What is extended bluetooth ?

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mwadZ4

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 Norfolk
Hi

As title really :roll:
What is the difference between the normal bluetooth and extended bluetooth ?

Thanks
 
I have extended BT in my X5, and it seems to mean that my phone can become another beacon to connect to, rather than just the BT from the car.
 
I believe that extended Bluetooth also means you can (with iPhone at least) plug the phone into the usb socket with the standard lead to play music and charge at the same time, rather than having to use the y-connector...


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Extended functionality depending on the features of the Bluetooth/USB device:
- View organiser data from the customer's mobile phone on the Control Display by selecting
'Office' from the menu.
- View contact photos from the address book of the customer's mobile phone on the Control
Display.
- Bluetooth audio streaming.
- At any given time, 2 mobile phone and one audio player can be paired via Bluetooth.
View album covers.
- Driver update for multimedia and telephony via USB interface.
 
Does it really include audio streaming? If so how? Similar topics on the forum say it doesn't. Guessing this topic is just older?
 
jwa1 said:
Does it really include audio streaming? If so how? Similar topics on the forum say it doesn't. Guessing this topic is just older?
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This depends on the model year of your car. BA Streaming was introduced late 2010/early 2011.
 
jwa1 said:
Does it really include audio streaming? If so how? Similar topics on the forum say it doesn't. Guessing this topic is just older?
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It gives you an upgraded media control module which allows you stream directly from the phone. The standard module is not up to the task.

It works pretty well. I had it in a 5 series and found it to work flawlessly (unlike Bluetooth streaming in Ford/Renault/Vauxhall cars). Although the 5 series version didn't show cover art, the cable was required for that.
 
djstan said:
Can this be retrofitted? I'm particularly interested in the audio streaming!
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I'm not 100% sure but as with most options like that I would think it's just a case of buying the upgraded control unit then coding the car with NCSExpert (or getting a specialist to do it for you).

The problem comes with dealer visits. I'm not sure if the coding will get overwritten when the dealer updates the cars modules.
 
I found a BMW site that says what functionality each Bluetooth package has. Enhanced Bluetooth on gives you audio streaming if you have the navigation system as well. That explains why I don't have audio streaming.
 
My car has (apparently) extended bluetooth, but I don't have nav/idrive- it's also a 6/2010 so too early for audio streaming. What I get that "standard" bluetooth doesn't offer is beyond me!
 
According to the below site the only difference between standard and enhanced Bluetooth without Nav is that enhanced can load your phonebook to the stereo display.

www.bmw.co.uk/Bluetooth go to the comparability checker
 
jwa1 said:
According to the below site the only difference between standard and enhanced Bluetooth without Nav is that enhanced can load your phonebook to the stereo display.

http://www.bmw.co.uk/Bluetooth go to the comparability checker
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Exciting stuff :)
 
So if I want to use my smart phone to stream music/satnav would I need standard or enhanced bluetooth with no-nav. Or is that not possible?
 
I've had enhanced Bluetooth without navigation on both of my e89s and I have been able to output satnav audio from my smart phone to the car but not stream audio. I think the standard Bluetooth will do this as well.

I may be wrong but according to the BMW site I mentioned earlier, enhanced Bluetooth without navigation offers you phonebook sync and voice control over the standard Bluetooth.
 
That works for me as long as the satnav instructions mute or mix in with the audio source playing on the stereo. In my F20 satnav output doesn't mute or mix satnav instructions from my phone with the current playing audio from the stereo. Thus I would have to do satnav & music playback from the phone. But my F20 is all a little different as it has business nav.
 
Yeh on mine the satnav mixes in and out against the audio playing in the car. It is telephone quality audio tho so not brilliant but doesn't overly matter for satnav directions. As I said tho I don't have standard BT so can't confirm this for sure but the BMW site seems to suggest so.
 
Great, that's what I need. £430 is better than £2000! The stereo can handle the music, which is better for music anyway :)
 
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