BMW Motorrad Connected app functionality & review
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- In this video I will show you the BMW Connected app functionality and review the navigation on the phone out on the road. The Conected App connects with your TFT screen to provide turn by turn instructions. A free app from BMW Motorrad that enhances your riding experience #bmwconnectedapp #GPS #navigationapp
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one of the most useful TH-cam vids I have seen. Thanks. on a gs 1250'
Thanks William for watching and your comment. Great to hear the content was of benefit. Let me know if you have any questions. Stay safe. Billy
Thank you so much for taking the time to cover this as it was immensely helpful, something Bmw should have thought of putting together. I’m a bit of a techie dinosaur so although I’ve had the bike and the app for a while I’ve not used the app yet but will do so now. Top marks earned a sub.
Hi Steve. Thanks for watching and your feedback. Great to hear that they content helped. Hope you get on with the app! Cheers. Billy
Really clear - very many thanks. Even clearer because you rode passed my house so the mapping was very understandable!!
Thanks Patrick. Great to hear the video helped and that the location was familiar for you. Any questions let me know. Stay safe. Billy 👍
Excellent video, persuaded me to stay with my order for the connectivity option on my bike purchase.
Thank you Gatu. Glad to hear you found the content useful👍🏼ride safe
Excellent information presented clearly and concisely. Makes me glad that I didn't spring for the $900 BMW NAV6, which has been discontinued. THANK YOU!
Hi Barry. Thanks for your message. Great to hear the video helped. Stay safe . Billy
Thanks. You too. I'm a longtime rider in the U.S. and just got my first BMW, a 2020 1250GS three days ago, and am still learning the controls, etc. Your videos have been a big help.
Welcome to the GS world. I was a convert in 2019. KTM 1290 super adventure R before that. The GS is great for adventure touring. Probably most comfortable bike I have ridden. Would not take it off road though. Just too darn big. Stay safe Barry and let me know if there are any other questions you have. Cheers. Billy
Just bought a r1250 gs rallye and this video has been brilliant, subscribed and liked
Top video
Thanks Adrian. Glad it helped. Thanks for the feedback. Stay safe. Cheers. Billy
Excellent Billy since watching your video I’ve started using the app it’s great it takes on some great roads 👍
Ah thanks Gary. Great to hear that the video has helped 👍🏼 thanks for the feedback. Stay safe 👍🏼
A quality video and really like the links you provided, i.e. cradles for phone. Excellent.
Thank you Leonard for watching and your feedback 👍👍 Cheers. Billy
A very useful walkthrough this BMW App. 👍
Thanks for watching Agostinho and your comment. Stay safe. Billy 👍🏼
Thank you for the in depth view. I ordered a BMW F750GS and guess I will play a lot with the TFT display and the app. It was nice getting a glance at that stuff while I am still waiting for my bike to be delivered. :)
Thanks Wolle704 for your msg. I have been thinking about the 850 instead of 1200, better for off road. Enjoy the 750, v nice. Great to hear that the app review helped. Let me know if you have any more questions👍🏼. Ride safe. Billy
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Excellent instructions. Thank you very much.
Thanks Illiya for watching and your comments. Cheers. Billy
Excellent overview, looking forward to the recently announced BMW app cradle that fits into the Nav holder. as I have a my 2017 without TFT.
Have been using Scenic App on my iPhone. Best Nav app so far.
HI D Gomes. Thanks for watching and your message! Yes very exciting about the BMW cradle. Here in the uk its a price of £188. Thats a lot of money. I am waiting to hear from BMW Motorrad if they will send my a press sample so I can review it. There are some improvements over the previous app version to come when connected to the cradle. I am in the middle of recording an initial review ahead of actually getting one. I have tried Scenic once before but did not really get on with it so have been using Calimoto for some time and really like it. Stay safe. Billy
Great information, I’m subscribed- you deserve thousands more for your “no bullshit - and concise style!”
Hi Max. Thanks for your comment. Great to hear that my content is hitting the right note. Thousands more would be great lol. Get your mates involved as well. I appreciate your support. 👍🏼. Ride safe. Billy
Great demonstration, thank you my friend
Thanks for watching James and your comment 👍🙌. Cheers. Billy
Great video and review.
