Anyone for podcasts?

fuzzybunny · 03-04-2019, 08:37 AM

Hi All,
Does anyone use the podcast facility in the prof nav system?
Can I do it via connected drive or is it done via phone, if so I only have an android phone?
Essentially poor old fuzzy wants to be able to listen to some BBC podcasts on his long lonely journeys up north but not sure on the best way as i don't have a spotify or an account with funny names like that.
Cheers

Squintstream · 03-04-2019, 04:07 PM

I just use good old Bluetooth and pick and choose which podcast I wish to listen to from the media option within the iDrive.

However, I'm using the iOS podcast app and not android.

Mintvilla · 03-04-2019, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by fuzzybunny

Hi All,
Does anyone use the podcast facility in the prof nav system?
Can I do it via connected drive or is it done via phone, if so I only have an android phone?
Essentially poor old fuzzy wants to be able to listen to some BBC podcasts on his long lonely journeys up north but not sure on the best way as i don't have a spotify or an account with funny names like that.
Cheers

Google podcast app from the play store and Bluetooth it to the car

scotsman335dxDrive · 03-05-2019, 12:37 AM

Excuse my ignorance but what are the diffrences between a Podcast and an ordinary mp3 file ?

fuzzybunny · 03-06-2019, 09:21 AM

Spoke to the BMW connected drive people and they say using my online connected drive login I can go to the 'control' option and use the Podcast link to send a podcast file direct to the car. Unfortunately the facility is currently bust but should be available in the next 24 hrs or so.

I'll let you know how I get on.

Ridg · 03-06-2019, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by scotsman335dxDrive

Excuse my ignorance but what are the diffrences between a Podcast and an ordinary mp3 file ?

for simplicity a podcast is a type of mp3

mp3 is the compression used to make audio smaller

The main difference is that podcasts are generally episodic and can be released via a feed, your podcast app reads the feed and then downloads the latest episode. Most people will use something like playerfm or itunes as a podcast client which automatically download them and then streams to the car

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fuzzybunny Second Lieutenant 113 Rep 289 Posts Drives: Orange F33 435dx Convertible Join Date: May 2011 Location: Somerset, UK iTrader: (0)	Spoke to the BMW connected drive people and they say using my online connected drive login I can go to the 'control' option and use the Podcast link to send a podcast file direct to the car. Unfortunately the facility is currently bust but should be available in the next 24 hrs or so. I'll let you know how I get on. __________________
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