BMW Apps Retrofit

Just imagine how comfortable it would be to listen to Spotify through the car speakers and switch between songs with the help of the iDrive controller. Or what about a Pandora podcast instead? The truth is that it’s very easy to arrange with our BMW Apps activation.

We add the Spotify and Pandora iOS apps to your iDrive system so that you won’t need to glance at your iPhone screen every time you want to change song. Just use the iDrive controller instead.

Using requires the BMW ConnectedDrive app. Please note that BMW has discontinued the ConnectedDrive app and no longer supports the majority of apps on the BMW Apps platform, including messaging and navigation. To use apps other than Spotify and Pandora, we would always recommend activating CarPlay in your BMW instead.

In many newer vehicles, you can activate BMW Apple CarPlay via cable or USB, and in older vehicles, BimmerTech’s CarPlay / Android Auto MMI Prime retrofit is the best way to use your favorite phone apps through the BMW iDrive system.

Only available for iPhones. Not compatible with Android devices.

BMW Apps are activated through a remote cable coding session. It is a very simple process that takes no more than 30 minutes. After you complete your order, we send you a coding cable (if you don't have one and add it in the top Option section). Once you receive it, you will be able to schedule a coding session for the time that suits you best. During the session, just plug in the cable, follow the instructions from our technician and BMW Apps will be unlocked.

To prepare for your coding session you will need a laptop running Microsoft Windows and a WiFi internet network that you can connect to in your car. A Mac computer running Windows should work too. The coding cable must be plugged into your laptop’s Ethernet port (if you don’t have one, you can use an adapter).

Watch the video to understand the cable activation process better.

The BimmerTech package includes everything necessary for unlocking BMW Apps:

• Remote activation service

If you do not have a coding interface cable, you will need to purchase one for your coding session.

A cable coding session can be conducted on all modern PCs and many Mac computers running Windows or MacOS. Find out the requirements for the cable coding session.

If at some point you’ll have to do a software update on your vehicle and your entire system along with the coded option will undergo a reset, we’ll be able to bring it back with our recoding service at an additional price. All you’ll need is a coding cable and 30 minutes for a remote coding session with our BimmerTech technician.