I would have preferred Android be supported, but I understand the challenges. So just to be clear, I wasn't stating one is better that the other. I know that somehow smartphones have turned into a religious like argument online somehow. The OS, and all of the apps that run on it, have to be compiled for that hardware. I might not have been very clear in what I was meaning by "interface", but it is the hardware that is different. As a Linux architect for my company, I see this across all hardware manufacturers, unless they just support a couple of distros (RHEL, Ubuntu, and SuSe are common, but you don't find Arch support too often for example). The hardware interface changed so often across all of the brands of phones they couldn't keep up. Note 8 was supported and they promised support for the Note 9, but it still had several issues. Lot of glitches because it technically wasn't a supported phone. I had an LG V20 when I bought it and it sort of worked. That is the beauty of Linux is it can easily be changed for each use case, but the downside for 3rd party support is obvious. It makes it easy to support and keep updated.Īndroid, on the other hand, has many hardware variants (Samsung, LG, Google, Moto, Sony, etc) and each one has a different hardware and tuned version of the OS. Iphone X, Xs, Xs + all have the same hardware interface and same OS. I don't think that Android users are second class citizens to BMW, but the OS suffers from the same issues as Linux on the desktop (Android is Linux after all).Īpple provides a limited hardware set to interface with. Would love to see it, but not sure it's possible. I've not heard of any coding or software solutions to get AA to work. Other than that, us Android users are second class citizens to BMW. Just looking for tips from like minded Android users. Has anyone figured out anyway to get Android Auto to work even through coding or hacks? I use Android Auto exclusively on the Audi and would be amazing to find a way to get it to work on the BMW. Is there anything good I can do with that app connected to the car? I have the BMW Connected app on my phone and it appears to be working when I get in the car it auto launches when it connects over Bluetooth but that app seems pretty useless from what I've seen. Shame BMW are being so stubborn and anti-consumer as they are but it is what it is. My other car is a 2018 Audi which (shocker!) plays perfectly with both iPhone and Android. In any case, I know that BMW is anti-Android but was wondering if any other Android users have any tips to better integrate with the car. It seems almost identical to what my mom has in her 2018 540xi. It has the 8.8" screen that is touchscreen etc. Hi I just brought home a 2018 M240xi fully loaded which I think comes with iDrive 6.0.
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