OH MY GOD Thank you! I was just about to book an appointment at BMW (I have to take a ferry and spend a whole day in the city) until I found this. I cannot thank you enough for your post. You are a life saver!
Adding my thanks and kudos. I was pulling my hair out. The hard reset of iDrive finally allowed me to reconnect. WHY CAN’T BMW FIX THIS PROBLEM?!? In the meantime, thank YOU for helping us all!!
Thank you! I erased my phone from the car and I deleted the car from Bluetooth. Doing the hard reset with the car volume button worked. I was about to rip my hair out before your video 😅
Thanks Bodey! Means a lot :) It’s crazy how CarPlay can be a little finicky at times esp when there is a new apple update, glad you were able to get it fixed!
The hard reset with the volume button solved the problem. Thank you so much for the help! Can't tell you how much frustration you just saved me. I couldn't find the solution anywhere else.
After being without Carplay for 4 days and even getting a speeding ticket because I didn't have Waze on, this worked for me!!! Thank you!!!!! I did the hard reset and that's what worked for me, in case anybody is having the same issue.
Glad it worked. I always have waze on too, cool trick if you didn't know. You can go into the shortcuts app in the iphone and once youre in there you can go into automations and have things set up so that when carplay connects, waze will open and be ready to go every time you get into the car.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! This was such an easy fix . For the past few days I’d tried everything I could think of and nothing worked. It just randomly stopped. The second trick with holding down the volume worked for me. 😊
You absolute legend! Thank you for this video! Mine stopped working out the blue and no matter what i tried and even tried a spare phone it wouldnt work! Following this i have it all working now, thank you 🙌🏽
I’ve spent the last week forgetting and connecting my phone to try get car play working… I wish I seen this video sooner as it’s finally working! Thank you 🙏
THE HARD RESET WORKED FOR ME! Thank you i legit was loosing my mind wondering why it wouldn’t connect! Deleted the phone & the car so many times and it didn’t help.
I was really frustrated about this, trying other suggested solutions with no success for the last 3 days until I saw this and tried it this morning. Success!! I appreciate your assistance.
Bro, you saved the day! My Apple CarPlay was connected, but I could not get the BMW screen to show the iPhone screen. Holding down the volume button for 30 seconds did the trick! Thank you so much!
Thanks…the car did an update and said my Bluetooth is no longer compatible to connect to anything. I was going to call BMW and give them a piece of my mind, but this video was a perfect fix. Thank you again.
Thank you so much! I had to drive back home yesterday holding my phone as the Bluetooth got locked out of nowhere and lost connections. BMW support page has thousands of words and no freaking clue how to solve this.
Amazing mate. The volume reset worked. Thank you! Was about to take it back to BMW. I had done everything apart from the volume reset. That’s done the trick.
Thank you this really helped. For me it seemed like the problem was I was connected via VPN - once I disconnected that & followed your instructions it worked. Thanks.
This has been driving me crazy on my 22 M4 xDrive. I’ll do this in the morning. CarPlay just won’t connect. Everything else works. I can make a call, music from my phone works, just not the damn CarPlay and I have actually used this hard reset of the volume button, before, and forgot all about it. So, this video gave me the “oh, yeah” moment. Thanks for the reminder.
Glad it worked! Yes sometimes depending on phone updates it can mess up the connection time to time. The hard reset fixes a lot of the similar bugs and even if the Idrive screen was frozen, etc.
Thanks! My CarPlay was connected but the CarPlay screen wouldn't come up. I wasn't aware of the BMW hard reset. It worked to fix the problem on my 2019 X5. The issue arose about the time I got the iOS 15.6 update.
Thanks a lot rebooting IDrive system worked. The only thing to reboot Idrive system I had to start the car and only then it did it. Not starting the car it would quickly shut off
I did the BMW software upgrade last week and CarPlay disappeared. Doing the iDrive reset by holding the volume button down for 30 seconds restored it. Thanks!!
Bro, you are a gangster! So awesome this is never happened to my F90 I was super tripped out. I just tuned it to stage two I thought something seriously was wrong holding down that power button did the trick. I didn’t even know that was a thing thank you so much. Thumbs up on this video and a new follower here.
