in another device this would be a once and done, because it would be saved onto the application defaults. For example, every time I restart the car and connect my phone the headunit will forget that I've already allowed my phone to be accessed by headunit reloaded, and it will ask again for confirmation.
#Use idrive controller in other car android#
The Voice button on the steering wheel activates BMWs voice assistant in the background even while in the Android side. The buttons either work for basic functions (such as nav, back, option) or they outright take you out of the android side. However, the moment you introduce an external application (such as headunit reloaded or a 3rd party launcher) it becomes unusable. The iDrive wheel works perfectly fine when it is being used in one of their default applications (the default launcher, their music/video apps, settings menu, etc) I do, however feel that it doesn't feel like a well integrated system. Nav button opens my navigation app of choice, menu acts as "back", option as settings.etc. The head unit is installed correctly and works as THEY intended it upon releasing it. I think I wasn't too clear on what my issues were.
#Use idrive controller in other car install#
Has it been set up correctly within the Android screen settings and factory settings menus?Ĭheck my install video out (skip to 49:40 for set-up section) and hopefully this may help.
OK, so you've installed the Android screen in place of the OEM screen, but you say some of the controller functions are not working? Has anyone adapted the steering wheel controls for usage with an aftermarket headunit? I've never had a BMW before, and I've come to find out these systems are extremely intertwined, so I wanted to make sure downgrading to the BMW professional radio is feasible. I promptly replaced that with an Android headunit, however, I am very limited as to what I can do with the idrive knob because certain buttons, etc are just not functional through the headunit.ġ- remove iDrive radio and replace it with the non-idrive BMW professional radio.Ģ- take out iDrive knob and modify it so that it sends keyboard commands over USBģ- plug in modified idrive knob through USB into Android headunit and map the keyboard commands to functions. My car has iDrive so it came with the screen and iDrive knob, etc.
The one thing I never liked: BMW's infotainment system. I recently got a z4 after years of wanting one, and I am LOVING the car!
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