Bluetooth version?

azlkk · 06-20-2019, 06:51 PM

Does anybody know if iDrive 7.0 is Bluetooth version 5.0? I'm wondering how well high res music will sound coming via my iPhone with BT 5.0.

bichoo · 06-22-2019, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by azlkk

Does anybody know if iDrive 7.0 is Bluetooth version 5.0? I'm wondering how well high res music will sound coming via my iPhone with BT 5.0.

Very good question and I do not know. However, I do suspect strongly that high res music is coming from the iPhone as I do not notice any difference when I listen via Bluetooth or from the USB. Whereas in my 2014 X3 I had previously, there was a noticeable difference. So much so that I would listen via USB rather than bluetooth.

jammit · 06-23-2019, 05:37 AM

Have already asked this question to my Genius - still waiting on answer from BMW head-office......

natahoa · 06-23-2019, 07:34 AM

I was getting interference during songs yesterday from my phone, using both Bluetooth and usb. When I tried to do something else with my phone it said I had no connection. I was sitting in my driveway where home WiFi always works.

When I looked at my settings, the phone was connected to BMW WiFi. I don’t have that in my car, but apparently I have some sort of signal. With no connectivity. The songs were interrupting when I was not at home, leading me to believe that the non-existent BMW WiFi was interfering.

At some point I found some sort of WiFi settings in iDrive, but I haven’t been able to find them again. As far as I know my car doesn’t have it. I think it is part of the executive package, correct?

I’ve never activated Apple car play (I have an iPhone 7+).

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azlkk New Member 0 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 1988 E28 M5 (departed) Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Phoenix Arizona iTrader: (0)	Bluetooth version? Does anybody know if iDrive 7.0 is Bluetooth version 5.0? I'm wondering how well high res music will sound coming via my iPhone with BT 5.0.
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jammit Private First Class 58 Rep 124 Posts Drives: X5 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: melbourne iTrader: (0)	Have already asked this question to my Genius - still waiting on answer from BMW head-office......
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natahoa Retired soccer mom 252 Rep 937 Posts Drives: x5 40i 2019 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Rural Eastern MD (Eastern Shore/Delmarva) iTrader: (0) Garage List 1998 Jeep Cherokee ... [0.00] 2011 Toyota Highlander [0.00] 1998 Plymouth voyager [0.00] 2019 X5 40i [0.00]	I was getting interference during songs yesterday from my phone, using both Bluetooth and usb. When I tried to do something else with my phone it said I had no connection. I was sitting in my driveway where home WiFi always works. When I looked at my settings, the phone was connected to BMW WiFi. I don’t have that in my car, but apparently I have some sort of signal. With no connectivity. The songs were interrupting when I was not at home, leading me to believe that the non-existent BMW WiFi was interfering. At some point I found some sort of WiFi settings in iDrive, but I haven’t been able to find them again. As far as I know my car doesn’t have it. I think it is part of the executive package, correct? I’ve never activated Apple car play (I have an iPhone 7+).
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