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Music streaming options with business stereo

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Music streaming options with business stereo

Post by Digidick » Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:52 am

My daughters new to her 2009 doesn’t have idrive so only has the business stereo.

What’s here best options for streaming music and keeping her steering wheel controls. Apple phone if it matters.

Cheers.
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Post by jock156 » Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:13 am

Bluetooth adapter 👍

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Post by Digidick » Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:55 am

jock156 wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:13 am Bluetooth adapter 👍
Is that a joke, I know that? :lol:

Which one, needs to keep steering wheel controls
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Post by AnubisZed » Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:04 am

Digidick wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:52 am My daughters new to her 2009 doesn’t have idrive so only has the business stereo.

What’s here best options for streaming music and keeping her steering wheel controls. Apple phone if it matters.

Cheers.
Does she have the combined USB/AUX socket in the centre console? If it does then she could use this....
https://amzn.eu/d/1QPEkdD

It retains all steering wheel controls and, as its for an iPhone then it'll display the track info on the screen. It acts like an ipod. Alas I don't have a photo of it with the iPhone version track info as I've got Android and that only displays forward and back.

Hope that helps.
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Post by Digidick » Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:29 am

AnubisZed wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:04 am
Digidick wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:52 am My daughters new to her 2009 doesn’t have idrive so only has the business stereo.

What’s here best options for streaming music and keeping her steering wheel controls. Apple phone if it matters.

Cheers.
Does she have the combined USB/AUX socket in the centre console? If it does then she could use this....
https://amzn.eu/d/1QPEkdD

It retains all steering wheel controls and, as its for an iPhone then it'll display the track info on the screen. It acts like an ipod. Alas I don't have a photo of it with the iPhone version track info as I've got Android and that only displays forward and back.

Hope that helps.
Thats what I'm looking for, cheers. I'm certain its got USB in there but I'll check tonight.

Thank you.
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Post by Digidick » Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:56 am

AnubisZed wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:04 am
Digidick wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:52 am My daughters new to her 2009 doesn’t have idrive so only has the business stereo.

What’s here best options for streaming music and keeping her steering wheel controls. Apple phone if it matters.

Cheers.
Does she have the combined USB/AUX socket in the centre console? If it does then she could use this....
https://amzn.eu/d/1QPEkdD

It retains all steering wheel controls and, as its for an iPhone then it'll display the track info on the screen. It acts like an ipod. Alas I don't have a photo of it with the iPhone version track info as I've got Android and that only displays forward and back.

Hope that helps.
Question about this....

If its connected to the phone playing music via Bluetooth can the phone still be connected to the car for calls? 2 Bluetooth devices at once?
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Post by obewan » Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:55 am

If you want a budget option.....
This works well with a couple of exceptions*
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08F74CFM7? ... ct_details

The volume controls on the steering wheel work, but not the skip track.
It also doesn't display the track info on the radio
*(reading reviews it seems to retain all functions on some cars)

TBH it's not something I bother about personally as I mainly play Spotify playlists on shuffle anyway
I'm using an iPhone connected to it and can still make/receive calls as before
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Post by AnubisZed » Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:21 am

Digidick wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:56 am
AnubisZed wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:04 am
Digidick wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:52 am My daughters new to her 2009 doesn’t have idrive so only has the business stereo.

What’s here best options for streaming music and keeping her steering wheel controls. Apple phone if it matters.

Cheers.
Does she have the combined USB/AUX socket in the centre console? If it does then she could use this....
https://amzn.eu/d/1QPEkdD

It retains all steering wheel controls and, as its for an iPhone then it'll display the track info on the screen. It acts like an ipod. Alas I don't have a photo of it with the iPhone version track info as I've got Android and that only displays forward and back.

Hope that helps.
Question about this....

If its connected to the phone playing music via Bluetooth can the phone still be connected to the car for calls? 2 Bluetooth devices at once?
Yes, it'll do both at the same time :thumbsup:
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Music streaming options with business stereo

Post by Digidick » Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:36 am

Cheers all :thumbsup:
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