Thanks Duane 👍🏼
Thanks for the video, couldn’t work out why my phone wasn’t going landscape in the app. Turns out you have to be moving👍
Hi Lee. Thanks for watching and your comment. Greta that the video helped. Stay safe. Billy
Excellent informative blog, great!
Hi Craig. Thanks for your message! Great that you found the video informative! Let me know if you have any further questions. Stay safe. Billy
Fantastic video, thank you! Greetings from the USA...
Hi Shawn. Thanks for your msg. Appreciate the support 👍🏼. Ride safe. Billy
Hi, thanks for the update. I’ll await your findings in due course, hope the weather is reasonable where you are tomorrow. Kind regards, J
Hi Jean. Been out this morning, very windy but good to get out. I used approx 1.6MB of data per hour today. Not too bad I don't think. I believe that the Apple Maps is above 1.0mb for 20 mins. Hope that helps. Ride safe
Very useful & interesting vid! Thank you very much sir! Marc, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦😉🏍
Thanks for watching Marc and your comments. Much appreciated o
Great info, and Great App for my New GS
Thanks for watching the video and your message. Stay safe. Billy
Good video. great overview of the app.
Hi Jerry. Thanks for watching and your comments. Stay safe. Billy 👍🏼
Brilliant. Very useful. Thanks.
Great to hear it was useful for you. Cheers. Billy
Very helpful video!
Thanks PistolPete. Great to hear it helped. Stay safe 👍🏼
great video....it took the taunting aspect of the app out of the equation ...great little tutorial
Thanks Stan for watching the video and your comment. Great to hear the content helped 👍🏼👏 stay safe. Billy
Super useful and very well explained Billy. Wm.
Thanks for watching and your comments. Cheers. Billy
Thanks for this, very useful. I am picking up a S1000RR in a few days so also interested in track day data captured but will explore this.
Hi Chris. Thanks for watching and your comments! The 1000RR, very nice indeed. Enjoy your track days on that beast. Stay safe. Billy
Thank you very much you answered my question even the BMW dealer did not know, I have the same phone holder as you, and I could not change the gps from Portrait to Landscape, now I know just ride the fricken bike.
Ha ha thanks Jack. Great to hear the video helped. Stay safe. Billy👍🏼
Only had the bike for 6 days, rode it from London to home in the south of France in that time with the BMW app. The mount arrived just after I got home. Your video was informative as I was not sure if it would work in landscape, now I know. Lost connection to the Sena in the helmet a few times, but still a great app. Thanks for the information.
Hi Bob. Glad that my review helped. It not changing to landscape until you are on the move is a little weird but it works well. Nice place to be S France. I was there last year riding over the Pyrenees, beautiful. Another trip next year in France. Good luck and ride safe. Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures And when I am in the UK I can often be found in and around Camborne! The GF works there and we stay in air b&bs in the area.
When you are over next we should catch up,for a beer, COVID permitting of course. I am in Cambridge. Small world 👍🏼👍🏼
@@BillysBikeAdventures I won't be over there with the bike, you have too many speed cameras and cats eyes in the UK! If you are ever in the Dordogne area and want a free guide or two, the GF and I are both bikers and know this area very well.
Hopefully we can still catch up for a beer when you are over next. Very kind of you, I am likely to take you up on your offer of tour guide when in France next. 👍🏼
Great video with a lot of valuable information. I was able to follow your instructions and they were point on. However, I’m having an issue with the connectivity to the bike. I have a 2022 R18 Transcontinental and it was connecting and it doesn’t.