Thanks so much bro just got a m340d 2022 yesterday and was so pissed off carplay off I drive wouldn’t work now it does Brillant and thank you 😊 now just got to see if I can get my sunroof to fully open 😂 thanks again
Of course Paul, it is an extremely useful trick to know about for BMWs. Glad it helped you, reach out to me if I could ever help you answer questions =)
@@BeamerView I got the following message before during pairing: iPhone is not compatible with Apple Carplay. Establish a Bluetooth connection to use the following: Telephone, Bluetooth Audio. OK , Cancel... Other error message i got too was: Unsuccessful Pairing.
This worked I swear to god I went into this video with no hopes because I’ve tried everything it absolutely worked I also wasn’t able to remove my phone from my car because it’s the only phone connected to it but it didn’t matter as long as you reset your phone after and forget device from your Bluetooth settings in phone it will reset and start working
after my bmw most recent update apple carplay is no where to be seen. not on the car setting. no after these instructions. i tried to speak to the car and it said i dont have that feature meanwhile i have had it for the past year. any ideas on what to do??
Hey Sydney, I wouldn't worry too much. There has been a few complaints about that. Ever since the update people have been getting the same issue. Couple things to try, make sure your phone is up to date as well and follow the steps in the video if you havent already. I would assume BMW will fix the issue asap and it will be done remotely but we'll have to be patient with it.
I can connect to Apple Car play wth no issues. The problem I am experiencing is "dead zones" where there appears to be something that interferes with the WiFi connection and causes CarPlay to crash. It happens in the same two spots on my daily commute. I took my car to the dealership and they said there is nothing wrong with the hardware of the car itself. I then spoke to a "genius" from BMW NA that told me that it was an issue with cellular service, but this is not true because it happens even when I am listening to a saved podcast or music directly from the phone (I can put the phone in airplane mode and carplay still connects). I have two different iPhones a 12 and a 14 and they both do the same thing. When they gave me a loaner 2023 BMW 330i I experienced the same phenomenon so it doesn't appear to be an isolated problem with my 2023 330e alone. If I don't use CarPlay and just connect the phone via bluetooth I have no issues and it never disconnects. This tells me there is some kind of issue with the WiFi Antenna since this is the modality that CarPlay uses to connect to the phone. If BMW hadn't taken away the option of using a cable I would just use the hardwire option, but instead BMW made it so that the only way to connect to CarPlay is via a wireless conneciton. This is driving me absolutely insane as it makes CarPlay basically unuseable. Has anyone else been experiencing this?
Hey Nick, thanks for reaching out. I am no cellular expert but if it does happen in the same two spots of your commute it could be a combination of both. One thing I would try is if you have another friend who has a different cell service all together to see if that does things differently. I know what you mean in a way because in my friends neighborhood there is also a spot where the connection drops all together, it's really weird. If there was anything i'd recommend it's the same tricks that were mentioned in the video above and of course making sure the phone and car are both up to date.
Also on IPhone, when delegating the Bluetooth settings go into Wi-Fi. At top right of screen hit edit. There will be a lot of Wi-Fi connections listed. Scroll down and delete the BMW one also. Mine was called DIRECT-BMW 1234. After doing this I was once again able to connect to CarPlay.
Good point, haven't tried this one yet but will give it a shot next time. I could have been that the vehicle was trying to establish a connection with the hotspot of the BMW but may have not been going through because the hotspot trial was up. I've seen this happen before and could be related.
Agreed, crazy how small glitches affect these vehicles like that. Mainly has to do with 2 different companies being involved such as APPLE and android.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! I've literally just spent hours trying to figure this out and have done EVERYTHING possible and multiple times, and not a damn thing worked until I held the radio power button and reset the screen. As soon as it turned back on, apple carplay connected without any issues. I was just about to burn this damn car😅
OH MY GOD Thank you! I was just about to book an appointment at BMW (I have to take a ferry and spend a whole day in the city) until I found this. I cannot thank you enough for your post. You are a life saver!
