I am very proud to see the latest product my team and I have been working on go live, as Spotify will now be offered by BMW within Connected Music in selected European markets for all vehicles produced in or after July 2019 and running the Operating System 7.0.
A big THANKS goes to all of my team for the amazing work we have accomplished together in the past few months and years to make this happen and to our partners at Spotify for the close collaboration, showing once more the values both our companies share : striving to offer the best possible in-car music listening experience.
The release notes for the BMW Connected app pretty much spells out the list of vehicles that will be getting Car Key support this month, which will include almost the entire 2021 lineup: Series 1. Learn how to use third party music apps and BMW apps over Bluetooth in your vehicle. Still have questions? Call our BMW Genius Hotline at 1.844.4GENIUS (443.
A seamless and familiar experience, an offer for every customer
BMW having been the first carmaker to launch fully integrated music streaming solutions with its Online Entertainment product along with Napster (since 2014) and Deezer (since 2015), BMW is once more leading the way in offering seamless digital solutions for all its customers by being the first German OEM to offer a deeply integrated Spotify solution and one of the only carmakers worlwide to offer multiple music streaming providers (Deezer, Napster and Spotify) within its Connected Music product in Operating System 7.0 to cater to all customer needs and habits.
With its seamless integration, the new Spotify app will let you listen to your Discover Weekly or Release Radar right from your BMW, without the need to use your smartphone's Bluetooth connection or Apple CarPlay, all data going through the vehicle's built-in LTE connection. Merging your familiar BMW iDrive and Spotify experience at the same time, this new integration will make you feel comfortable immediately !
An integration accross all touchpoints
Spotify is now deeply integrated into BMW's infotainment system, offering all the functionalities you're already familiar with from Spotify on your smartphone. Whether it's discovering new content throughout the day in 'Home', listening to your kids' favorite playlists saved in 'Your Library', listening once more to that album you've listened to at home in 'Recently Played' or browsing for content you like : it's all right there, just below Radio.
Making use of BMW's Intelligent Personal Assistant, you can now also control Spotify simply by speaking with your BMW in a natural way such as :
'Hey BMW, play Old Town Road by Lil Nas X'
...and if your rear seat passengers actually want you to listen to their latest discovery : just hand them your smartphone using the same Spotify account as in your vehicle and let them control your soundtrack using Spotify Connect. Whether it's changing the playlist or simply skipping that track they don't like, you can enjoy sheer driving pleasure while your friends and family control the soundtrack.
Bmw Spotify Integration
I hope you are at least as excited as I am to experience Spotify in your BMW ! I am sure you are going to love the functionality as much as I do ! Stay tuned for more...
Florian Delabre
BMW Group announced that the first BMW Apps integration for Android will be streaming music services iHeartRadio, Spotify, and Pandora. Drivers of the new 2016 BMW 7 Series can use and control these services through their iDrive controller and screen while driving. App integration for all other vehicles equipped with BMW Apps and MINI Connected will follow at a later date.
In order to use the apps inside the BMW, an Android user with OS 4.2 or later, only needs to download the BMW Connected app from Google Play and connect their phone over Bluetooth to the new 2016 BMW 7 Series with the BMW Apps option.
iHeartRadio, offers thousands of iHeartRadio’s Live Radio, a personalized “For You” feature, seamless access to saved Favorites,Thumbs up/Thumbs down songs to, and enhanced music discovery with Live Radio station scan.
Spotify users – both free and Premium – can enjoy a seamless music , using the iDrive controller to access their own music and playlists or use features like Radio and Browse to enjoy an intuitive viewing experience on the car’s high-resolution Control Display. Premium subscribers can enjoy extra high quality on-demand music (320 kbps) ad-free and offline listening.
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Pandora allows drivers to access existing or create new stations using the iDrive Controller/MINI Controller, thumb-up, thumb-down, or bookmark songs to personalize the driver’s Pandora stations from the road.
The iHeartRadio for Auto, Spotify, and Pandora apps have been certified by BMW for safe in-car use. The app uses the BMW Group’s A4A (Apps for Automotive) technology and can be downloaded for iOS-based devices from the Apple App Store and for most Android devices in the Google Play Store. Having connected a smartphone to the car via the USB socket or snap-in adapter, and now Bluetooth, and launched the app, users are presented with various functions via the iDrive Controller/MINI Controller, the central display and the car’s audio system. To use the app in BMW and MINI models, the BMW ConnectedDrive Services or MINI Connected option needs to be specified.
The BMW Group was an early driver of smartphone integration and has already certified numerous apps for access in BMW and MINI vehicles. These apps have been optimized for safe use during a journey, can be operated via the iDrive Controller or MINI Controller without distracting the driver, and are viewed in the central display.
The BMW Apps option originally launched for iOS in 2011 and is now available for Android users. The new Android integration also signals a continuation of BMW’s strong partnership with their current iOS app partners. BMW Apps are designed with convenience and safety in mind: drivers can effortlessly stream their favorite audio, change stations, curate their favorites, and switch between apps.