BMW Connected Classic
Free App
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About BMW Connected Classic
With BMW Connected, BMW drivers can safely and easily access general and vehicle-related functions during, before and after making a journey with their BMW. This requires a BMW vehicle with a production date of July 2013 or later, equipped with the special feature 'Apps' or 'ConnectedDrive Services' (varies according to model and market). The following models, which were also produced after July 2013, are excluded: 1 Series Convertible, 1 Series Coupé, 3 Series Convertible (model from 2010), X1 (model from 2009), X5 (Model from 2006), X6 (model from 2008) and Z4 (model from 2009).
For compatible smartphones, see www.bmw.com/bluetooth.
To use a BMW Connected app in your BMW, connect the smartphone to the car using either the snap-in adapter or the USB connection in the centre console, and follow the instructions from the connection assistant, which you will find in the Connected Drive menu.
Current functionality:
Facebook & Twitter
Displays the latest status messages, personal favourites, and community trends in your car. Moreover, pre-defined texts which are able to access current vehicle information can be sent during the journey.
Calendar
Displays calendar entries in your car. Enables you to call meeting-participants should you need to. Appointment details can be read out through the audio system.
Wiki local
Discover interesting Wikipedia articles relevant to the sights and localities in your destination region..
News
Access the latest news at any time from your RSS news feeds..
Audio player
Access the music library in your smartphone through your BMW.
ECO PRO analyser
Rates your driving style and gives you advice as to how to drive even more efficiently. The ECO PRO Analyser is not supported by the following models: all BMW M and BMW i models, and BMW models without the ECO PRO mode.
Last mile navigation
Transfers your navigation destination and the position data of your car to your smartphone and continues your navigation even after you have left the vehicle. Makes it easy to find your car when returning to it at your destination.
The application is displayed in the car in the language configured for the vehicle.
An Internet connection is required. This can incur costs (for example due to roaming) in accordance with the contract concluded between the customer and the network operator. Please observe national requirements and conditions specific to the country you are in.
Restricted functionality is possible in the event of insufficient data transfer speed and with volume-based bandwidth restrictions of the network operator. Moreover, it is possible that selected functions based on services supplied by third-party providers will not be available at all times or may be subject to change. The specific conditions of these providers must be observed.
For the aforementioned reasons, BMW is unable to warranty unrestricted compatibility and functionality of your mobile device in combination with the vehicle interface.
This app requires the following Android authorisations:
Location:
Required for location-based functions such as Last Mile and Wiki Local. Last Mile guides you to your navigation after you have left your vehicle. Wiki Local shows how far you are from different POIs (points of interest).
Read calendar:
Needed to display your smartphone calendar in your vehicle.
Read contacts:
Allows you to call meeting-participants and to post your last call to Facebook.
Write to memory:
Required in order to save data, e.g. Facebook user images.
Bluetooth:
Reads out the Bluetooth address to enable USB audio communication with the vehicle.
Prevent standby mode:
Enables problem-free USB communication during the journey.
Read network and Wifi status:
Allows quality checks of Internet connection.
For further details, see the privacy statement for the app.
For compatible smartphones, see www.bmw.com/bluetooth.
To use a BMW Connected app in your BMW, connect the smartphone to the car using either the snap-in adapter or the USB connection in the centre console, and follow the instructions from the connection assistant, which you will find in the Connected Drive menu.
Current functionality:
Facebook & Twitter
Displays the latest status messages, personal favourites, and community trends in your car. Moreover, pre-defined texts which are able to access current vehicle information can be sent during the journey.
Calendar
Displays calendar entries in your car. Enables you to call meeting-participants should you need to. Appointment details can be read out through the audio system.
Wiki local
Discover interesting Wikipedia articles relevant to the sights and localities in your destination region..
News
Access the latest news at any time from your RSS news feeds..
Audio player
Access the music library in your smartphone through your BMW.
ECO PRO analyser
Rates your driving style and gives you advice as to how to drive even more efficiently. The ECO PRO Analyser is not supported by the following models: all BMW M and BMW i models, and BMW models without the ECO PRO mode.