Glad I could help and happy to hear it saved you a trip! :)
Adding my thanks and kudos. I was pulling my hair out. The hard reset of iDrive finally allowed me to reconnect. WHY CAN’T BMW FIX THIS PROBLEM?!? In the meantime, thank YOU for helping us all!!
Glad I could help! Yes its a very common issue with a lot of headache, the restart should be pointed out more often!
Thank you! I erased my phone from the car and I deleted the car from Bluetooth. Doing the hard reset with the car volume button worked. I was about to rip my hair out before your video 😅
Glad I could help, Reach out if you ever have any questions!
Man!!!! You saved the day, the reset for the iDrive was what I was missing. Life saver honestly!!!! Thank you.
Glad it worked!!
1,000,000 thank you’s!!!! Ever since I got my 2024 BMW I’ve been having issues with the car play 🙄 no other car ; just this one ! Thank you so much
Thanks for watching! Glad it helped you, yes it happens quite often but that button does the trick most of the time.
Just wanted to thank you for your assistance. Saved me from continuing to scream out loud.
Haha Glad it helped! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
Sorry, I was very happy listening to music after 2 weeks, I almost made an appointment at the dealer, and I almost forgot to thank you man! thanks❤
Glad it worked!!
Thanks! Genius!! Works!! Weeks went by and no carplay!! I’m the fam hero for a day because of YOU and UA-cam!!
And I just subscribed to your channel!!
Thanks Bodey! Means a lot :)
It’s crazy how CarPlay can be a little finicky at times esp when there is a new apple update, glad you were able to get it fixed!
The hard reset with the volume button solved the problem. Thank you so much for the help! Can't tell you how much frustration you just saved me. I couldn't find the solution anywhere else.
You're welcome!
A hard reset of the radio worked! 24 hours of Frustration is now gone. Thank you!
Glad it helped!!
After being without Carplay for 4 days and even getting a speeding ticket because I didn't have Waze on, this worked for me!!! Thank you!!!!! I did the hard reset and that's what worked for me, in case anybody is having the same issue.
Glad it worked. I always have waze on too, cool trick if you didn't know. You can go into the shortcuts app in the iphone and once youre in there you can go into automations and have things set up so that when carplay connects, waze will open and be ready to go every time you get into the car.
Spent 2 day's frustrating until hit this video, appreciate your guide.
No problem 👍
THANK YOU SO MUCH! This was such an easy fix . For the past few days I’d tried everything I could think of and nothing worked. It just randomly stopped. The second trick with holding down the volume worked for me. 😊
Great to hear!
For me too
For me too!
I recently got a M2 and had that issue. I was about to book and appointment with the bmw dealership genius. This trick works a 100%
Glad it saved you a trip!!
You absolute legend! Thank you for this video! Mine stopped working out the blue and no matter what i tried and even tried a spare phone it wouldnt work! Following this i have it all working now, thank you 🙌🏽
Glad it helped!
I’ve spent the last week forgetting and connecting my phone to try get car play working… I wish I seen this video sooner as it’s finally working! Thank you 🙏
Hey Vicky, glad it worked! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
THE HARD RESET WORKED FOR ME! Thank you i legit was loosing my mind wondering why it wouldn’t connect! Deleted the phone & the car so many times and it didn’t help.
Let’s go!!!
BRO, I LOVE YOU, I spent 30 min trying to figure it out and all I had to do was hold down the volume button
Happy holidays!
Thanks! Worked perfectly. I rebooted iDrive without deleting the iPhone and it fixed the problem.
Awesome, that is usually what I do first too while im driving.
Didn’t know about the hard reset. You just saved my day.
I got you Bai!
Thank you so much! I spent 2 hours before I found yours just go to Bluetooth and forget WiFi. Ugh! Thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤
You are welcome!
I was really frustrated about this, trying other suggested solutions with no success for the last 3 days until I saw this and tried it this morning. Success!! I appreciate your assistance.
Anytime, happy to hear it worked out! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
BRO, YOU’RE A LEGEND
Thank you!!
I have looked at a number of videos, the hard reset is what fixed the problem. Thank you
Glad it helped!!