Download the app I pick my new GSA up next week . I also use Calimoto that is working perfectly so far will be interesting to see the differences,great video I have subscribed 👍
Hi Dale. Thanks for watching the video and subscribing! 👍🙏 Is this your first GSA / GS? I used Calimoto on my last trip to Wales at the beginning of June. Great, one issue is that if I missed a way point the app would redirect me back to the way point. A bit of a pain. I don't know if the Connected app does that. WIll check it out this weekend as I head over to the ABR festival. Stay safe mate. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures hi had a 07 air cooled back in 07 for ten years then a bmwXR for two I loved the XR ,but really missed the low end &the engine breaking when I road one tues while mine was being serviced . Fatal was like putting on a old comfy pair of slippers so I did the deal right there .I’m local to you as I’m in Haverhill,I now use Reiten Motorrad in Glemsford they can’t do enough to help you they are excellent if you need a Beamer garage 👍ride safe stay safe 💪🏍👍👍👍
Ah great experience of BMW. They know as soon as most people out the backsides on a GS its pretty much a done deal. How could you resist. Agree Reiten Motorrad are one of the best. Service service service, excellent. They are my choice of garage as well. Not yet been to one of their sausage sizzles but look forward to that when they start up again. Great that you are local. We should book a ride out sometime. Stay safe. Billy
Great video and review of the app and connectivity. Question for you, what recording setup do you use? The audio was so clear and crisp. Thank you.
Hi Nuno. Thanks for watching and your comments / question. Key to good set up is sound. I use a flexi boom mic from Amazon as it tends to reduce external sound much more and this makes it much more clear on the video. Cheers. Billy
If you use the wonder wheel to go to the navigation section on the TFT it will show the total distance and riding time to the destination and keep the arrows visible on the screen (confirming your still on the right track). You can also use the wonder wheel to start a new route to a pre-stored favorite or a recent destination and you can also change the routing options. This means you can just go on a random ride, and then check how much time it would take to get home, while on the go and if there is still some time left switch to winding roads and then as the weather turn bad switch to fastest again :)
Hi Jan. Thanks for your message. I was not aware of this. Great info. You're clearly more of an expert on this than me. Thanks for sharing this info. Cheers. Billy
very nice, I was curious how to see more nav information, (how is the battery drain for the connected app, say if your phone was in a pocket ??)
@@JoelSc14 great question. Honestly I don’t know but experience tells me it’s about the same as google. Which is fairly quick unfortunately. I have my phone plugged in though when riding. Sorry I could not be more precise Cheers. Billy
Nice video, thanks.
Thanks Tony👍🏼
Hi Billy. Just down loaded the BMW app to use with my GSA Adventure TFT. Not used it out yet doing that tomorrow. It looks very easy to use so looking forward to it. I have a Nav 5 that came with the my last bike so may use it in this one. The Nav 5 is ok to monitor the bike, show you the road ahead as well as other things, but as a sat nav setting a route and putting what roads you choose it’s not the best. It tells you where it wants you to go rather than you choose so it’s not that brilliant.
As I said the app looks just what I want so will see tomorrow. Subbed your channel, you explain things very well. Looking forward to some more, I am from the north of the county and know Cambridge very well. 👍
Hi JohnnyGSA. Thanks for msg and subbing. Appreciate the support! Great to hear the Motörhead app video was helpful. I have heard similar things with the sat navs and so purposely stay away from using them. A good app like the Motorrad app is great. You can also load GOX files to it from previous or download routes. Where about in the north Johnny? Cheers. Billy 👍🏼
Thanks for the reply, used it today on tour of south Cambridgeshire it works very well I am pleased with it well recommend. I am in March Fenland, never know might meet up if your out this way. Cheers John
I run the app on android with the same mount as you. It's a great bit of kit and unless you are doing a lot of off roading or a round the world trip I can't see why you would shell out for the nav 6. The fact it doesn't rotate till you move off threw me the 1st time 😂. It would be handy to be able to add the speed camera alerts 😎
I totally agree. great bit of kit for less than £30. Absolutely worth it. Not doing any international beyond EU so my phone works everywhere. Don't take the beamer off road so not a worry that it wont work.
Very helpful.
Hi Ray. Thanks for watching and your comment. Cheers. Billy
At 69 years old I just updated from a 2012 RT to a 2023 RT and did not like the app after trying it for 1 day. Granted one day is not a fair trial but it left me with a headache and a feeling it will never be satisfactory.
That being so, I am now looking for ways to leave the phone disconnected from the bike and mount my iPhone 14 pro where it is visible and use it with my Cardo Edge and Shure SE215 earphones.
