phones can do that but with plenty of hacking(otherwise android provide all flash and cic will try copy everything or have long time to search for music files)
so it is simpler to copy files from phone to usb stick without folders or with one-level folders and then insert it in glovebox usb

nick46 · 02-28-2018, 03:35 PM

I see. Thanks for that.
Just been watching some videos on how to pull music from a usb stick, and am I right in saying that all music will be put in to one album on the hard drive. For example - if I had two albums on my usb stick, would they be put in to one on the hard drive or would they still show up separately?
Or is it a case of putting one album on the usb stick, load it on to the hard drive, then delete it from the usb stick and put the second album on and then load that on to the hard drive.
Hope that all makes sense!

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Cyprio Captain 33 Rep 918 Posts Drives: 2014 Audi S4 B/Edition Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colchester. UK iTrader: (2)	USB Music Downloads Guys, can I use my ipod to play music from the USB in the glovebox, and also transfer music from my ipod to the harddrive? In my previous 330i I had a usb under the armrest which worked my ipod with no problems. Cheers chaps. Last edited by Cyprio; 07-20-2012 at 02:53 PM..
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IanS100 Major General 136 Rep 5,050 Posts Drives: 520d F10 LCI M Sport Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Southport UK iTrader: (0)	On the Professional system with hard drive you can upload music to the hard drive from the USB in the glovebox but if you want to stream music from an iPod you have to use the armrest USB
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Falmouthboy Squadron Leader (Ret'd) 25 Rep 627 Posts Drives: E91 330d SE & Mini Coupe JCW Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cornwall iTrader: (0)	As said, the glove box USB is only for uploading to the Hard Disc in the car. You need a USB in the arm rest to play music through.
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BanziBarn Lieutenant Colonel 106 Rep 1,800 Posts Drives: BMW 330D E90 LCI Msport Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London iTrader: (0)	You can also use the USB in the glove box to charge your phone. I have a cable that goes from there to around where the ash tray is. Does seem silly that you can't play music straight from the glove box though. I wonder if it was deliberate so BMW could charge extra for the arm rest one? __________________ Black 330d E90 LCI M Sport Saloon Auto. Privacy Glass, Cream Leather, 6FL, I-Drive/Nav/Bluetooth, Alpine hifi upgrade.
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Cyprio Captain 33 Rep 918 Posts Drives: 2014 Audi S4 B/Edition Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colchester. UK iTrader: (2)	Can already charge the phone through the adaptor/cradle inside the armrest (bluetooth). Come to think of it, I wonder what year bmw introduced bluetooth music playback 'through' the phone adaptor.
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IanS100 Major General 136 Rep 5,050 Posts Drives: 520d F10 LCI M Sport Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Southport UK iTrader: (0)	Sound quality is excellent through Bluetooth with the combox, well, as excellent as the boggo LCI can manage anyway, & certainly on a par with the AUX input. I still fancy putting an iPod nano in the ashtray though with extension cable to the AUX. Discreet but convenient.
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Cyprio Captain 33 Rep 918 Posts Drives: 2014 Audi S4 B/Edition Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colchester. UK iTrader: (2)	Hmm I thought if you have bluetooth (which i have) you then have Telematics?
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Cyprio Captain 33 Rep 918 Posts Drives: 2014 Audi S4 B/Edition Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colchester. UK iTrader: (2)	Come to think of it, I haven't got any telematics manuals for my new car as I had for my previous car.
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Cyprio Captain 33 Rep 918 Posts Drives: 2014 Audi S4 B/Edition Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colchester. UK iTrader: (2)	Aah then I do have Telematics! So with Telematics what would I then also need to get or do to have Bluetooth Audio working. The one thing I do know I will need is the special oem iphone adaptor which fits under the armrest. The adaptor I'm using at the moment only charges the phone and also picks up a stronger signal from the sharkfin. Cheers for your help. Last edited by Cyprio; 07-28-2012 at 02:23 AM..
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Cyprio Captain 33 Rep 918 Posts Drives: 2014 Audi S4 B/Edition Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colchester. UK iTrader: (2)	Just done some researth on the web and it looks like Bluetooth Audio became available in bmw's from Oct 2010 which I guess counts me out - my car was built Jan 2010.
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marco_pol Registered 1 Rep 4 Posts Drives: BMW X3 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Poland iTrader: (0)	Yes I had version form 2012 and use bluetooth so send music. Brilliant! My music library is huge and I almost every week I upload new song using https://youtube7-mp3.org or https://y2bee.com sites. Works perfect.
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nick46 Captain 338 Rep 640 Posts Drives: Bmw E91 lci 330d msport Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Bridgwater iTrader: (0)	Is it possible to transfer albums downloaded on your phone to the hard drive in the car (via the glove box usb plug)? Or do you need to transfer them to a USB stick first? Finally, how do you do either of the above methods?
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ptpending Colonel 456 Rep 2,747 Posts Drives: e91 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Poland iTrader: (1)	it is possible only if phone provide it's usb storage as a usb stick with simple folder structure iphone cannot do it and android phones can do that but with plenty of hacking(otherwise android provide all flash and cic will try copy everything or have long time to search for music files) so it is simpler to copy files from phone to usb stick without folders or with one-level folders and then insert it in glovebox usb __________________ E81 2007 130i 6cylinder Montego blue Retrofits: Harman Kardon, High-beam assistant, Removable tow hitch. Auto-dim folding exterior mirrors. Lumbar support. Perfomance Brakes.
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nick46 Captain 338 Rep 640 Posts Drives: Bmw E91 lci 330d msport Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Bridgwater iTrader: (0)	I see. Thanks for that. Just been watching some videos on how to pull music from a usb stick, and am I right in saying that all music will be put in to one album on the hard drive. For example - if I had two albums on my usb stick, would they be put in to one on the hard drive or would they still show up separately? Or is it a case of putting one album on the usb stick, load it on to the hard drive, then delete it from the usb stick and put the second album on and then load that on to the hard drive. Hope that all makes sense!
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