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      10-16-2017, 01:11 PM   #1
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Android Apps on Main Display

Anyone know if there is a mod that can display Android apps like Waze on the F15 main center display? Maybe using a video input adapter of some sort. I find that the BMW Real Time traffic is not as accurate as Waze which can also include speed trap information.
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      10-16-2017, 02:06 PM   #2
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Just found this: https://avinusa.com/10-25-bmw-x5-x6-...on-system.html

I may replace my OEM head unit with one of these.
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      10-16-2017, 04:33 PM   #3
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You can use the screen mirroring function.

Haven't been able to make my Pixel work on it, but does work with other Android phones.

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      10-16-2017, 06:58 PM   #4
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You can use the screen mirroring function.

Haven't been able to make my Pixel work on it, but does work with other Android phones.

This one looks cool.
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      10-17-2017, 12:12 AM   #5
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You can use the screen mirroring function.

Haven't been able to make my Pixel work on it, but does work with other Android phones.
Need Pixel 2. Plus, you would have to unlock video in motion.

For Apple users, you can use jailbroken phone with carplay for waze.
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      10-17-2017, 09:11 AM   #6
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Thanks. I did not know Screen Mirror was available in iDrive. Is that new for 6.0?
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Thanks. I did not know Screen Mirror was available in iDrive. Is that new for 6.0?
IDrive5/6 feature.
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      10-19-2017, 11:33 AM   #8
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you can also use an MMI and bimmertech's solution for a more robust solution but also much more expensive than screen mirroring but sometimes the latter can get really annoying as you have to have the content on your phone in the right orientation close enough to be picked up reliably by screen mirroring.
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