This setup on my 2012 RT worked very well for navigation. It was very user-friendly with the phone mounted right above the instrument cluster providing easy access to navigation, phone, texts and spotify and great sounding music. Seemed far more optimal than using the BMW connected App .
Hey there. Agree there are limitations with the Motorrad App but there are with most some kind of limitations. I have yet to find the perfect do all app. Cheers. Billy
Cheers matey
You're welcome Neil
Great Vid
Thanks again Sean and thanks for watching. Cheers. Billy
Its actually a really good app. Use it a lot
Thanks for watching and your comment. Stay safe. Billy
Bye. First of all, congratulations on a very clear and precise description. I have a question to ask you hoping you can help me. When I started using the app I could see the maps on the phone screen in 3D mode. Now, instead, they are in 2D mode and I can't get back to the previous view. Can you help me?
Great video. One question: does the app use live traffic when plotting its routes?
HI Alan
Thanks for watching the video and your question. The app information states that it has 'up-to-date traffic information'. Not sure that is quite the same as live updates. I have not used the Motorrad app when there has been heavy traffic so can't help further than that unfortunately. Stay safe. Billy
Hi Billy,
Thanks a lot for that very helpful tour! Learned a lot in 15 min. There is one thing I'm wondering about though: how can I import a route from someone else, on my phone, in the app? Do I need to download it first on the cell phone? Should it be a particular format? Where can I find such routes? I'm trying to get some inspiration for new rides through Belgium (close to Brussels).
Hi Door De Vloer thanks for your message and question. You will need to receive the file as a GPX file then download it to a location that your phone can access. Then in the Motorrad app second icon from the left at bottom, then top right 3 dots, then click import and locate the file that was sent to you. As easy as that. I have not tried this yet so will need to do this and post on my channel. Hope that helps. Let me know if you need more info. Good luck. Ride safe. Billy 👍🏼
@@BillysBikeAdventures Thanks a lot for the swift response, I'll try that!
Thanks for the video. Picked my F750 GS up on the 1st Sept and have been having difficulty with some features. The instruction manual is rubbish. Your video solved the missing pieces and think I’ve now finally cracked it. For anyone else who sees this, I splashed out on the BMW smart phone cradle as I thought this would be more useful and cheaper than the sat nav unit. It’s great as you can see the map while seeing the turn by turn but ultimately it’s just a very expensive waterproof mount for your phone. Not sure if I’d do it again next time. I assumed that I’d only get full function with the cradle, seems not! That said, I do like having it there.
Hi Simon. Thanks for your message. Hope you are loving you new F750. You make a good point on the wonder wheel not being functional with the cradle. I should have included it in the video. Thanks for the feedback 👍🏼. Ride safe. Billy
Billys Bike Adventures thanks Billy. Lovin it. Little trip planned for tomorrow/ Wednesday 👍
Nice. You must be in Australia or elsewhere in APAC? Hope dry for you tomorrow 👍🏼
Billys Bike Adventures nah, UK but braving it. Only picked the bike up last week and just want to get out there and enjoy it. What’s a little rain!
Ah, you tomorrow Wednesday, I thought of said as a day ahead. Where about a in the UK. I’m in Cambridge dry but very flat even the green lanes are flat
Hi this is great, I downloaded the app the other day but didn't use it for navigation ect. I didn't think I had any use for it. You have definitely convinced me to try it on the road. I don't understand the sat nav appearing on the tft. Is this automatic? Also what maps does this use and how do you think this compares to Calimoto? I have Calimoto but not used that either because they want £40 per year which I'm very tempted albeit reluctant to pay but want to wait for the summer. BTW I bought a 2018 GS with tft last week so I'm a noob. Love the bike I just need this dam weather to improve so I can put some miles on it. I bought the phone mount from your other video looks great although I did buy a 10cm USB C lead for it which looks better than the supplied pink one. Ride safe, take care 👍
Hi Craig. Thanks for watching and your message. Calimoto is better than the Motorrad app in my opinion. With Calimoto you can plan a route on a lap top where as you can with the motorrad app. That said you can always plan a route on any desktop nav planner and then import to the motorrad app so swings and roundabouts. The motorrad app has got better but I still think Calimoto is still better. I am not sure what maps the motorrad app uses but makes no difference for me as not using it much any more. I would recommend the £40 for the Calimoto app i thinks its worth it. The GS is a greta bike and I was surprised how much I like it . The phone cradle is really good value. Enjoy your GS when you get out and let me knwo if you have any other questions. Stay safe. Billy
Hi Billy, very useful video. Do you have to have your data on for the maps to work?
