I assume that you have the USB in the armrest? As you can use that to hook up your phone via a cable and use a third party music app that way. I do that when using my Amazon Cloud music account.
You can then use the controls on the steering wheel to go back and forth
You have to remember this is an E series platform. Old. Mines 6 years this year. They can try and facelift and tart up the electronics but its still miles behind even the F series. AND they're about to launch the G series this year! They're getting every penny out of the e89 without a major spend.