Thank you for your great reviews and answers! This video helped me a lot!

Thanks! Really helpful regarding audio options and showcasing the rear camera when in reverse!

Man, this is for sure the best video review of the MMI box that I found. I have recently installed one and just wanted to find out the features of it and then I found you. Appreciate u so much for this detailed and great overview. You literally covered many really important topics of MMI usage. Wish you all the best!

I am so glad you made this exellent video for us ! Thanks a lot . Good man ! Exellent review, just what I needed to know.

Finding this video late, but holy moly, this is the best - and only thoroughly thought out review I have seen! Literally stopped about 10 minutes in to post a comment. You my friend, do good works. Am considering a cheaper version, as it is a bit pricey prohibitive compared to just voice control on Bluetooth, but my heart says get the good one, and this seems to be it. Will be using in 2017 f33 with Android Auto, assume the results will be the same. Thank you! 🙏

Great video, just helped me decide to buy one of these!

Thanks for the video bud, very helpful and informative. I'll consider this option (Andream) as it's much affordable, i'm considering to do this mod on my F30 20212 model with CIC headunit.

Thank you so much for this vid! I have an M140i 2019 with H/K sound and the one thing i was worried about was using AUX (which my car doesn’t even have) as I’m abit of an audiophile lol! I always connect via the lightening cable to play my music. If this function can be retained whilst still being able to access my Spotify and change music etc on the CarPlay (and not bmw spotify app) that is a winner!

Great video, just ordered the wakaa one, think its the exact same as the andream one. Super excited.

Try to go to aux and go to aux fonts and set the volume to 20 maybe it will solve the sound quality issue

I got the same one but get the wireless one and connect to Bluetooth and your set! Also comes with connection in case u want movies and pictures .. the music EQ is amazing u can connect a flash drive maybe even a Amazon fire stick I’ll try one day

I got a F22 2017 model which is equipped with the 6.6 inch screen (NBT ID4 Head unit). I need this MMI so badly combined with the updated 8.8 inch screen. Thank you for the information! Regards from Sweden.

Thanks for the video !! I'm the music quality nerd. Nobody talkes about losing quality with MMI. Thnaks to your video, I decided I'm not installing this mmi box and will stay with cable :) thanks!

Great video! You answer a lot of the questions I had. This solution is too comersome still.

Great video. If you plug your phone into the head unit OEM USB and select that USB source whilst using the CarPlay navigation, do the direction and audio alerts still get sent through the speakers? Also, does the CarPlay Spotify app still display what track is playing and let you select the previous/next track, or do you have to select that on your phone now? Does your front parking sensor camera display show up when you are in drive and turn on the parking sensor using the centre console button or do you have to exit CarPlay and go back into iDrive?

Hi , great video. I’m having an issue when idrive is connected via Bluetooth at the same time as CarPlay. It seems it gets confused then I need to hit the device I want to use for the call on my phone. Also connectivity sometimes doesn’t connect . What’s the best settings for the Bluetooth connection so it’s seamless especially for phone calls?

Hi there, thanks for this video, it helps me a lot to decide whether to purchase or not. Since I have HUD, I’m not sure if I want to loose chance calling thru standard BMW interface. I’m guessing you’re making calls from CarPlay? Thanks P.S.: Are you able to listen the standard radio while having CarPlay screen on (AUX switched off)?

Nice video. :) realy helpful. How is the screen behaving in direct sunlight? Is it bright enough?

Hey thanks for the update! And thanks for charging your phone, it stressed me out in the last video. 😆😆😆 How did you end up getting the reverse camera to switch on straight away, seen as though it wasn't working in the last one?

Great video, as always... I have a couple of quick questions. 1. If you connect you phone via Bluetooth to the BMW directly (like prior to installing the MMI box) can you use CarPlay with maps/directions/audio turn by turn instructions, and still use you phone to play your music through the original car to get the most out of your HK sound system? 2. When you connected you phone via usb to get the best sound, does your songs still show up in you HUD like it did prior to the MMI box? 3. Did you loose any functionality with you steering wheel controls (still able to scroll on you HUD as well as control you music on your phone like prior to MMI)? Finally, with you phone plugged in/connected in idrive for the best audio quality, do you still get turn by turn audio directions and phone calls through CarPlay?!? Thanks in advance for you response!!!

Hey, great video and explanation! Are you able to control music app from the CarPlay while connected the phone to the Idrive USB?

im a bit late to the party here, but when you connect your pgone to play music via USB, can you still choose/pause/play next your music and songs through the spotify app on carplay ? or do you need to change music by touching your phone

Cable via AUX is not always necessary... Depends on vehicle type and year of manufacture

nice !!

