iOS 13 Apple Music and BMW's iDrive problems

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.

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.

I think that about confirms it, new bug that’s actually worse then local track listings not working via rotary. Now I can’t use commands which is something I use a lot more since it’s a safety concern having to look at the phone to make a phone call instead of using Siri. Which defeats the purpose.

2016 F30 BMW 340ix. Shuffling a playlist and then selecting a song (that is not immediately after the first song) only works once, then it stops. I then tried an experiment: I created a playlist locally on my iPhone XS and was able to shuffle and select any song several times. Something is strange here.

I have a Mercedes C Class 2011 and use my iphone 8 or 6 through Command.

In the last few months, I have found that changing tracks on a playlist is temperamental; it will play, but if you want to choose another song, it shows the track you want to listen to for a few seconds, but then it reverts back to what is currently playing.

I can fast forward a song to get to the next track, or search the playlist with the controller and try and play the song I want that way, although this doesn't always work.

This is very annoying.

It's not just BMWs or 13.1. I have the iPhone 11 with 13.3 and it's the exact same story on my Hyundai Sonata. Reported it via feedback form but not hopeful that Apple's paying any attention. Back to Amazon Music!

Also, it’s not just the steering wheel. The same issue happens when using the idrive rotary knob and it’s ONLY when trying to select songs in a playlist which is very odd.

This proves that the issue is on Apple’s part

Let’s all keep reporting it and hopefully they’ll look into it.

It is the iOS update and nothing to do with the car

Installed 13.1.2 some minutes ago and tested it. Problem is still persistent in my BMW F36 2014. Seems like

we need to wait for a further update :(

Also confirmed issue with Mercedes COMAND (non-CarPlay) and the media interface. Running iOS 13.1.2 on iPhone X. Can't skip tracks in Apple Music. Seems fine in Spotify.

Have the same issue. Working fine with the XS until the software update. Thought I was going crazy. Tried on an older phone which can’t accept the update and still works.

Maybe tweeting might get them moving