iOS 13 Apple Music and BMW's iDrive problems

Same issue here - both on BT and USB cable connection to my BMW 3er 2012. Dear Apple, please address this issue ASAP as it is not only annoying, but dangerous for lives of your customers!!! Inability to change songs from the steering wheel forces us to change them from the phone itself which is dangerous while driving and completely illegal in some countries!!!!

I have an almost identical problem with my Aston Martin DB11 which is using the last gen Mercedes infotainment.

The only difference being that over Bluetooth it’s fine, I can skip a playlist track, but when connected by cable it won’t do it, just flashes up momentarily as you describe.

My 2018 Jaguar isn’t happy either, kicks up all sorts of issues when connected by cable/USB but fine over Bluetooth.

All issues new since updating to iOS 13, what on Earth have they done to us? 🙈

I have every issue listed throughout this post. BMW M550i xdrive. Knob or steering wheel won’t change the song from playlist iPhone XS Max. iOS13.1x connected via Bluetooth.

What WILL work are the arrow keys on the dash. It’s a hassle

Having the same issue w/ my 2019 540i. It's only with the local playlist and only with rotary knob that it won't progress forward to the next song or back to previous etc. A full album via Apple Music or any other app works fine...just the iTunes playlist. I must say I'm glad I'm not the only one having these issues. Now Apple, let's get it fixed.

I have the same issue in my Hyundia IX35 SE. It’s annoying because you have to use your phone to select the next song. My steering wheel and the seek or track button won’t work on my made up playlists but will work if I go all songs.

they need to get this fixed ASAP.

Hello

This problem for my BMW iDrive has been solved with the iOS 13.2 Beta 3 which has been released recently for beta testers. If you are in beta program, please upgrade to Beta 3. P.s Beta 2 still has this problem.

Serkan

I have the same issue (2018 BMW 540). I can change the song when pushing the prev, next buttons that are near the CD eject button but cannot change a song from the steering wheel control or the iDrive control.

When selecting a song, a checkmark shows up next to the selected one and then bounces back to the one that is currently playing. The original question addresses this bug happening when connected via bluetooth, I can confirm that this is happening to me while connected through USB for music playback as well.

Equipment:

iPhone X

iOS: 13.1.3

iDrive Versions:

Telephone: TB-006.016.002

Media: MB-006.016.002

Hello all!

Apple has just released iOS 13.2 beta 4 to developers. I suspect a public beta of the same to appear shortly.

If anyone happens to have access to the developer build, could they possibly install it and see if the track switching issue is still addressed? I'm not going to be in a position to try it unfortunately, hence the request.

hi

I have a BMW X2 2019 with idrive 6. I too was experiencing the same issue with, however it seems all will be resolved very soon. I have installed the developers beta 13.2 and track switching seems fine. Bluetooth is also more stables. It looks as though Apple are finally listening!

Thanks for the Snarky response....I did google it as Beta Program and that was what I clicked on....tbh I normally have no interest in running BETA software as its usually buggy as F**K.

Anyhow....I jumped into my Boxster S this morning due to the BMW having a puncture....it has a Pioneer SPH-DA230DAB fitted and now when I plug in the phone to the headunit it causes it to constantly crash and reboot...it works fine over bluetooth, so its not just BMW thats affected its also CarPlay on Pioneer head units that are now FUBAR....I will try it in my ate 2015 Peugeot 208 GTI tonight to see if the same CarPlay issues exist there too!

This has been my experience also. As others have said I can also confirm that my experience is also that iOS 13.2 public beta 4 appears to fix this. I can now select songs in playlists stored on my iPhone from steering wheel controls and iDrive controls. Hopefully it comes out of beta soon for everyone no into using pre-release iOS software.

So, yes as we all know the iOS 13.2 beta 3 solved the issue of controlling playlists with the car controls.

But, it created a new problem, now messages don’t show up in the idrive, before I could see a notification, an envelope in the idrive when I received a message, and I could go to office or phone in idrive and read it.

But now, no notification and no message in idrive.

I have the exact same update applied to an iPhone 7 and iPhoneX. Iphonex does NOT work for track selection BUT iPhone 7 does allow track selection when both connected to the BMW vis Bluetooth or direct USB. Its not the connection. Its the upgrade related to the iPhone type.

13.1.3 with a 2013 BMW M5. Apple Music and Pandora both are buggy. So that is not just Bluetooth “external device” but also USB connected “external device”. It really sucks. Come on, Apple. I have three cars with CarPlay. Don’t screw me. Fix this bug.

Yep Beta version fixes it....before i did it I tried the phone in our 2016 Peugeot 208GTI and yep the steering wheel controls didn't work...Installed Beta software all good.

As is the Pioneer in the Porsche..all working perfectly.