Hi, you made a great video. It’s helpful. Thanks. Did you connect AUX inside arm rest? Was it required?

Thank you for your video! very informative! How car FM radio will work with MMI BOX? For example will be possible to run Google Maps and listen FM radio? The second question is. How BMW messages will be shown when Apple CarPlay is activated. E.G. some system/error messages which are shown on the screen (low car battery, etc).

Great video. Bought one, in part, based on this.

Nice video. Top! Did you connect the Andream box with the factory-equipped microphone? Which Siri can be activated by pressing the speaking button on the steering wheel? And how is the connection quality when calling under the Carplay? I am thinking about which I need to install for my BMW f31 330D(2016) with NBT, a MMI box or a android unit. Do you have some suggestions? Since it is hard to decide which to choose, good sound and talking quality with MMI or a larger higher resolution screen with touch function.🤣 Hope to hear you.

Nice video

Anyone has experience with the Andream MMI with an Android phone for (wireless) AA ? Any pros and cons ?

Thanks for the great and easy to understand video. But I have a question. You say that you should have AUX coded because otherwise you don't get any sound. But Andream claims that it is not necessary because a USB box is supplied with it. And AUX is no longer needed.

Nice video. I installed a similar MMI unit. I've only used it for two days now and haven't had time to fully work out the fine points but one issue I am experiencing is with the Bluetooth and the MMI versus the Idrive phone connection. They seem to be competing with each other and I think sometimes on an incoming or outgoing call the Idrive phone connection takes over versus the MMI, even though I see the call on the MMI screen and there is no sound. I'm going to try and unpair the Idrive bluetooth and see what happens but there may be times I'd rather use the native phone and don't want to have to either re-pair or alternatively disable the Idrive bluetooth connection each entry. Have you any experience or advice regarding this? 2015 328iX Touring, NBT premium

Nice video. I got my own screen and looks good! What I don’t like is that call quality when heard via CarPlay is worst than my original BMW bluetooth. In fact there’s much echo to my caller coming from the internal mic. BMW bluetooth call is very well balanced. So every time I have to switch the sound to BMW control when I receive a call.

Great video! Is it possible to use the oem headup with the carplay or AA navigation? Does the touch surface of the idrive controller works with carplay or AA?

thank you for the USB tip - did you ever have issues with your phone switching to CarPlay over and over again when trying to play through the dock. Also how is this on your battery? I find it drains my battery using CarPlay and playing music through USB

This is exactly the question I wanted to get answered! Thank you for an excellent video. If I have the iphone usb through the I drive playing music, can I use the Apple car play satnav at the same time? So like the BMW sat nav does it just interrupts the music?

Nice video. Which after market rear camera you purchased? can you post the link?

Hi mate, great video appreciate the time you have taken to inform others. Can you tell me if you can use the Bluetooth for calls via the iDrive system, as i heard the Bluetooth is hit and miss (on calls) with the car play/android auto? Thanks

si possono caricare video e vederli in movimento? you tube funziona in movimento?

Thanks for great video! Wanted to ask what will happen if I receive a call by phone during CarPlay, will my original bmw micro be used or the mmi micro will be used? And will I be able to continue watching google maps during the call? Thanks!

I would love to know about the phone app, and how to make calls after u install this mmi box

Hi, hope you could clarify something about this device. I read that you can't use youtube on android auto itself, but could I for instance play a video on youtube on my phone and hear the audio from the car speakers (not using mirroring)? Wirelessly? Thanks!

Hey, About this trick that you did with the USB sound. When you use the USB to play your music, can you change/view what is playing on your CarPlay Spotify?

If using CarPlay maps (google or apple) will I hear voice navigation while playing regular radio at the same time? Opinion on andream with touchscreen w car play built into new andream touchscreen?

Thanks for the great video could you link me to where you bought this from

I am wondering if there is a way to make 'Map', 'Phone' buttons work for Carplay? I find it annoying that you cannot use them and without a touchscreen, it is more difficult

Hey I have the exact same type of brand wireless CarPlay mines used to work perfectly then it was in the shop for a week and I got it back did everything you said restarted the Modul my phone and everything it still wont work CarPlay connect on my iPhone even when someone calls me the the apple screen pops up as if it were connected then goes back to the android screen please let me know If anyone knows how to fix this

Great vid btw, can you make calls and answer through CarPlay? Plus is Mic quality still the same? Thanks

Great video. I have a question, if connected via auxiliary and its in carplay mode what happens if someone calls, can you pick up on steering wheel? And can you listen to radio for example and in car play have navigation instructions Google maps etc?

Will it work with xiaomi mi 10??an if not how can i use google maps wireless

Great Tutorial. I did the install for my BMW 2013 320i and everything seems to be functioning except for the sound. Any suggestions?