I didn’t know about the iDrive reset. It was the only thing it worked. Thank you
It is the best trick to know!
I was going crazy ad nothing else worked
You saved me a visit to the dealership. Thanks so much.
Let’s go!
Thank you so much!! Deleting my mobile device from iDrive and deleting the BMW from my Bluetooth saved the day. Much appreciated!
Great to hear!
Thank you soo much, I was going crazy and about to book an appointment 😂
Glad it workeD!!
Thank you! The hard reset of the car fixed the problem
You're welcome!
Bro, you saved the day! My Apple CarPlay was connected, but I could not get the BMW screen to show the iPhone screen. Holding down the volume button for 30 seconds did the trick! Thank you so much!
Glad it helepd!! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
Spent an hour on the phone with Apple Support, but this simple reset using the car volume button worked!
Glad it worked, it does wonders!
Just tried it this morning and the hard reset option worked!
Glad it worked, congrats on the graduation =)
Thanks…the car did an update and said my Bluetooth is no longer compatible to connect to anything. I was going to call BMW and give them a piece of my mind, but this video was a perfect fix. Thank you again.
Glad to hear! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
I didn't know about holding down the power button in the BMW...that did the trick for me! Thx so much!
Anytime, glad it helped! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
Thank you so much!
I had to drive back home yesterday holding my phone as the Bluetooth got locked out of nowhere and lost connections.
BMW support page has thousands of words and no freaking clue how to solve this.
Anytime! Happy to hear video is the way to go for fixing stuff! =)
You’re a life savior, step 2 worked
Glad it worked!
Shout out to you bro🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ volume button reset button for the win
Lets goo! Thanks for watching.
Finally!!! I have been trying to connect for over 2 weeks - not sure why it stopped connecting but the hard reset worked! Thanks!
Glad it worked!!
Worked on the second pair. Thanks a ton!
Awesome! Glad to hear
This is most useful video to bring CarPlay back to my BMW,Thank you for you great video to saving my time even money,You are the best 👍
Glad it helped!!
Amazing mate. The volume reset worked. Thank you! Was about to take it back to BMW. I had done everything apart from the volume reset. That’s done the trick.
Glad it saved you a trip! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
Thank you this really helped. For me it seemed like the problem was I was connected via VPN - once I disconnected that & followed your instructions it worked. Thanks.
Glad it helped. Yes VPN can also cause issues with it.
That step 3 hard reset worked !! Thank you man ! Your video helped !!
This has been driving me crazy on my 22 M4 xDrive. I’ll do this in the morning. CarPlay just won’t connect. Everything else works. I can make a call, music from my phone works, just not the damn CarPlay and I have actually used this hard reset of the volume button, before, and forgot all about it. So, this video gave me the “oh, yeah” moment. Thanks for the reminder.
Glad it worked! Yes sometimes depending on phone updates it can mess up the connection time to time. The hard reset fixes a lot of the similar bugs and even if the Idrive screen was frozen, etc.
The reset button trick worked perfectly!!! Thanks man.
Glad it helped!!
Thank you, easily done! Short and Quick, no hassle. 😊
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
No.1 - Love you're work! Problem solved with the hold-down-volume reset. Thanks
Great to hear!
Thank You!!! It worked by resetting the screen with the volume knob.
You're welcome!
Hard reset worked!!! Thanks a million, was leaving on a road trip in a few days.
Glad it did the trick!!! Enjoy the road trip!
Thanks! My CarPlay was connected but the CarPlay screen wouldn't come up. I wasn't aware of the BMW hard reset. It worked to fix the problem on my 2019 X5. The issue arose about the time I got the iOS 15.6 update.
Yes most issues happen whenever iPhones do their updates! Glad you were able to get it fixed :)
Volume button reboots worked for me. Thanks!
Good to hear!
I never comment on UA-cam vids, but this deserved a shout-out. Fix worked perfectly. Thanks!!
You're welcome! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
Thanks a lot rebooting IDrive system worked. The only thing to reboot Idrive system I had to start the car and only then it did it. Not starting the car it would quickly shut off
Glad it worked, it solves a ton of issues.