Last mile navigation
Transfers your navigation destination and the position data of your car to your smartphone and continues your navigation even after you have left the vehicle. Makes it easy to find your car when returning to it at your destination.
The application is displayed in the car in the language configured for the vehicle.
An Internet connection is required. This can incur costs (for example due to roaming) in accordance with the contract concluded between the customer and the network operator. Please observe national requirements and conditions specific to the country you are in.
Restricted functionality is possible in the event of insufficient data transfer speed and with volume-based bandwidth restrictions of the network operator. Moreover, it is possible that selected functions based on services supplied by third-party providers will not be available at all times or may be subject to change. The specific conditions of these providers must be observed.
For the aforementioned reasons, BMW is unable to warranty unrestricted compatibility and functionality of your mobile device in combination with the vehicle interface.
This app requires the following Android authorisations:
Location:
Required for location-based functions such as Last Mile and Wiki Local. Last Mile guides you to your navigation after you have left your vehicle. Wiki Local shows how far you are from different POIs (points of interest).
Read calendar:
Needed to display your smartphone calendar in your vehicle.
Read contacts:
Allows you to call meeting-participants and to post your last call to Facebook.
Write to memory:
Required in order to save data, e.g. Facebook user images.
Bluetooth:
Reads out the Bluetooth address to enable USB audio communication with the vehicle.
Prevent standby mode:
Enables problem-free USB communication during the journey.
Read network and Wifi status:
Allows quality checks of Internet connection.
For further details, see the privacy statement for the app.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Bugfixes
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Name changed Name changed! BMW Connected now is known as BMW Connected Classic.
More downloads BMW Connected Classic reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
Version update BMW Connected Classic was updated to version 1.8
Version update BMW Connected Classic was updated to version 1.7.0
What are users saying about BMW Connected Classic
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It's clunky and could be so much better. I cannot get Pandora to load on my BMW X3. It may be a combination of bad app design coupled with the need for a vehicle firmware update to make the two play nice in the sandbox but for now, am holding out for some fixes from BMW.
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Switched from an iPhone to android. While iOS version of the app worked somewhat, this android version is a rubbish. Tried many times and many ways and it wouldn't even connect. Now my Connected Drive option of the vehicle is completely useless.
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The first time I think I was probably using a USB Charge only cable...got really frustrated and uninstalled the app. This time I plugged my USB Data in and things are working well. I have a Note 4 phone.
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Eventhough the app is available for android it does not work. Can't believe my 2012 honda civic has way better media intergeation than a 45k 328i with the optional BMW apps. Ridiculous! !
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I've tried this on three phones with no luck. App is useless and want detect the phone. I've used an HTC One M9, HTC 10, and iPhone 6.
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What a lack of effort to sport Android owners.
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No update since Jan 2016. It is now Aug 2016. I think they just gave up.
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Apps don't load on iDrive with a usb and my gs5. Even the bmw genious us stumped. I want Spotify! BMW soiled the bed on this note. What a pitiful app.
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Still waiting for BMW to fully embrace Android; I still can't access most of the apps on my Samsung phone. The only thing this app seems to provide is an interface for Google Calendar. Get it together BMW, after all it is only the most popular mobile OS out there.
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Ya this was worse than awful. From someone like BMW, I expect better. This app clearly was poorly conceived. But did they even bother to test it? It sort of worked on one phone, but my new LG v10 won't even connect.
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System really does not integrate well with the bmw the system at all. This software is barely functional but can be of high praise once bmw choose s to match at least the apple version of this... And next what other car companies are providing as standard with their cars.
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BMW needs to get its stuff together and make a decent app that integrates with Android phones. A quarter decent Android engineer can make it happen for 250k. Inexcusable for a German product. Apple's shares of the phone market will continue to fall so better get going BMW.
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Come on bmw really is this what you have for your customer. Let me ask you this. Have you actually tested this app before releasing this. If your answer is yes then you should fire that person or whole team, who were invlove in this testing. However its very disappointed what you have done. I don't believe this from BMW. Please fix it. Great cars but this is totally bull crap system. Not even worth a penny. I spent 72k on this car Really and I got teased but this.