Hello, great and helpful video. I have the same product, but to listen the sound coming from it (carplay, androind auto or even airplay mirroring) there is to connect the AUX out cable coming from the device to the USB port located under the armrest , then select USB AUX input from the Multimedia menu of the BMW connected drive system. I tried to disconnect that USB and there is obviously no sound, just the video on the car's display. Te problem is the sound coming from the device is affected by a high background noise, clearly udible at high volume levels and very disturbing when listening some music from carplay or airplay. I suppose that there is an analog aux to USB converter somewhere, because my car has not an AUX audio connector, just and USB connector is present. Do you know any trick to get rid of this noisy sound? Thanks.

Thanks for the video. Very helpful. Ive managed to install an MMI without AUX cable, as I don’t have a AUX connection. I just had to code it in my BMW X1 2019 LCI. What are your MMI EQ settings?

What’s the point in CarPlay if you’re not using the audio from it?

Hello. Great video. My phone doesnt put out sound when connected via wireless carplay to mmi box and the phone is connected with wire to the cars head unit. When it is not connected to mmi box there is sound, or if I select AUX there is also sound. Is there any other setting I need to change to make it work?

Hi, Nice video, is there A posibillity to listen to radio and use carplay at the same time? Thanks in advance

does anyone have an E80/E90 generation car with the old CCC system who can attest to these Andream units? I was looking at this SKU: EW987WADCPXCCC, as I have an E87 with the CCC system and recently got an android unit that made me lose the ability to control the old system (only get to see reverse indicators when backing up, can't access other menus) so I lost FM radio and all that stuff, unless I play it from my phone over bluetooth...

Hello, i wanna ask you a question, i wanna install this mmi box and do like you, play music through bluetooth and carplay by cable then when i’m playing a song by bluetooth and with cable connected to carplay waze, i will have sound of the waze? And the music still playing? And also if i play a music from the carplay box and i’m connected with cable, the music will be played by my car bluetooth? Or by the mmi box sound? Many thanks

Hi ya, please do you have an issue using the Bluetooth telephone on carplay, I have the same unit installed in BMW X6 f series, I can only accept incoming calls on carplay with the steering control not the idrive control, and also when making call I had to switch my Bluetooth settings on my phone from carplay to the car Bluetooth before I can hear the phone right . Any help will be appreciated thanks

I'm concerned about sound quality. Is it possible to connect the Android unit to the iDrive unit using bluetooth (instead to AUX) in order to get better sound quality?

Did you have any problems with the reverse camera not working?

Hi, i have a question about the car play when you play your music over usb and then switch to car play does the title of music still appear on car play screen and can you switch music on car play screen even if its playing over usb

One question that came up. As you play "good quality sound" via USB BMW stock connection, and in parallel control CarPlay (with AUX being not set) - can you still use Apple Music / Spotify Apps to navigate through your playlists, pause/skip/resume songs etc? Or will it then try to play against the AUX audio output, which is disabled?

Andream customer service its really bad i purchased a unit for my BMW 330i came in with no installation instructions theres a million items alike similar to this one $335.00 ( guess since it is from china they copy each other products and proceed to sale it ) really bad experience i had to thread them with posting a bad review on ebay and they replied within 24 hrs. be happy that your experience was a " pleasant" one. I took it to a " pro" installer couldnt do it. Your explanation was awesome and i thank you for that, other than that i have the unit on my trunk . Thumbs down for " Andream" it should be called" Nightmare"

If you are listening to the radio and your phone rings do you still have to manually switch back to aux input to hear the call?

Hi Sir, i wanted to find out about the nobs on the steering wheels working if you want change song, pick calls etc on 2015 328i

Hi. I know this is an old video but hoping I can still get response. When plugging in the phone and using the sound through BMW system, are you still able to control the music through CarPlay?

Hello-Nice video. Is it possible to to pair two iPhones to CarPlay?

Hello, nice review. I’ve one of those in my car and I like it very much too, definitely not worth the price increase to bimmer-tech but I am facing a big issue with the box. Is it suppose to turn it off whenever the car is turn off, right? Mine it stays turned on!!! I am afraid that this is draining my car battery and the mmi box as to be restarted almost every time I entered to the car (using the back button for 3 sec). This is not normal, right?

do you use the original mic or the aftertmarket one that you get with the MMI prime?