Hi Tim. Thanks for watching and your message! Like most other nav apps, you can download maps to your phone via the app to ensure no interruption to your navigation when your signal may drop. Obviously not required for every trip but dependant on where you are riding, it is very worth while. Cheers. Billy
Hi. Thanks for the informative video. Is there an option in the app to change the tft screen to show the turn by turn all the time or does it change itself back to the normal screen? I have used the on screen navigation once, as I just got the bike, but it was permanently on the turn by turn screen even when I was riding on a straight streach of the road with no turn to come for a few miles. Thanks
Wow great video!! Just got home with new F 850. Thanks so much!!
HI Gseyer1. Congrats on the new purchase. Really nice bike that! Great to hear the video was useful. Enjoy. Cheers. Billy
Question? Was that iPhone just in an Phone mount for motorcycle? Or do they make a clip that goes on your phone and you can install it in your pre-mounted GPS mount?
Thanks!! I love it. Had 3 Harley‘s before :( lol
Hey mate. No its is a cradle that clips into the sat nav preparation that also connects to the power so you can charge your phone on the go. Here is a link to a vid on it I did th-cam.com/video/vQn2PagoIJk/w-d-xo.html. there is also a link to the product in the description of the video if you decide to purchase one. Cheers. Billy
Hey mate. No its is a cradle that clips into the sat nav preparation that also connects to the power so you can charge your phone on the go. Here is a link to a vid on it I did th-cam.com/video/vQn2PagoIJk/w-d-xo.html. there is also a link to the product in the description of the video if you decide to purchase one. Cheers. Billy
Nice ✌️
Thanks! Stay safe 👍🙏
Thanks.
Your welcome 👍👍
What's the best Route Criteria for fast winding roads. I have tried many different route options and it always wants to take me down a dirt lane, even with "Avoid Dirt Roads" selected. We like fast A and B roads with sweeping bends and I can't seem to find the perfect settings for this.
Great video.
Nice and useful video! How do you get power to your phone from the bike?
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Hello Billy, just found your channel and have to say what I have seen so far is excellent?
With regards to the ‘turn by turn’ instructions you showed on the tft screen, thieve are presumably through the app?
Hi Stags 7075. Thanks for tour message 👍🏼. Yes the turn by turn instructions is via the BMW Motorrad app. Cheers. Billy
Billys Bike Adventures Thanks Billy 😊
Just found your channel, Very good video Billy, I wanted to know if the BMW connected app still functions when you don't have cell phone service? Thanks
HI Kienfee. Thanks for watching and you message. Like most apps, if you have downloaded the offline maps for the location that you are riding in then your GPS capability within your phone that most phones have now should mean that you can still navigate via the app. Hope that helps and let me know if you have other questions.Stay safe. Billy
Fantastic video. I have a 2021 S1000xr and the connected app. I am wondering how the app retrieves its data... Do you think that a bluetooth connection between the TFT and a Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 camera would allow for the captute of the BMS's data?
Hi Robert. Thanks for watching the video, your comment 👍👍 and your question. You have now gone beyond the intelligence I have about this. I am now fumbling in the dark on this question. It would be good to know if it works and how it does this if you find the answer. I normally try to find the answer if there is a question I am unsure about, I would not know how to start research on this question. Good luck with it though! Cheers. Billy
I did learn today you need to be logged in for it to capture rides. You can use the maps but it won’t save them if you are not logged in
Ah yes, you do need to be logged in! Thanks for pointing that out! Cheers. Billy
Hi, great vid, not sure if this has been asked but can you hear turn by turn instruction over helmet speakers, I have the Sena SRL3. TIA.
nice clear presentation, many thanks
Thanks Mark👍🏼
@@BillysBikeAdventures Welcome. As a new owner of a 1250GS I'm glad I discovered your site. Saw your previous comment about helmet comms set up, will be looking out for any guidance on that. I purchased NAV6 and daunting trying to get Shoei SRL comms and TFT all synched up.
