Surely if it supports AA screen mirroring then just mirror your favourite mp3 player app onto the main screen?
Poweramp was always a favourite when I was on android. With the rise of AA and CarPlay, the sooner manufacturers stop shipping out of date, poor quality infotainment systems, the better. Just give me a big screen I can mirror to. Sent from my iPhone On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 at 12:33, Terry Coles <[email protected]> wrote: > On 01/07/2025 11:59, Peter Merchant wrote: > > We are waiting with anticipation for the response of the Mini people. > > The response is that the four, (yes four) USB C ports are for charging > devices only. (There is also a cigarette lighter socket for powering > dash cams, etc. > > So no data ports, these were removed when the later models came out, but > all five passengers can simultaneously charge their phones. > > I just made my feelings felt to the poor guy at Marshalls, even though > it's not his fault. He has promised to convey my complaint to his > Manager. (Apparently, I'm not the first. > > It gets worse. The manual implies that music can be played using > Android Auto, so I uploaded all of my MP3 files to my phone (all 1483 / > 7.4 GBS of them). That works (although it's fiddly to get going, but > the track names and artist data is not made available on the Mini > Interactive Unit (the big round display in the middle of the car that > mimics the original 1950s Mini Speedo). It is also not possible to > create a Playlist. > > The only way to get the information and Playlist functionality is to > subscribe to Spotify or YouTube Music. There is no way that I am going > to pay £9-10 per month, when I have already paid thousands for the music > that I like. > > I don't suppose there is much that I can do about this, except to > escalate a complaint to BMW MINI. It is a shame because the car is > excellent and is simply let down by the Infotainment system. > > -- > Terry Coles > > > -- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2025-07-01 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:[email protected] > -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2025-07-01 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:[email protected]
