Just received my 2024 X5 50e hybrid, and your video was a huge help in understanding the new Idrive 8.5,

I've been watching your videos for a while now, and they have been good, BUT this one has really been informative, for the sort of 8.5 things and tips I should be expecting when my X5 50e comes in. Yes, it has been ordered, and I do have a VIN, yea!!

Very good overview, thank you!

Many Thanks, it could be that I'm of a certain age but I'm finding the interiors of certain cars becoming more & more overwhelming!! Picked up my new M240i recently, love the car but it will take me time to get used to iDrive 8, having owned nearly every BM on the market in my humble opinion they got it spot on with iDrive 7!! Peace From London!! 🙏🙏

Holding the idriver controller in the up position will bring you directly to your shortcuts/favorites.

You’re the man!! FINALLY 🎉🎉

Just found you and your video, great walkthrough. I've been waiting for my i4 for almost 2 years. But according to BMW (Sweden) it is finally on its way. And as I understand it cars built from July 2023 and forward will come with 8.5 and not 8. I'm coming from a 330e and find the iDrive 8 to be lacking in lots of ease of use functionality which 8.5 mitigates. 8.5 is a more complete release than what 8 is. I'm currently driving a loaner i4 from BMW until my car arrives as a compensation for the car being so late. I was not about to leave a comment or like or sub, just about to leave the video whenI listened to your words about subs. For me it is not begging, anybody familier with KZfaq knows how important all these likes and subs are. Since you asked so kindly I felt like it was a small gesture to sub and like the video. 🤘😎 I look forward to you hitting 100k subs and will from now on be waiting for new content. Best of luck! Really hope my i4 comes with 8.5 from factory! 🙏

Thanks , love these videos on the Idrive system. If you get time could you test if you can play video content from a usb ,as idrive 8 couldn't, but believe that had different hardware. Also how do you tune in the FM radio stations. Hope to get the 5 series early next year, My first BMW. Thanks again. Kevin in the UK.

LOVE!!!! THANK YOU!!! This is the BEST review as of yet. Quick question. For heated seats and steering are you able to one touch level 3 and one touch off. Or do you have to triple click. Also can the drive controller control any ac functions?

My i4 is on order and will have 8.5! 🤩

Did you have any chance to try it out in an i4 with the Personal eSim options? Does it have KZfaq as well? So far I‘ve seen all cars with YT except for the i4. Nice videos though, keep it up! I love seeing new stuff about my future car :D

Thanks for the video but next time can you please park in the shade 😂

Hello! Just found your channel. Great info! I have a question. I have a 2024 i4. I set up the BMW ID and connected everything to the car. My car unlocks and locks when I get near the car and when I leave. The problem is, every single time I get into the car, it automatically goes to Guest. I have to scan the QR code every single time I get in the car. I am the only user. How do I get my car to go to my profile every time I get in so I don't need to use the QR code and put my phone on the charger?

Another great video. Very informative. I notice that it was made on an X5. Are X5’s now being built with 8.5 or was this example updated at your dealership. If factory build do you know when production shifted to 8.5? 5:15

Couple questions if you’re willing to answer: why doesn’t my personal assistant recognize me, more often than not. Got it to work 2x? I find I need to reboot often because won’t recognize my phone after one drive, thoughts on what might be going on?

Can you watch youtube in the idrive 8.5 if you can can you tell me how can I watch youtubr

Appreciate your informative videos! I found the heated seats not very hot, and I think that's because of some settings and the outside temperature not being that cold. Is there a way to turn off climate control (no ac, no heat) and still have heated seats be as hot as possible? Think I read you have to turn "Auto" mode off, then you can turn fan to off manually and set heated seats to level 3?

I have an active eSIM but no KZfaq app. Can you help please?

Excited for climate UI changes but I'm not loving the constant bottom bar. It really decreases the screen size. They need to make option to auto hide that bar and it shows when you reach toward the screen. That bar takes up over half an inch off the visible screen.

Another question.... Is comfort access on there where you have the option to turn it off while at home?