Very good and informative video, thanks for that! The phone mount you have, is that a BMW generic mount or something you bought separately?
Hi Jompa. Thanks for watching, comment and question. The phone cradle in this videos is a cheap generic one. There are some links in the video description via the drop down button to see more info. BMW had released their own phone cradle but they have just increased the price to £200 here in the UK so I have opted not to buy one as too expensive for what it is. Hope that helps. Billy
Does the BMW version have any functions that the generic ones don't?
It does give you some control but not that much right now. For £200 it is definitely not worth it in my opinion.
Hi. Can you please tell me why my phone screen goes off when connected to the cradle? Should the app control the phone screen or do I need to set my screen to on all the time? Great blog by the way!
Hi Billy, can you do a review of iPhone mount for the bike at all? To be honest, I’m looking for a hard case (waterproof) case, but not sure what you would recommend? Thanks in advance.
Hi suffolkmick. Thanks for message. Happy to do a review of mounts. Might be a couple of weeks away as I am away from Friday on a trip for 5 days so will look to do one in my return. Cheers. Billy
Hi Bill, Thanks a lot for that very helpful tour
My Gs1250 has 2 devices connected. I can fully access everything from the first device, but I can not download the navigation/map on the second device. Do you know why? Is it allow only 1 device to connect to the bike?
Hi Dat. You should be able to connect at least two devices to the bike in the 'settings' and then 'connections'. The most obvious reason for one of your devices not connecting would could be the device itself but I guess you would know that if it was the device. Apart from that, I am not sure why its not connecting. Might be worth asking your BMW dealer to update the software on the bike if it has not had this yet. Hope you get it sorted. Stay safe. Billy
Very nice video. One question please, can I play music using my AirPod via the app or tft screen? Many thanks in advance.
You should be able to as long as you can connect via Bluetooth you can use the wonder wheel to scroll through your music list 👍🏼
Hi this is super helpful - one question - do we need the map downloaded first for the recording to occur ? I rest some stuff on the bike and went for a ride and today’s ride wasn’t recorded on the app but I do see it synced with the bike and updated fuel range etc - am I missing something?? Thanks in advance
HI there. Thanks for watching and your question. Check the settings on the app by clicking on the 3 dots bottom right hand corner and then click on journey settings to see if 'tour recording' radio button is click on. If on then make sure you download the update to maps as there may have been some changes that stop the recording until the map is updated. kLet me know how you get on. Cheers. Billy
Very informative, think I would turn the speed recording off.
Billy, excellent video. Thank you. Quick question?
I've worked out how to use waypoints to put routes together and save them within the App. However, when riding I can only access recent and favourite routes and not saved routes. Any idea how to convert saved routes to favourite routes so that I can access them on the TFT screen? I'm sure I'm doing something stupid!! ATVB.
Hi James. That is s super good question! And I am not sure. I was just looking abd not sure how to do this. I will keep searching to get an answer for you. If you find out before me it would be good to know. I know have to favourite a recorded route but not a saved one. Fingers crossed. Billy
Thanks Billy. Appreciated. That's where I'm up to. I suppose if I start a saved route (initiating with my mobile rather than my TFT) even for a short distance, then the saved route becomes a recorded route which I will be able to "favourite" and therefore start from my TFT in the future. Will try it out and let you know. ATVB.
Billy, just an update. I started a saved route on my iphone for a short distance in the hope that it would evolve into a recorded route on the Connected App (thus allowing me to favourite it and allow me to access it from my TFT in the future). Alas, it didn't work. It might be me or my set up? At the end of the day, it's not a big deal in any case. When I get round to riding one of my saved routes, I can simply start it from my iphone. A slight hassle but not a real problem in the big scheme of things! ATVB.
thanks for that!! Great video. Explains so carefully. I already down- (or is it up-)loaded the app from the beginning. The thing is i have the navigator vi but this phone app just seems so much simpler to use. The next question is - can i get the route from the app onto the navigation 6? I guess what some would say is if I have the nav6 why would I use the app - but so far I have found this app much more easier to use. Your comment or observation would be much appreciated.
