iOS 13 Apple Music and BMW's iDrive problems

Using the free app Miximum by opening the app, selecting an existing playlist then allows you to use your car controls to select songs from the playlist. Obviously this isn’t a permanent fix, but it is a workaround. But if you switch playlist from your car, the problem starts again unless you use Miximum to select another playlist. This means you have to touch your phone to switch playlist from Miximum, which isn’t ideal. If Apple doesn’t fix this problem for good, it is enough to put me off from buying future Apple products again. Will have to look at alternatives for having a reliable music app.

Starting a playlist in Miximum is great! I've had to open Apple Music at the start of my drive thanks to whatever iOS version when it started playing my first song alphabetically each time. So this app is free, imported all my existing playlists, and goes straight to the screen where I choose a playlist. Best of all, I can hard close the app and my built-in car controls (steering wheel and song selection menu) now work again.

This is definitely a workaround, so Apple's in no way off the hook for their horrible software quality, but this will tide me over until they actually fix it.

It's NOT the vehicle manufacturers problem! Apple just doesn't care. I have owned iPhone since 2007...

Now I'm actually looking at galaxy devices.

Humidity in Mexico killed my last iPhone X in January, they blamed it on water damage... Never went near water... Friends "water resistant" Iwatch... Died jumping in a pool.

Quality control is.in the toilet.

iPhone XR and my wife’s iPhone 11 are affected. It’s not the phone, it’s not the cable, it’s not the case (Apple seriously asked to try removing it from the case to see if that fixed it), it’s not the car.

Apple mangled the API in 13.1 and refuses to admit it and are instead pinning it on *every single car manufacturer* who without doing anything suddenly broke everything.

@AppleSupport on Twitter have stopped talking to me. Radio silence for over a week now despite repeated pings for updates.

I still havent had any reply to my tweet....Its not the end of the world but I dislike this BS of blaming the car makers....nothing to do with them. Fess up and admit you have a bug and just frigging fix it APPLE!!

Yes, it is affecting the new phones. I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max. It shipped with iOS 13.0 which did not have the issue whereby you are unable to switch tracks when listening to a playlist. As soon as I upgraded it to iOS 13.1 I saw that issue, and it has continued through 13.1.1, 13.1.2, 13.1.3, and 13.2 beta 1, and 13.2 beta 2.

I'm hoping that a future 13.2 beta addresses the issue.

As Apple has stopped signing iOS 13.0, it is not really possible to downgrade from 13.1.x to 13.0, so those of us with the issue are stuck.

Using another app to start playback of a playlist to workaround the issue isn't really acceptable either.

I think it is very clear that the issue is not with the audio system in the car, but with the version of iOS on the device being used, and thus it's Apple's issue to address.

Actually I got a Mini Cooper 2018 and a X5 2019, both of them has the last vertion of the software, in iOS 13 everything was perfect all this issue started in 13.1 in trying with many iPhones 8plus, X, Xs and 11 pro and still not working, i think that the iPhone from your friend still working with iOS 12, iPhone 6 I can’t upgrade iOS 13 .

I wouldn't bother from what others had said they will blame it on the case that you have on your phone, the car manufacturer. Anything but admit they have dropped the ball on this iOS SW update.

I am just living with the fact for now that I have to use the button on the stereo facia to skip tracks if I want to.

Apple IOS 13 made a change and now it doesn't work in multiple car models. They need to fix what they broke in IOS publish correct, detailed information regarding the problem and the solution and if necessary provide all affected bluetooth connecting device manufacturers a resolution to any new/future connectivity requirements and solicit an expected implementation schedule

Apple IOS 13 made a change and now it doesn't work in multiple car models. They need to fix what they broke in IOS publish correct, detailed information regarding the problem and the solution and if necessary provide all affected bluetooth connecting device manufacturers a resolution to any new/future connectivity requirements and solicit an expected ETA

On my 2016 Hyundai Sonata if I use Bluetooth Audio my steering wheel toggle works again. However, the moment I plug it in to USB and my stereo takes over I lose it again. This basically means I can’t charge my phone in the car or get cover art if I want to skip

tracks.

Apple needs to fully fix this.

I'm trying to think how else we can get more focus on this problem (switching tracks in a playlist not functioning on iOS 13.1.x)

It's obvious it IS a software issue, as 13.0 was fine, but subsequent updates are not, and it's also obvious that it's not applicable to just one manufacturer, or model of vehicle.

Maybe it might be worth to reaching out to tech sites, be they apple specific or not?

I just installed it on my iPhone X, iOS 13.2 Beta 3. Just tested it in my BMW 2018 218i AT. Not fixed for me. Albums work. Playlist not. But it does not work with the workaround with Apple watch either. So, it might be an other problem. Can someone else test it?

I have a similar problem in my BMW series 1 from 2019 using CarPlay. With my iPhone 11 pro and iOS 13 the music goes and comes back time to time and it’s really annoying.

This wasn’t happening with iPhone X with iOS 13.

Even with the last iOS update 13.1.3 stills happens.

I need a solution please.

i updated to 13.1.3 and still the same issue, i have been dm'ing apple support and they just asked me for make and model of the car.

can everyone else share their make and model year to see if there is some kind of trend? perhaps it might be helpful, then i can forward them this link.

thanks!

2016 BMW 5 SERIES