Mercedes technology: Watch and learn

Following the success of the My BMW Remote App, Mercedes has announced its own software for Apple Watch and iPhone.

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Intended mainly for navigation, the features include door-to-door directions to your car, as well as safe navigation when you’re driving, from an Apple Watch or iPhone.

The technology will be released this autumn, with further features for the technology included. Updates on fuel levels, range, maintenance codes and odometer readings will be available on the app, which will work with Mercedes-Benz C-Class and S-Class vehicles that have the Command Online tech. Support for other models is said to follow after the launch, with Mercedes hopeful that it will be in every new Mercedes by 2017.

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By: Big Motoring World On 14:27

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iOS 8 Causing Bluetooth Connectivity Issues In Some BMWs

The new iOS 8 was made available to the public two weeks ago and the latest operating system from Apple has been from being bug-free. Reports on the web point out that iOS 8 also has some connectivity issues with Bluetooth systems inside cars, including BMWs.

According to numerous reports on the Apple Support forums and MacRumors, users running iOS 8 have trouble pairing their phones to their car audio systems, this includes the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices.

Some of the most common issues report to us by BMW owners as well are around the devices refusing to pair entirely, neglecting to play audio over the speakers, or disconnecting when a call comes in.

Even the latest iOS 8.0.2 has the same issues.

According to one iPhone 6 owner experiencing issues, Apple support is aware of a compatibility issue between the Bluetooth “used on the iPhone 6 and some car/navigation Bluetooth.”

Some of the quick fixes to try, which have been successful for some users, are the following:

1. Log out of iCloud,

2. Forget connected Bluetooth devices

3. Using the “Reset All Settings” and/or “Reset Network Settings” option on their iPhones and restarting, re-pairing their devices with their Bluetooth devices

4. Logging back in to iCloud.

Attempting to use “Reset All Settings” should be done with caution, however, as some users have noticed that all of their iCloud Drive documents have gone missing after using the feature. So please attempt these fixes with caution and proper backups.

By: Unknown On 14:00

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