Hi told. Thanks for watching and your comment / question. Great to hear the video was helpful. I have not used any of BMWs Nav devices so unable to comment on how to get your Nav 6 to receive a GPS file. That said I would imagine it is pretty straight forward. There is probably an app for it. As example I have a Garmin XT and I use the Garmin drive app to send the gox file to my Garmin XT. I will do a video on that next week as I am away at the moment. Save any gpx file to a file you can access through your phone (cloud storage). Then go to file, open via Garmin drive and as long as the Garmin drive app has been linked to my XT then opening the gpx file with Garmin drive will automatically send the file to my Garmin XT. BMW Nav 6 are Garmin so I expect it's the same process. When you next switch on your GPS device you should have on screen a notification to say that riles or tracks or routes have been received. Hope that helps. Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures thanks for your comments. will try out what you said and will let you know.
Good luck. Yes do let me know. Cheers. Billy
Excellent video thanks heaps. Will the app work with my 2016 (pre TFT) R1200GSA?
Hi Andrew, unfortunately the app will only work with bikes that have TFTs. Sorry. Thanks for watching and the comments. Cheers. Billy
Good video thanks. Is is possible to alter the Service due on date and if so how?
Hi Kevin. Thanks for watching the video and your message. The only way that I think you could possibly do this is if you have an OBD device and make changes through the screen info for that. Stay safe. Billy
Hi billy, thanks for nice video, very helpful to me. A question, you did not mention HOW TO CONNECT THE PHONE TO THE 6.5" TFT OF THE BIKE ? I have bought a ConnectedRide device last week for 110C$ and now, I see that that device is a bit " UNNECESSARY" as I can connect my phone to TFT . can you explan a bit in these regards?
Hi mate. Let me have your email or mobile and i iwll record a short video how to do this? Cheers. Billy
Great video, have the app and phone connects to tft, shows my ride (do you have to connect every time?) and my media is connected and plays, but doesn't show my contacts? any ideas?
HI David. Thanks for watching and your comment / questions. You should not have to connect every time. First time connection should automatically connect each time after that as long you don't delete from you bluetooth list. That said, i have seen comments that have mentioned this but I have not seen it in my experience. This was always the case with my KTM 1290 SAR (that I don't have any more). Regarding your contacts, just check you have given permission to the app / TFT to access your contacts. Hope that helps. Stay safe Billy
Hi, great informative video. Thanks heaps. I've only just picked up my bike and downloaded the APP. I have ridden bike a number of times but it has only recorded the 1 ride. Do you know how add another ride? Thank you.
Hi Jas. Thanks for watching and your question. When you ask to add another ride, do you mean import a GPX file? Cheers Billy
Make sure the app is open and the bike connected to the phone before you start riding.
Great video, thanks. I've got my first BMW GSA same bike as yours in the video, I've got all features from app and TFT connected, but for some reason my phone contacts don't show on my TFT, do you have any idea what I'm doing wrong? I've asked all the facebook groups I've joined and followed all advice but to no avail, please help if possible. keep the videos coming there very informative. Thanks Steve
Hi Steve. Apologies only just seeing this. I have checked the app to see if there is a setting that may be affecting this but nothing standing out as obvious at the moment. I will keep looking though as i know this is probably frustrating. Hope to come back to you in a day or two. Cheers Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures Appreciate that Billy
Used Waze and its pretty good with lots of features. Shows Photo Radar and where the cops are and Accidents.
Hi Jerry. I like Waze as well. It’s certainly a standard for BMW to work towards 👍🏼
Ty for this vid. I downloaded the app..but it’s slightly different. Is there different versions?
Hi SWFlowseeker. Thanks for watching and your comment / question! I am not sure if there is a difference iOS and Android platforms or if there are differences between the same platforms in different countries. I recorded the video in the UK with the UK version. Sorry I could not be more help. I will email the product team at BMW Motorrad about this to see if I can get an answer. Do you have an example where it is different so I can use this in my enquiry to them? Stay safe. Billy
Great video - what is the phone mount you use? The amazon link you provided no longer works. I assume it clips into the GPS prep box
Hi Omar. Thanks for letting me know. I have just updated the link for the UK and is also here. Yes it does clip in to the GPS preparation on the BMWs, really great bit of kit. amzn.to/2VdSVSH
@@BillysBikeAdventures Thanks Billy, that's great - Ordered!
