My BMW APP

Fantastic 5 · 04-14-2021, 10:31 PM

It sucks compared to the BMW Connected App.

AHall · 04-15-2021, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Fantastic 5

It sucks compared to the BMW Connected App.

Really? I think it is an improvement. What are the cons?

KASM3 · 04-15-2021, 08:18 AM

Looks better brighter but pretty much seems to have exactly the same features.. not exactly sure yet of the reason for 'upgrade' but whatever BMW

H1R4 · 04-15-2021, 08:24 AM

I'm trying to add my vehicle and for the past two weeks it says our system is down for maintenance please try again later

AHall · 04-15-2021, 08:52 AM

This just became available in the US yesterday. Before that we just had BMW Connect. My connected and so far works well. I do not plan to use it a lot, but the one feature I like is the ability to add a personal picture as an avatar in iDrive.

Maxlude · 04-15-2021, 09:01 AM

There's a sheet load of marketing/sales crap, and there's no remote view gallery, you can't share or download the pic. No additional functionality on the front end, in fact lost some... rubbish.

spuntyb · 04-15-2021, 09:08 AM

Been reading the reviews. Sounds like garbage

Jakerx · 04-15-2021, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Maxlude

There's a sheet load of marketing/sales crap, and there's no remote view gallery, you can't share or download the pic. No additional functionality on the front end, in fact lost some... rubbish.

This is not entirely true. While there is no gallery, you can download or share remote view pictures by clicking on “details” when you’re viewing the remote view picture, clicking on the specific picture you want to view or download, and then clicking on the share/upload icon at the top right of the app.

AHall · 04-15-2021, 10:42 AM

Can you not just continue using Connect?

windtendo · 04-15-2021, 11:10 AM

How do you remote view in the new app? I’m not seeing it anywhere.

Jakerx · 04-15-2021, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by windtendo

How do you remote view in the new app? I’m not seeing it anywhere.

Swipe left where you see “vehicle finder”. There are more options.

Aronis · 04-15-2021, 07:13 PM

Software weenies. Change for the sake of change. How about leaving the front end user interface unchanged and just fix the background stuff that needs updating. Offer the good old "classic view" for the installed user base and your new fancy different-to-be-different user interface for the technogeeks. When they put form over function you get a poorly functioning user interface with a fancy new 'look.'

For what it's worth, the BMW app is MUCH better than the Porsche app, and BMW does not charge you for that service.

Mike

Maxlude · 04-16-2021, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JakerStyle

This is not entirely true. While there is no gallery, you can download or share remote view pictures by clicking on “details” when you’re viewing the remote view picture, clicking on the specific picture you want to view or download, and then clicking on the share/upload icon at the top right of the app.

Yes, but this means sending individual pics i.e. front, rear, left, right. All fish eye.

Whereas on old app you can take remote pic, it stitches it all together for all round view.
You can then rotate to the angle/view you want and then share/download.
That was nice bit of functionality.
Being able to add a pic as an avatar...I don't really care for

AHall · 04-16-2021, 06:11 AM

Well hopefully on the next upgrade the features you want will be added.

04-14-2021, 10:31 PM	#1
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AHall Lieutenant Colonel 982 Rep 1,797 Posts Drives: 1993 Nissan 240sx Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Frisco, Texas iTrader: (0)	This just became available in the US yesterday. Before that we just had BMW Connect. My connected and so far works well. I do not plan to use it a lot, but the one feature I like is the ability to add a personal picture as an avatar in iDrive.
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04-15-2021, 09:01 AM	#6
Maxlude First Lieutenant 158 Rep 308 Posts Drives: E90 330D_SE_Man, F90_M5C Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	There's a sheet load of marketing/sales crap, and there's no remote view gallery, you can't share or download the pic. No additional functionality on the front end, in fact lost some... rubbish.
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04-15-2021, 09:08 AM	#7
spuntyb Brigadier General 4061 Rep 4,983 Posts Drives: 2019 F90 Competition Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Been reading the reviews. Sounds like garbage __________________ <b>2023 M5C SRG\|Aragon \|\| 2018 Macan GTS</b> 2019 F90 Comp MBB\|Black (sold) 2018 F80 ZCP TB\|SS (sold) 2015 F30 335 AW\|CR (sold) 2015 F31 MG\|CR (sold) 2011 E90 JB\|Oyster (sold)
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04-15-2021, 10:42 AM	#9
AHall Lieutenant Colonel 982 Rep 1,797 Posts Drives: 1993 Nissan 240sx Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Frisco, Texas iTrader: (0)	Can you not just continue using Connect?
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04-15-2021, 11:10 AM	#10
windtendo Lieutenant Colonel 1716 Rep 1,909 Posts Drives: 2023 M5C Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Houston iTrader: (1) Garage List 2023 BMW M5C [0.00] 1989 BMW M3 [0.00]	How do you remote view in the new app? I’m not seeing it anywhere.
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04-15-2021, 07:13 PM	#12
Aronis Brigadier General 2272 Rep 3,298 Posts Drives: 2018 M5 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Binghamton, NY iTrader: (0)	Software weenies. Change for the sake of change. How about leaving the front end user interface unchanged and just fix the background stuff that needs updating. Offer the good old "classic view" for the installed user base and your new fancy different-to-be-different user interface for the technogeeks. When they put form over function you get a poorly functioning user interface with a fancy new 'look.' For what it's worth, the BMW app is MUCH better than the Porsche app, and BMW does not charge you for that service. Mike __________________ 2018 M5 and 2019 Porsche Boxster GTS Prior. '94 325is, '97 M3 Lux, '16 M2
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04-16-2021, 06:11 AM	#14
AHall Lieutenant Colonel 982 Rep 1,797 Posts Drives: 1993 Nissan 240sx Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Frisco, Texas iTrader: (0)	Well hopefully on the next upgrade the features you want will be added.
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