iOS 13 Apple Music and BMW's iDrive problems

I don’t think the fix must be provided by Bmw, but Apple. In my case next and previous works. What doesn’t work (at least in my case) is selecting a different track beside the next or previous one from the current playlist. The issue has an ~80% occurence in my case, so there are moments when it works. From the above comments, the issue happens with NBT and NBT Evo.

Please note that I have a found a strange but effective work around ....for the ones owning an Apple watch.

Instead of starting to play the playlist from your BMW or from the iPhone "Music" app, you can go in the "Music" app of the Apple Watch, connect to your iPhone, enumerates the playlists ...and start to play it from there. Then, strangely, the functionality works perfectly: if you start playing the list as such, you can ehn browse and select any track of the playlist from the steering wheel, of your BMW as it used to be before 13.1 upgrade.

Same here. Running 13.1.1 and still an issue. Contacts missing and can’t select tracks when playing one of my own created playlists.

sometimes I’m getting the “accessory not supported” message but that seems intermittent. I have already called support but they weren’t aware of an issue. Sort it out Apple !!!!

I have the same issue (i‘m from Germany). 2014 BMW with NBT. Same after updating my iphone7 to ios13.

Latest BMW firmware update installed some minutes ago. But problemstill present.

Apple please fix this. I would love to continue listening my music on my iphone and don’t want to switch back to my ipod gen5 ....

I’m having the same issue! Ive even just finished restoring my iPhone which was an absolute pain!! and the problem is still there.

When I upgraded to iOS 12 I had an issue where my playlists would only show the first 100 songs and then show the rest as ‘Track~101’. Now I’m on 13.1.1 I can’t even change songs within a playlist!! So f’in annoying and dangerous having to reach for my iPhone each time. This is definitely an Apple problem and nothing to do with BMW.

I’m using an IPhone 7 Plus 13.1.1 and a 2018 F15 BMW X5 with iDrive 6 NBT Evo

Same issue here in 2 bmw cars. Doesn’t change track in a playlist using BT or USB. Reported in Apple feedback. Thought it had to do with their new Bluetooth individual app permissions, but nothing worked. 11proMax 13.1.1.

I'm also having the same issue.

Both my iPhone X and iPhone 11 Max Pro after updating to 13.1 and 13.1.1 I can no longer select songs in my playlist from my iDrive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36u4sHV62yU

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios13-1-and-bmw-idrive.2201965/#post-27810678

Had the same problem - Apple needed at least 5 months to fix the bluetooth problem with iOS 12. The best thing you can do is to downgrade to iOS 12.4.1 - it's still being signed - but you have to be quick!! If you have no iOS Backup - just follow these instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph5MGBeClv8&t=209s

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I also downgraded and everything works fine now. I am now waiting at least a couple of weeks before I finally upgrade to iOS 13.

Same issue as everyone else, with my BMW X2. All worked great with iOS 13.0 but with 13.1.1 started all problems!!! Please support and get in touch to car companies! It can't be that difficult.... Thanks so much

I have reported this to Apple.

I have the issue that when I connect via USB the iPhone is not detected, however if I connect an iPhone running iOS12.4.2 and allow it to start playing music, disconnect it, then connect my iPhone running 13.1.1 to the USB it works fine.

When I disconnect the 13.1.1. iPhone it will not reconnect until the iPhone running 12.4.2 has been connected and disconnected.

Only found this bizarre sequence of events out as my wife's phone has the earlier iOS and I wanted to rule out a lead issue in the car!!

I have the exact same issue with Audi MMI, I when playing from my entire songs library it works fine, I can select specific songs normally and play from the steering wheel and controls centre console, however when in a playlist it doesn’t let me select specific songs, I can skip songs onto the next, but I can’t scroll through the playlist and select a specific song to play after the first one. My partners phone which isn’t on iOS13 yet works fine however, so I know it’s an iOS problem. Apple need to fix ASAP.

This also affects the Toyota CHR Touch2 system.

Exactly the same issues started after updating to IOS13.1. which also includes USB connectivity for me

I am able to to go backwards in the playlist after quite a few attempts, but still isn't right

Bug Reported

Same type of issues that BMW (and not only) had in 2016 with the IPhone 7 - https://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/29/iphone-7-bmw-bluetooth-audio-issues/ -.

Apple response today : "Have no idea of what you talking about, just call BMW". BMW response : "If it worked before the Apple update, why are you calling me?".

And round and around we go.

My question will be : NOBODY? I mean NOBODY at Apple drives a BMW? Are you serious??? What are they? Amish? Horses and bicycles?

Apple, stop playing the "i don't know game", take some responsibility and fix this!

Oh, and if you guys need a BMW in case all of you ride horses, please contact me and i'll make my vehicle available!

The only reason I have the iPhone over the other brands is because the ease in utilizing my music collection in the car. If I can’t do that anymore....

Can someone post a phone number for apple support so we can all start calling?

Same, I have a 7 plus. I have to download a full album to use skip feature. But if I download a playlist it won’t let me skip.

ive called apple 2x today (9/29) they suggest it’s my cars issue, or they rush off the line.