Playing music via bluetooth with my new At&t Samsung Galaxy note 4- BMW 528xi

[Jeremy David]

Hey All!

I've been going crazy trying to figure out a way to play music via bluetooth in my 2010 528Xi BMW. Everything else works for the bluetooth, just not the music. I can play music using the headphone jack, but there's a static noise which drives me nuts. I had the same issue with my Galaxy S4. Anyone able to crack the code or find a way to play bluetooth for this phone model in a bmw iDrive system for 2010??

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Are you sure the 2010 5 series has Bluetooth streaming audio capability? A review of the 2011 528i mentioned that it doesn't, so I would assume the 2010 doesn't either. Go to Settings>Bluetooth, and tap on BMW. Do you see "Media Audio" with a checkbox, or do you only see "Phone Audio"? If the latter, then the car doesn't have streaming audio.

 

[George Gabriel1]

My 2011 BMW 328i Xdrive will stream music via Bluetooth with my iPhone 4s, not with my Galaxy s5.
There has to be a way to connect the android devices to BMW.
I do not have iDrive.
Any Thoughts?

 

[harryhoudini66]

Hey All!

I've been going crazy trying to figure out a way to play music via bluetooth in my 2010 528Xi BMW. Everything else works for the bluetooth, just not the music. I can play music using the headphone jack, but there's a static noise which drives me nuts. I had the same issue with my Galaxy S4. Anyone able to crack the code or find a way to play bluetooth for this phone model in a bmw iDrive system for 2010??

Are you sure that your BMW supports A2DP? This is necessary in order to play media using Bluetooth. I found a few links indicating these older BMWs did not support A2DP. More importantly, other than the Android, have you ever gotten a device to play media via Bluetooth?

 

[harryhoudini66]

My 2011 BMW 328i Xdrive will stream music via Bluetooth with my iPhone 4s, not with my Galaxy s5.
There has to be a way to connect the android devices to BMW.
I do not have iDrive.
Any Thoughts?

Looks under Bluetooth on your S5 and ensure "Media" is checked under the pairing options.