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It's actually more disappointing that it works for me, the available apps are just useless. Phones from 15 years ago had this level of functionality.
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Basically this app only supports the galaxy s4... That device was released in April 2013. Update the OS and phone support BMW to at least 2015.
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It seems that BMW does not care for android users (the system is actually more widely used than apple) or doesn't care about its customers. I actually had to get an iPhone 6 to get the apps to work. Since the business apps like text messaging and emails don't work with apple I also have my Note 7 connected via bluetooth. Now I have it all but it costs me. 2015 750 I x-drive
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What a joke, that a $100K+ car has no real Android support. Wake the F up BMW! I guess my next car won't be a BMW. My other car is a LEXUS, they can sure teach BMW a few things about smartphone integration.
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Needs serious work, at least for android. Seems to work much better with apple... still, total embarrassment to put the bmw name on this app
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Don't waste your time!! Does not work at all using android. BMW shame on you for only allowing iPhone. Next time buy a MB or another vendor!!!!
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I could no longer stream music from phone when this is connected and it would work through app either. Blue tooth would only connect phone not phone and media. As soon as I uninstalled this app and repaired the bluetooth media and phone worked again.BTW what the heck is this piece of junk for? It doesn't do anything.
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The smallest of tech startup can deliver 10 times what BMW did here. A sorry excuse for an app, GM and Ford blow it out of the water.
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With all the greatest minds, they cant seem to get this right. what a disapiontment . i might be moving to the other German maker for my next car. 2015 M5 with android. Sad that my lincoln can do more with my phone than this overpriced M5.
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Non-existent third party app market. No Google Play Music, Waze, or much of anything. You can't connect to the to the car through Bluetooth if app is running. Breaks with Android Marshmallow.
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Works well with Apple products. Android....not so much. And I don't like how the system automatically turns off blue tooth audio when you just want to charge your phone. This app needs work.
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As of this last update I am no longer able to update the app. 5 stars if fixed 01/21/2016
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Will Not Work on Android. I've tried 3 Different Androids (Note5, S6 & S6 Edge+) None of them will connect.
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For a $100k car, you'd think they could get the app to work. Not Bluetooth compatable? Won't work with Galaxy 6? Really?
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Won't connect. New phone, new BMW. They can't communicate. Well, not why we buy Beemers I suppose..want creature comforts, buy a Benz
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Doesn't matter which android phone I have, won't work. Play store should remove this until it works. Bmw needs to understand their old customer base is being replaced by a new generation that uses the most current technology.
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Can't stream bt audio when connected, no Pandora, Google play app. I don't give a crap about Facebook access or Twitter especially while driving do that doesn't matter. BMW Drop this app AND GO WITH CAR PLAY OR ANDROID AUTO
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BMW you really need to look at what your competitors can do. This is pathetic.
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After a yr this still doesn't work even with all the updates. Really wtf.
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This app was useless with my LG G2, and now won't work at all with my Motorola Droid Turbo II. A premier auto manufacturer advertising that they offer basic technology found in modest vehicles, yet it doesn't work. False advertising at a minimum!
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Updated still doesn't work,
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Doesn't work with Android. Period. Supposedly an update is coming april.
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Totally worthless. 2015 328i GT, $57K auto this is inexcusable and should be removed as a feature in all marketing materials - deceptive practices perhaps. . Really hope next gen you are working on will be a no cost option for current owners.
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The app does not work with 2015 BMW 228 and Nexus 5X phone. The bmw service said that the phone is not supported and did nothing.
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I'd love to know which single Android device they tested this app on. I've tried four different phones, and it does nothing on all of them. Every time an update shows up, I plug it in for kicks. And every time not one effing thing happens.
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It seems that BMW does not care for android users (the system is actually more widely used than apple) or doesn't care about its customers. I actually had to get an iPhone 6 to get the apps to work. Since the business apps like text messaging and emails don't work with apple I also have my Note 5 connected via bluetooth. Now I have it all but it costs me. 2015 750 I x-drive
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It will not connect to the vehicle - I've tried everything, but it won't connect (and it should according to BMW). Can't give much more of a review since it doesn't work....