Issues with Carplay

classj · 10-28-2018, 10:18 AM

I have a January build 2018 M40i with CarPlay. When the car was new I was running IOS 11.something and the system worked great.

Sometime in a later iOS 11 update, contacts appeared chopped in the gauge cluster. It drops the first and last letter. For example, a contact like “Mary’s Cell” displays as “ary’s Cel”

A few weeks ago I switched to an iPhone XS with IOS 12. No changes to function were noted. Same contact display issue. Deleting and reconnecting made no difference.

I upgraded to IOS 12.0.1 this week and now the text message to voice feature is broken entirely.

Any thoughts? Anyone else having these issues? Do I need a software update on the BMW?

sinbad4 · 10-28-2018, 01:28 PM

I'd have dealer apply new firmware (under warranty). Over the air updates are only minor nav updates. I have April build and have no issues.

bmtespar · 10-28-2018, 02:02 PM

I had car play in my 2018 and never experienced those issues. In that time I also upgraded my phone and iOS version. The one issue I continued to have though was that the music source would switch to car play anytime I went into car play. It is really annoying every time you get a text message the system switched sources. So far with my 2019, that issue has been resolved I suppose with newer firmware from BMW. You probably need them to update your firmware.

classj · 10-28-2018, 04:57 PM

Thanks. Does BMW still offer downloads of firmware for usb flash or does it need to be done at dealer?

bmtespar · 10-28-2018, 05:35 PM

They did in previous years but I haven’t seen anything released for the g01 or the f48 I had for almost 3 years.

SamS · 10-29-2018, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by classj

I have a January build 2018 M40i with CarPlay. When the car was new I was running IOS 11.something and the system worked great.

Sometime in a later iOS 11 update, contacts appeared chopped in the gauge cluster. It drops the first and last letter. For example, a contact like “Mary’s Cell” displays as “ary’s Cel”

A few weeks ago I switched to an iPhone XS with IOS 12. No changes to function were noted. Same contact display issue. Deleting and reconnecting made no difference.

I upgraded to IOS 12.0.1 this week and now the text message to voice feature is broken entirely.

Any thoughts? Anyone else having these issues? Do I need a software update on the BMW?

I also have a January build w/CarPlay and XS running the latest public iOS. No issues here.

Before going to the dealer, I’d recommend pairing up a different iPhone to see if it has the same issue.

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classj Private First Class 156 Rep 145 Posts Drives: 328xi E90, X3 M40i, M2CS,X7M50 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Issues with Carplay I have a January build 2018 M40i with CarPlay. When the car was new I was running IOS 11.something and the system worked great. Sometime in a later iOS 11 update, contacts appeared chopped in the gauge cluster. It drops the first and last letter. For example, a contact like “Mary’s Cell” displays as “ary’s Cel” A few weeks ago I switched to an iPhone XS with IOS 12. No changes to function were noted. Same contact display issue. Deleting and reconnecting made no difference. I upgraded to IOS 12.0.1 this week and now the text message to voice feature is broken entirely. Any thoughts? Anyone else having these issues? Do I need a software update on the BMW?
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sinbad4 Captain 783 Rep 911 Posts Drives: 2020 X3 M40i Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: MN iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW X3 M40i [0.00]	I'd have dealer apply new firmware (under warranty). Over the air updates are only minor nav updates. I have April build and have no issues.
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bmtespar Major 709 Rep 1,066 Posts Drives: 19 X3 30i, 18 230iX Vert Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Atlanta Ga iTrader: (0)	I had car play in my 2018 and never experienced those issues. In that time I also upgraded my phone and iOS version. The one issue I continued to have though was that the music source would switch to car play anytime I went into car play. It is really annoying every time you get a text message the system switched sources. So far with my 2019, that issue has been resolved I suppose with newer firmware from BMW. You probably need them to update your firmware.
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classj Private First Class 156 Rep 145 Posts Drives: 328xi E90, X3 M40i, M2CS,X7M50 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Thanks. Does BMW still offer downloads of firmware for usb flash or does it need to be done at dealer?
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bmtespar Major 709 Rep 1,066 Posts Drives: 19 X3 30i, 18 230iX Vert Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Atlanta Ga iTrader: (0)	They did in previous years but I haven’t seen anything released for the g01 or the f48 I had for almost 3 years.
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