Thank you mate. The factory reset did the trick. Appreciate the help!
No problem 👍
I did the BMW software upgrade last week and CarPlay disappeared. Doing the iDrive reset by holding the volume button down for 30 seconds restored it. Thanks!!
Glad it worked! Yes it's been quite a common issue recently but they are magically starting to work again.
It helps! Thank you! In my case, it was enough only reboot iDrive, manipulation with phone wasn't needed
Glad it worked!
Power button reset worked!!! Thank you!!!!!
You're welcome!
CarPlay cannot be used for 2days, so inconvenient. 2nd way really works!❤
Glad it worked!!
Hard reset worked brother, thank you!!
You're welcome!
Bro, you are a gangster! So awesome this is never happened to my F90 I was super tripped out. I just tuned it to stage two I thought something seriously was wrong holding down that power button did the trick. I didn’t even know that was a thing thank you so much. Thumbs up on this video and a new follower here.
Thanks so much bro just got a m340d 2022 yesterday and was so pissed off carplay off I drive wouldn’t work now it does Brillant and thank you 😊 now just got to see if I can get my sunroof to fully open 😂 thanks again
The volume button tip. Amazing!
Glad you liked it!!
Thank you. Did not know about hard resetting the BMW iDrive. Appreciate the help.
Of course Paul, it is an extremely useful trick to know about for BMWs. Glad it helped you, reach out to me if I could ever help you answer questions =)
Thank you! Resetting the screen did it for me!
Glad I could help!
Hard reset was the only thing that worked. Thank you so much! Liked and subscribed.
Glad it worked!
Bro thanks a million times. I was nearly set my x4 on fire :D
Glad it worked! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
It worked for the hard reset. Thank you!
Glad it worked!
Saved my life. God bless you
Glad it workeD!!
The hard reset worked for the X1. The screen did not go blank, but the end result was BT pairing succeceded, for AppleCar Play to complete. Thanks!
Glad something worked! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
@@BeamerView I got the following message before during pairing: iPhone is not compatible with Apple Carplay. Establish a Bluetooth connection to use the following: Telephone, Bluetooth Audio. OK , Cancel... Other error message i got too was: Unsuccessful Pairing.
Thanks buddy. Pulled over to the side. Was done in 2min.
Glad to hear! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
Thank you!!! Very helpful. My connection issue started after a visit to the dealer.
Many software updates can mess up a connection but yes that reboot fixes a ton!
Thanks man, hard reset works for me.
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much. Pushing the volume button down for 30 sec fixed it for me. You’re the first place that recommended that. 😊
You are welcome! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
Worked. You rock. System reset is a solid plan B.
Let’s go!!
This worked I swear to god I went into this video with no hopes because I’ve tried everything it absolutely worked I also wasn’t able to remove my phone from my car because it’s the only phone connected to it but it didn’t matter as long as you reset your phone after and forget device from your Bluetooth settings in phone it will reset and start working
Glad you got it working!
Thank you for this video. You saved me from much frustration 😊
Anytime!
Hard reset method worked. Thank you
You're welcome!
Absolute legend! Can’t thank you enough! 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for watching, glad it helped!
Thanks - performing a hard reset of the iDrive fixed my problem with CarPlay and the iDrive Media button. Big thanks - thumbs up and new subscriber.
Glad it helped! Reach out if you ever have any questions! TY
Brilliant - reset worked. Much appreciated 👏
Glad it helped!
70,000 + 1. Thank you for posting, car is connected once again. 🙂
have to add that I did the hard reset and phone miraculously was able to pair again
Amazing!
after my bmw most recent update apple carplay is no where to be seen. not on the car setting. no after these instructions. i tried to speak to the car and it said i dont have that feature meanwhile i have had it for the past year. any ideas on what to do??
Hey Sydney, I wouldn't worry too much. There has been a few complaints about that. Ever since the update people have been getting the same issue. Couple things to try, make sure your phone is up to date as well and follow the steps in the video if you havent already.
