![]() Finally, BMW’s Digital Key will be available for select Android phones. The app filters news and other content for the user, providing a personalized experience. If you have a Windows PC, update to Windows 7 or later and download iCloud for Windows. ![]() Make sure that you’re signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID on all of your devices. Updated vehicles get built-in access to Spotify podcasts and Pandora radio, and BMW’s News app has been updated with better on-demand features and podcasts. Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the latest iOS or iPadOS, and your Mac to the latest macOS. Changing the cars’ drive modes changes the sounds, and a quieter mode can be selected to reduce distraction. BMW says the new system now provides clearer audio confirmation of gear shifts and a refined startup sound. BMWs iDrive 8.5 infotainment update is designed to mimic smartphones more than before. The M3 and M4 get enhancements to their interior engine audio systems, which pump engine sounds into the cabin. The driver profile recognition system has also been improved to recognize drivers when the key fob is in odd locations, such as in a purse in the back seat. The system now includes an advanced volume control function for Android smartphones that provides enhanced sound for streaming and podcasts. A real-time traffic information system can now process data from congestion in turning lanes and automatically route the driver around the issue for faster transit and more accurate estimation of arrival time. New features include a warning feature that suppresses lane departure and steering interventions on roads without clearly marked lanes. Cars running iDrive 7 will receive an update that brings new functions and refines others. Over-the-air updates allow automakers to add new features and refresh existing functionality, and BMW is taking advantage of that functionality to update its vehicles for 2022. In-car technology is progressing quickly, to the point that the cars we drive today would be completely foreign to people even just a decade ago.
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