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Changing Track via Steering wheel

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Aaron2202 said:
Compactpete said:
Aaron2202 said:
Evening,

There maybe a thread somewhere covering this however I've search to no avail, I may also be being very dumb(hopefully the case) so I've prepared myself to be shot down in flames.

Do we really have to use the head unit or idrive to change track if we're listening to music from our iPhone via Bluetooth?

I can flick through the tracks on my playlist using the right hand scroll on the steering wheel, the tracks then appear in the centre of the instrument cluster however when I 'click' the scrolling button in to change tracks nothing happens. I was at first concerned that the button may have been faulty however it lets me change radio stations without a problem.

Hopefully I'm doing something wrong and someone can point me in the right direction. Car is a M140i without pro-nav if it makes a difference.

Cheers
Aaron

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Are you using spotify? if so this is normal - you can only skip to the next track via the wheel. I use apple music and you can scroll through and select any track in that playlist via the wheel.

I like spotify but for something that is supposed to integrate into the car via BMW apps its pretty poor, fiddly to get started and awkward to use. Apple music works flawlessly in my experience.
I'm just using Apple Music/iTunes from my iPhone connected via Bluetooth not cable. It just seems strange that it lets me scroll through track using the steering wheel control but it's does let me click to select??

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I've standard Nav and no EBT, but I can scroll through the tracks and press down the "scroller wheel" to click and select the next track.
That's Apple Music on an iPhone connected via Bluetooth...
It's definitely possible!