iPhone 4: Can I limit the # of contacts to sync with idrive?

ctt335i · 06-30-2011, 08:13 PM

Question:

I just got an iPhone 4 and my company automatically pushes the entire corporate directory to my Exchange server in Outlook... over 1500 contacts.

With my blackberry, I could limit the number of contacts I wanted to sync to iDrive, to just have the few that I wanted. This was a setting in one of the blackberry menus.

How can I do that with my iPhone? Thanks!

Car: 2008 E90 335i with iDrive

sblument · 07-04-2011, 10:04 AM

I don't think that's possible.

CenCal X3M Comp · 07-04-2011, 12:20 PM

You can limit which address book to sync. In your contacts, select groups (back arrow) and select all on my iPhone. That should limit to you iPhone only. Outside of that, you cannot limit from your exchange. That was what I did. I put only my more frequent and personal contacts on my iPhone and have it only sync from it.

Sirrus · 07-16-2011, 03:26 PM

Go to your Bluetooth options for the BMW device. Turn on Phone Favorites, uncheck "All Contacts".

ctt335i · 08-08-2011, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirrus

Go to your Bluetooth options for the BMW device. Turn on Phone Favorites, uncheck "All Contacts".

meant to reply a while ago and forgot... thanks for this! it worked perfectly!

06-30-2011, 08:13 PM	#1
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sblument Lieutenant 13 Rep 427 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Champaign, IL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Re: partial directory I don't think that's possible. __________________ 2006 330i, SP, PP, fold down rear seats, sparkling graphite, black leather, metallic trim.
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CenCal X3M Comp Second Lieutenant 88 Rep 207 Posts Drives: 2024 X3M Comp Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central Cali (and Sometimes Brazil) iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW M4 [0.00]	You can limit which address book to sync. In your contacts, select groups (back arrow) and select all on my iPhone. That should limit to you iPhone only. Outside of that, you cannot limit from your exchange. That was what I did. I put only my more frequent and personal contacts on my iPhone and have it only sync from it.
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07-16-2011, 03:26 PM	#4
Sirrus Private First Class 4 Rep 158 Posts Drives: 2013 335i M Sport Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	Go to your Bluetooth options for the BMW device. Turn on Phone Favorites, uncheck "All Contacts".
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