Hi, nice video and helpful. I am interesting Andream divece (that same us yours). Could you help me with one thing? Is it possible to use Spotify with CarPlay and have designated route in Google Maps?

hello, can you use spotify and at the same time hear the directions of the navigator ware or google

Hi is there any chance you could run through how to connect the airplay as there are no other videos about it. Thanks

Hi M8 Great video I have just fitted the Andream mmi box to my BMW 335d xdrive. I just wanted to check something with you when I am sent a what’s app message it does not read it out is this possible. Any help would be appreciated I have an iPhone 12 Cheers

Good morning sorry if I disturb you I read your post on CarPlay I wanted to ask you something I got it too on AliExpress I mounted it and it seems to work fine the only thing is that I don't understand is this if I listen to the FM radio let's say from the Bmw menu active the CarPlay I don't hear the navigation instructions happens to you too?

So, Siri, navigation etc. the audio for those work through the USB but still shows up on CarPlay?

Near the end of the vid you connect wired carplay to the armrest USB to get the better sound quality but I noticed you used your phone to start/stop the music. Any reason you didn't start/stop the music using the vehicle's touchscreen? Sorry to nit-pick this. Just want to make sure you can still navigate carplay on the vehicle touchscreen even though you're using the wired connection in the armrest.

I have the unit like u, how about Siri? In my case it’s doesn’t work properly. When I push voice button on steering wheel I can’t here Siri and something it doesn’t work at all. I use my system like you but whit original Bluetooth instead of usb cable . I do stream via org Bluetooth and it work . Only thing is like I said Siri and red message and stuf. I think because if I’m not using auxiliary

How would this work if you shared the car and 2 devices sync'd. Then both people (me plus wife) get in the car, which device would connect and how would you select which phone to connect to?

Just wondering if you managed to get the iphone mirroring to work and youtube?

Question, I personally use 2 phones, 1 android and the other apple...the android device is used for bluetooth calls, and the. Apple device is used to stream music...can I use car play with the apple device connected and still use the android for calls? I have enhanced bluetooth option for car...Will I lose enhanced bluetooth option for both phones with this device?

Can you control the music thru carpla even though its playing thru idrive?

I installed this in my f10, the manufacturer was Andream, and the product was rubbish on Android Auto mode. Wireless connection very slow and each time you connect, you have to reset and reconnect the phone. Overall not worth it. Glad your one had no issues.

Hey, I’m looking to purchase one of these. But there are three options: NBT, EVO, and CIC. I think I have the same car as you (f30). 2014 3 series. Which one am I supposed to buy?? Thanks!

Why did you choose this over the android units? I've chosen the same andream mmi route, I'm just curious if I've made a good choice!

Great video.. will this void my warranty ?

Forgive me if I'm repeating other comments, and I'm a bit late to this party, but I'm just wondering if I understand correctly. Maintaining sound quality is important to me, as is the ability to keep my phone charging while I'm in the car. If I install this unit in my F31 and set my phone up properly, I will be able to use it like this: - Get in the car, plug my phone in via USB in the centre arm rest. - CarPlay will turn on and connect to my phone via a WIRELESS connection - I can then come out of CarPlay and choose USB as my audio input in iDrive, and also connect my phone to the iDrive Bluetooth system for calls. - I can then go back into CarPlay and use that interface to control my apps, nav and all that. Any music I select to play via the Apple Music app on CarPlay will play back through the iDrive system at full quality using iDrive EQ settings, volume changing with speed and all that, not the rubbish aux quality. If I get a phone call, I can answer it using the CarPlay interface, but the sound will be sent via the Bluetooth connection to the iDrive system and so will be exactly the same as it was before the MMI unit was installed I know that I won't be able to get navigation audio via the CarPlay if I've set up the phone to output by USB to iDrive but I don't care about that as I always turn the sound off on navigation anyway. Have I understood that right? Or will it work differently?

How can I use mirroring? I get a msg smth like “Please connect to WiFi, then tap AirPlay Mirroring to mirror”? I try to do it but it still doesn’t work!

When you switch the audio source to iphone like that are you still able to hear things like directions from maps?

Does all the steering wheel buttons work with the Andream mmi box?

How can I stop it from launching automatically? I want to trigger it manually after giving it enough time to connect to avoid seeing the android interface

So can I get the andream mmi box and pair it with the andream touchscreen display?

Is there any good OEM you recommend or do you think they are all the same and they come from China?

Can you listen to the radio when using CarPlay ?

Hi how did work when someone called is lime normal via bmw Bluetooth

Does airplay work on Andream?

Latest update let’s you use the cars Bluetooth audio for everything. Look it up.

Hey! Can you show how SIRI works in Carplay? It is not working in mine!

All ok except one thing. After I switch off the car it’s showing No Signal, orange color, on the screen until the car’s systems are completely off (after around 10 min.). It happened to you, too or to anyone?

Which interface is used for a 2018 bmw M2?