Airfly Pro

If you want to use the steering wheel controls then you need to use something like this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Airdual-Bluetooth-Adapter-Mini-Integration/dp/B07G45Z267/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=3PVK380SKTVGM&dchild=1&keywords=bovee+wma3000b&qid=1590656369&s=electronics&sprefix=Bovee+WMA3000%2Celectronics%2C180&sr=1-1-fkmr0

But they're around £90, and I think you need to have an option of some form on your car (can't remember which, can search using your VIN number to find what options are listed on your car) to allow the car to cycle stuff from your phone. Can just leave this plugged in, set and forget.

Edit: Mine is a Tune2air wma3000b Bluetooth adaptor (non-combox).
 
Beeacon said:
If you want to use the steering wheel controls then you need to use something like this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Airdual-Bluetooth-Adapter-Mini-Integration/dp/B07G45Z267/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=3PVK380SKTVGM&dchild=1&keywords=bovee+wma3000b&qid=1590656369&s=electronics&sprefix=Bovee+WMA3000%2Celectronics%2C180&sr=1-1-fkmr0

But they're around £90, and I think you need to have an option of some form on your car (can't remember which, can search using your VIN number to find what options are listed on your car) to allow the car to cycle stuff from your phone. Can just leave this plugged in, set and forget.

Edit: Mine is a Tune2air wma3000b Bluetooth adaptor (non-combox).
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I wish I knew about this prior to getting the airfly!!

This looks like the best solution by far.

Does it work with spotify? It says something about needing apple music?
 
Deepseaskateboard said:
I wish I knew about this prior to getting the airfly!!

This looks like the best solution by far.

Does it work with spotify? It says something about needing apple music?
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I only play music through spotify so yes it works with that. Treat it like a blutooth headset, if you can play it to a headset then it will work, so google maps works well with it too (though it gets annoying so just set google maps to 'alerts only' and not counting down the yards to the next right turn).

The buttons on the steering wheel are useful for 'next track' and 'previous track' but that's about it. I recommend making a few mega playlists so its easier to scroll through stuff.

Edit: I also think that this only works with Apple products. Android phones still won't allow you to control via the steering wheel.
 
Beeacon said:
Deepseaskateboard said:
I wish I knew about this prior to getting the airfly!!

This looks like the best solution by far.

Does it work with spotify? It says something about needing apple music?
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I only play music through spotify so yes it works with that. Treat it like a blutooth headset, if you can play it to a headset then it will work, so google maps works well with it too (though it gets annoying so just set google maps to 'alerts only' and not counting down the yards to the next right turn).

The buttons on the steering wheel are useful for 'next track' and 'previous track' but that's about it. I recommend making a few mega playlists so its easier to scroll through stuff.

Edit: I also think that this only works with Apple products. Android phones still won't allow you to control via the steering wheel.
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Class, I will put this on the ‘things I need for the car’ list
 
I have a 2016 and as I had a Combox fitted (so I had Bluetooth phone calls but not music streaming) I found out that it could be coded (I wasted money on an OBD thingy and carista/bimmercode).

I found a coder, paid him £70, ten minutes later I can stream music via Bluetooth from my phone, steering wheel controls for volume and skipping (including Spotify and amazon prime) - I get in turf n on the car and it all pairs up, no buttons to press.

Some of the coders ask for your VIN no when you phone them, then tell you if it can be done - I'm not a coder, I just hit things until they work, but it might be worth giving one of them a bell
 
BTW the combox was a factory fit after a certain year (forgot when - but there is probably someone here who knows) but BMW didn't enable it, preferring to change it as an extra
 
You can type your VIN number in online to find out what options your car has. There is a specific one for when you have a COMBOX (I think it is option 6VC and was installed on all cars late 2010 but I’m not entirely sure) that I’m sure a quick forum search will find. Then you just need to see if you have the combox or not.

If you do, then coding is the way forward if it doesn’t already work / a bit more digging to see what other options are present.

If you don’t, then the Tune2air will give steering controls to your iPhone music streaming.
 
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