BMW IPOD Adapter Limitations???
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Hi Guys,
I have searched, didn't find specfic answers I was looking for..
I have recently got BMW IPOD Adapter installed, but turns out there are many limitations and issues w/ IPOD Adapter even w/ latest PROGMAN?
- Limitation of 255 playlist only?
- How to play all playlists 1 by 1 ?
- Songs dont resume once engine is shutoff and turned on
- Song currently playing it not shown sometimes, I have to click NEXT track couple time to see the song playing
- When you select a playlist somewhere in 100/300 list, when I hit BACK, it goes to top of the list... its a pain to scroll down to 101 playlist
How do you guys get to play 80GB of music on IPOD?
Sucks, BMW would sell such a BETA-Product.
I have searched, didn't find specfic answers I was looking for..
I have recently got BMW IPOD Adapter installed, but turns out there are many limitations and issues w/ IPOD Adapter even w/ latest PROGMAN?
- Limitation of 255 playlist only?
- How to play all playlists 1 by 1 ?
- Songs dont resume once engine is shutoff and turned on
- Song currently playing it not shown sometimes, I have to click NEXT track couple time to see the song playing
- When you select a playlist somewhere in 100/300 list, when I hit BACK, it goes to top of the list... its a pain to scroll down to 101 playlist
How do you guys get to play 80GB of music on IPOD?
Sucks, BMW would sell such a BETA-Product.
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Originally Posted by coolguy' post='560088' date='Apr 11 2008, 08:46 PM
Hi Guys,
I have searched, didn't find specfic answers I was looking for..
I have recently got BMW IPOD Adapter installed, but turns out there are many limitations and issues w/ IPOD Adapter even w/ latest PROGMAN?
- Limitation of 255songs only?
- How to play all playlists 1 by 1 ?
- Songs dont resume once engine is shutoff and turned on
- Song currently playing it not shown sometimes, I have to click NEXT track couple time to see the song playing
- and some more annoying things
How do you guys get to play 80GB of music on IPOD?
Sucks, BMW would sell such a BETA-Product.
I have searched, didn't find specfic answers I was looking for..
I have recently got BMW IPOD Adapter installed, but turns out there are many limitations and issues w/ IPOD Adapter even w/ latest PROGMAN?
- Limitation of 255songs only?
- How to play all playlists 1 by 1 ?
- Songs dont resume once engine is shutoff and turned on
- Song currently playing it not shown sometimes, I have to click NEXT track couple time to see the song playing
- and some more annoying things
How do you guys get to play 80GB of music on IPOD?
Sucks, BMW would sell such a BETA-Product.
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Originally Posted by coolguy' post='560088' date='Apr 11 2008, 05:46 PM
Hi Guys,
I have searched, didn't find specfic answers I was looking for..
I have recently got BMW IPOD Adapter installed, but turns out there are many limitations and issues w/ IPOD Adapter even w/ latest PROGMAN?
- Limitation of 255songs only?
- How to play all playlists 1 by 1 ?
- Songs dont resume once engine is shutoff and turned on
- Song currently playing it not shown sometimes, I have to click NEXT track couple time to see the song playing
- and some more annoying things
How do you guys get to play 80GB of music on IPOD?
Sucks, BMW would sell such a BETA-Product.
I have searched, didn't find specfic answers I was looking for..
I have recently got BMW IPOD Adapter installed, but turns out there are many limitations and issues w/ IPOD Adapter even w/ latest PROGMAN?
- Limitation of 255songs only?
- How to play all playlists 1 by 1 ?
- Songs dont resume once engine is shutoff and turned on
- Song currently playing it not shown sometimes, I have to click NEXT track couple time to see the song playing
- and some more annoying things
How do you guys get to play 80GB of music on IPOD?
Sucks, BMW would sell such a BETA-Product.
Sorry to hear. I'm in an LCI e60 so none of the problems with my IPOD
-not limited to 255 songs (least haven't been told I've exceeded any limits with my 80gb IPOD)
-Songs do resume once engine is turned back on (or even when interupted by a phone call via bluetooth)
-Sometimes songs don't show when playing and I have to actually open the playlist for it to show. (like yours)
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the ipod adapter has a 500 songs limitation. if i go over that, idrive can't show the ipod. btw, i'm on the iphone. it works well but not great. anytime u disconnect, it does not save your previous song that was played
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No idea what you mean by "play all playlists 1 by 1." You have to select a playlist. Just like on the iPod.
No one has reported this problem nor did I see it.
Q - and some more annoying things
A - That's nice and specific.
Q - How do you guys get to play 80GB of music on IPOD?
A - I plugged it in. My 80 Gbyte iPod wasn't full but I was able to access what was on it.
Q - and some more annoying things
A - That's nice and specific.
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Q - How do you guys get to play 80GB of music on IPOD?
A - I plugged it in. My 80 Gbyte iPod wasn't full but I was able to access what was on it.
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Originally Posted by bigwill222' post='560091' date='Apr 11 2008, 08:59 PM
With all the issues you're having, do you think it's worth the investment? I was thinking about getting the adapter installed in a couple of weeks. I was wondering if it's worth spending the $550 the dealer's charging me.
Just buy adapater from Garry for $225 (i think) + get a local Independent BMW Tech to install it for $50 + Take car to dealer for some problem and just tell them IPOD is not working, they will just reprogram whole car
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='560137' date='Apr 11 2008, 11:19 PM
My iPod has thousands of tracks and, on my previous car, I had no trouble accessing them.
What do you hear if they are not resuming? Silence?
Q - How do you guys get to play 80GB of music on IPOD?
A - I plugged it in. My 80 Gbyte iPod wasn't full but I was able to access what was on it.
What do you hear if they are not resuming? Silence?
Q - How do you guys get to play 80GB of music on IPOD?
A - I plugged it in. My 80 Gbyte iPod wasn't full but I was able to access what was on it.
The song plays from beginning I mean.
One more annoying problem forgot to list, When you select a playlist somewhere in 100/300 list, when I hit BACK, it goes to top of the list... its a pain to scroll down to 101 playlist
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The back functionality remains imperfect in several instances. In the factory option, this has been resolved (happily).
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The most annoying thing about the iPod Option is scrolling through a long list of songs. Much like the Nav Address Book and Phone List, the iPod option needs to be able to select a letter to jump right to that part of the song list or artist list or album list.
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Originally Posted by pharding' post='560533' date='Apr 12 2008, 11:26 PM
The most annoying thing about the iPod Option is scrolling through a long list of songs. Much like the Nav Address Book and Phone List, the iPod option needs to be able to select a letter to jump right to that part of the song list or artist list or album list.