How do we get a split-screen navigation in iDrive 8 or 8.5??? I want the screen split like in previous versions to show “North Always Up” on the right screen and “Heading Up” on the main left screen. I see that you have a second map in a small box, but that is kinda annoying and not the same. I want the same split screen as previous BMW navigation programs.

Will a 3-series LCI bought now get this update at some point?

Does the i4 M50 with 8.5 get the KZfaq app? Some people say yes and some no, can never get a straight answer!

Just ordered my 2025 X5 and I’m not gonna lie, I wished it had more physical buttons. Cost cutting I guess?

Climate control - can u pls try this,. While being in driver seat, n not taking your face near to the fan blower/ vent , can u try to get the air pumped towards your face with both the controls? N tell the global audience if the air is really blowing to your face? Looks like there is a glitch with the design,. I tried on my Toyota Camry which is 1/4th of the cost of a BMW, n the air blowing pressure is tremendous, compared to a 100 grand car like BMW,. Someone can soon make a video showing the comparison of the air blow between diff cars using a piece of paper, for practical measuring,.

That is totally different from my new M240i 2024

Please tell me that X1 build from July 2023 will be able to be upgraded to 8.5

By the way, any idea how to remove the song/artist notifications after you set them on iDrive? I accidentally added the Beatles to notifications on SiriusXM. I didn't realize they have a dedicated channel so I now get a notification every couple minutes on another Beatles song. It's very annoying and I cannot find a way to remove it. Any ideas? Thank you!!!

Will the 2024 G20 LCI 3 series get iDrive 8.5? I've seen a lot of conflicting information online about this. Thinking about building a 2024 M340i but not sure if it will get 8.5 or not. If the 2024 M340 is stuck on ID8 like the 2023 is then I might just pick up a 2023 instead. If the car is built after July, it should get 8.5 right?

What happens to the nice 3D Buildings shown in the announcement screenshots 😅 Can’t wait to get my i4 in October 🙏

Funny how its illegal to write a sms on your phone while driving, but perfectly fine to play around with a huge touch screen in your car and spend 10 second and press 10 times just to adjust fan speed.

My Remote 3D camera view from my phone app stopped working after I updated to 8.5. Do you know why that may happen? I did check privacy is set to all plus analysis. Thank you.

Hello, do you know why the seat and steering wheel heaters are always on on the M760e when I get into the vehicle, even though I turned it off, and the key is linked to the BMW ID? Thank you

Can a 2023 x7 with iDrive 8 be updated to iDrive 8.5

Can you please do a video about how wireless CarPlay in iDrive 8.5 loses the CarPlay connection every third time you get into the car and you have to soft reset to get it to work? Maybe BMW will pay attention to this if it gets some publicity.

Will 8.5 bee able to update to 9 when available please

Could you help me out. I have a brand new 2024 x6 x40i and i am having trouble updating my idrive software from 8.0 to 8.5. Could you help me out by sending me an update file of 8.5 if possible that i could use a usb to update my infotainment. I would greatly appreciate your help. Thanks

Is there anyway to add KZfaq app?

Can you show us how KZfaq works?

Will bmw g 21 23/24 get id8.5???

BMW need to do what VAG and other manufacturers are doing, go back to buttons for basic functions, heated seats, wheel, fan speed, etc, etc. These touchscreens are garbage and dangerous whilst driving. How are you alowed to use these but not phones? Utter madness.

looks nice, but: just as those stupid touch panels on your modernistic stove this climate control solution is total crap and not easy to use. You just need some physical knobs for things like that. Same on the Tesla. D-N-P-R is just too important in a vehicle to just put it in the corner of a touchscreen. And anyway, I hate using those touchscreens in cars that does not feature iPad grade anti-fingerprint coating. It just looks awful after every usage and the smears make it hard to even read it in most sunlit conditions.

For me, 8.0 is better. Why are people crazy about 8.5. Does not matter for people used to 8.0 As BMW said, it's just making it easy. No new features, like difference between 7 and 8 etc