Car&Driver: iDrive 8.5 is comming this summer

inc235 · 03-09-2023, 11:40 PM

https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1999573

Edit: oops didn't realize there was full post. Thanks mod!

Ricochet48 · 03-14-2023, 08:35 PM

Wild that the G42 will likely have 3 different iDrive versions so fast. The better looking but lower tech 7, then the 8 odd child, now 8.5 (eventually) which has open source Android on it (yay!).

The question is when will they bring it to the G42. My guess would be the 2025 model along with a LCI.

LivingInSalt · 03-14-2023, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricochet48

Wild that the G42 will likely have 3 different iDrive versions so fast. The better looking but lower tech 7, then the 8 odd child, now 8.5 (eventually) which has open source Android on it (yay!).

The question is when will they bring it to the G42. My guess would be the 2025 model along with a LCI.

iDrive 8.5 is still Linux based

iDrive 9 will be Android based

KevM2 · 06-04-2023, 05:14 PM

Can anyone clear all the confusion around a possible OTA( or otherwise) upgrade for current models with the large display idrive 8. There’s a lot of contradictory information going around

Cwatt79 · 06-06-2023, 08:35 AM

It seems pretty clear to me that the G42 will not get the 8.5 update. We will stick with iDrive 8. I've seen a lot of articles talking about it, and not once has the 2 series been mentioned as a candidate for 8.5.

g42bmw · 06-23-2023, 02:06 PM

Sounds like iDrive 8.5 is just a reskined iDrive 8 to make it look like iDrive 9.

babym_gen · 06-23-2023, 02:19 PM

Are we gonna be able to upgrade to 8.5 for G87 MY23? I remember reading something about the new system needed faster chips.

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Ricochet48 First Lieutenant 403 Rep 332 Posts Drives: 2006 RSX-S (IL), 2024 X3 (FL) Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Wild that the G42 will likely have 3 different iDrive versions so fast. The better looking but lower tech 7, then the 8 odd child, now 8.5 (eventually) which has open source Android on it (yay!). The question is when will they bring it to the G42. My guess would be the 2025 model along with a LCI.
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KevM2 Captain 771 Rep 938 Posts Drives: 2019 F87 M2C, 2023 G87 M2 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: North America iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 G87 [10.00] BMW M2 Competition [10.00]	Can anyone clear all the confusion around a possible OTA( or otherwise) upgrade for current models with the large display idrive 8. There’s a lot of contradictory information going around
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Cwatt79 Private 103 Rep 85 Posts Drives: 2023 230i M Sport Join Date: Nov 2022 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	It seems pretty clear to me that the G42 will not get the 8.5 update. We will stick with iDrive 8. I've seen a lot of articles talking about it, and not once has the 2 series been mentioned as a candidate for 8.5.
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g42bmw Enlisted Member 52 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2022 M240i, 2020 M340i Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Sounds like iDrive 8.5 is just a reskined iDrive 8 to make it look like iDrive 9.
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babym_gen Private 136 Rep 63 Posts Drives: G87 M2 Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Are we gonna be able to upgrade to 8.5 for G87 MY23? I remember reading something about the new system needed faster chips.
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