[Video] Happy 4th of July from BMW (iDrive8)

SaMaster14 · 07-04-2024, 12:01 AM

Had an interesting ... surprise.. message on iDrive this afternoon.

I was NOT expecting this (I guess BMW = Snapchat now?)

https://youtube.com/shorts/Jj9L1qi11...lGG3bAfP7-pr39

Burrcold · 07-04-2024, 09:28 AM

They did this for Canada Day (July 1st) as well...it was a cool little "gift" as they described it.

SaMaster14 · 07-04-2024, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

They did this for Canada Day (July 1st) as well...it was a cool little "gift" as they described it.

Had no idea - honestly very clever! Kudos to BMW even if it’s a little gimmicky/cheesy.

Burrcold · 07-04-2024, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SaMaster14

Had no idea - honestly very clever! Kudos to BMW even if it’s a little gimmicky/cheesy.

I thought it was pretty cool as well (but yes a little cheesy but my kids liked it!).

ipilcher · 07-04-2024, 08:37 PM

Really annoying. Couldn't get the damn car to turn the hell off.

Burrcold · 07-04-2024, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ipilcher

Really annoying. Couldn't get the damn car to turn the hell off.

What?

ipilcher · 07-05-2024, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

What?

Pulled into the garage, and the iDrive (radio) wouldn't turn off until I played the stupid video. (Turning off the engine and locking the car didn't work; radio kept playing.)

Fredcohiba · 07-05-2024, 12:14 PM

To me, it’s too intrusive.

SaMaster14 · 07-05-2024, 06:43 PM

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To me, it’s too intrusive.

That’s fair, although you don’t *have* to click on it. A little pop-up notification that can be easily ignored or stopped.

I guess it could be considered a bit intrusive simply by the fact that BMW can send these notifications directly to idrive OTA (like a phone app notification).

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