I would assume BMW will fix the issue asap and it will be done remotely but we'll have to be patient with it.
it fixed the the same issues with Android Auto, thanks!!!
Happy Holidays!
Thank you, its solved the issue for me. It was so annoying find the iPhone not connecting sometimes
Glad it worked out, Reach out if you ever have any questions!
I can connect to Apple Car play wth no issues. The problem I am experiencing is "dead zones" where there appears to be something that interferes with the WiFi connection and causes CarPlay to crash. It happens in the same two spots on my daily commute. I took my car to the dealership and they said there is nothing wrong with the hardware of the car itself. I then spoke to a "genius" from BMW NA that told me that it was an issue with cellular service, but this is not true because it happens even when I am listening to a saved podcast or music directly from the phone (I can put the phone in airplane mode and carplay still connects). I have two different iPhones a 12 and a 14 and they both do the same thing. When they gave me a loaner 2023 BMW 330i I experienced the same phenomenon so it doesn't appear to be an isolated problem with my 2023 330e alone. If I don't use CarPlay and just connect the phone via bluetooth I have no issues and it never disconnects. This tells me there is some kind of issue with the WiFi Antenna since this is the modality that CarPlay uses to connect to the phone. If BMW hadn't taken away the option of using a cable I would just use the hardwire option, but instead BMW made it so that the only way to connect to CarPlay is via a wireless conneciton. This is driving me absolutely insane as it makes CarPlay basically unuseable. Has anyone else been experiencing this?
Hey Nick, thanks for reaching out. I am no cellular expert but if it does happen in the same two spots of your commute it could be a combination of both. One thing I would try is if you have another friend who has a different cell service all together to see if that does things differently. I know what you mean in a way because in my friends neighborhood there is also a spot where the connection drops all together, it's really weird.
If there was anything i'd recommend it's the same tricks that were mentioned in the video above and of course making sure the phone and car are both up to date.
Thank you thank you. Was driving me crazy
Glad it worked! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
Also on IPhone, when delegating the Bluetooth settings go into Wi-Fi. At top right of screen hit edit. There will be a lot of Wi-Fi connections listed. Scroll down and delete the BMW one also. Mine was called DIRECT-BMW 1234. After doing this I was once again able to connect to CarPlay.
Good point, haven't tried this one yet but will give it a shot next time. I could have been that the vehicle was trying to establish a connection with the hotspot of the BMW but may have not been going through because the hotspot trial was up. I've seen this happen before and could be related.
U saved my life bro thanks
Superman!
I will try this soon. However very sad a car costing more than 100kEuro needs such a tricks!
Thanks and i will let know if it works.
Agreed, crazy how small glitches affect these vehicles like that. Mainly has to do with 2 different companies being involved such as APPLE and android.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! I've literally just spent hours trying to figure this out and have done EVERYTHING possible and multiple times, and not a damn thing worked until I held the radio power button and reset the screen. As soon as it turned back on, apple carplay connected without any issues. I was just about to burn this damn car😅
Haha, happy to hear it worked! It drives people crazy everyday. That trick should solve a lot of minor glitches you may encounter.
Thank you for sharing this trick. It works!
Glad it helped! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
Very helpful man. The car had an update and kicked my apple car out. Resetting the screen with the volume button on a 2023 alpine b8
Thanks! Reach out if you ever have any questions!
This finally fixed my problem ! Thank you!
Great to hear!
Hard reset worked for me. It’s funny cause I figured I needed to do one but had no clue I needed to hold down the button for so long.
Yes! Everyone should know about this feature!
You are a genius. So glad I found your video!!
Glad it was helpful!
Hard reset did the trick! Thanks bro
Anytime! Glad it worked out.
This also works for the BMW X3- thank you so much!
Glad it worked!
Thanks man! This was very useful! I was losing my mind until I found your video. You’re awesome! 😎
Glad to hear it!
Thank Jesus for this video!!! 🎉😂❤
Yessirrr!
I’ve just got my i4 today and I’m finding the CarPlay connection to be super sketchy. It only connects if I reset the idrive. Is that normal??
Brilliant thank you. Worked first time!
Glad it helped!