@Billys Bike Adventures, I have a similar question to this. It looks like we use the same mount, however, the vibrations from the bike damaged the camera on my iPhone 11 and I had to replace it. Is this not an issue with the older iPhone 7? I now have a 13 and I am concerned about mounting it for fear that the vibrations will damage the camera again. Any suggestions?
Hi Joe. I have moved away from that mount now and bought a Garmin xt with Touratexh mount for it. I figure that at least it's meant to be on the bike where as a phone is not.
When I am out on my ride with no particular destination in mind my BMW App used to record my route as I went which I could go back later to look at all of my ride data and if I liked the ride I could go back and re-ride the route. For some reason the app doesn't seem to record the ride and does not come up in my ride history. I have tried reconnecting and all of the usual resets without success. Looking for any thoughts or guidance on regaining this useful function. Thank you.
Hi there. Thanks for getting in touch. On the home screen of the app, bottom right 3 dots, tap this, then journey settings. Is the journey tracking option on? This may be the issue if not on. Let me know. Cheers. Billy
Hi Billy. Great video . I want to use this app. Can you go through how to connect the phone to the bike please?
HI Andrew. Thanks for watching and your comment. I will get a vid done this week for you no problem! Stay tuned :-) Cheers. Billy
do you have a video on pairing the Connected app to bluetooth helmets and the functionality gained?
Not yet Bill. I will do one as soon as I have sourced a new commas unit for my helmet.
@@BillysBikeAdventures Been trying my Sena SRL2 setups and they talk to the bike and to the Sena app, but don't like each other really when they're both connected.
I like the app but it keeps disconnecting and it doesn’t sometimes track the journey which like on a ride to home from Kendal was disappointing I think I’m going to wipe everything and start again , did you do anything special when you conected up . My gsa is a 21 te like yours .great video keep em coming Billy .
Hi Dale. Thanks for watching and your comments. Nothing special. The only thing I would recommend is going into the app settings to ensure that you have it set up the way you want it set up. Let mw know if any help needed. Stay safe. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures thanks 👍🏍
Hi, thank you for doing this. When my phone is in portrait mode I get the same info as you, so distance of journey & arrival time, but when it flicks to landscape I don’t see this. Do you know how I can permanently see these details? Cheers, Michael
Was hoping to see the directions appear on the TFT as phones have Google maps.
Hi Bill, just watched the video, one additional question, how can I use my contacts in my phone (android) for navigation? Thank you Regards Robert
Hi Robert. Thanks for the question. Unfortunately, it is not yet possible to default your phone to use Calimoto as the preferred navigation app. You would have to copy the address (or postcode) put that into Calimoto and then save as a favourite in Calimoto. Sorry it’s not simpler right now. Stay safe. Billy.
I still prefer the Navigator 6 for the simple reason that I then can disable the recalculate route option before importing the route and it will not send you straight to the finish when diverting from the route.
That is a very useful option as I really don't like it when you get redirected back to a way point that has been missed as it helps that as well. Hope the Nav 6 continues to work well for you. Cheers Billy
Any news on data usage of the app, is it going to be expensive? New larger tfts for RT & K1600 will probably have this app incorporated.
Hi Jean. Not yet I'm afraid. My plan is to go out for a few hours tomorrow and use the Motorrad app for a full hour navigation with all other mobile data switched off, having taken a baseline of data use before I start and then at the end. That should give a good indication of usage. I can then report back.
For those of us who have the Nav5 or Nav6, what's the best way to maximum the use of this app? Seems like it's more geared for folks who don't have the nav...
Hi Rob. That’s a great question. Have not used the Nav 5/6 so unable to give any insight on this. I can ask that question in a video I am doing on navigation apps soon. Cheers. Billy
What is that little module mounted on your handlebars? It’s mounted in the center with what looks like a couple of lights
Hi Richard. Thanks for watching! The only thing mounted to my handlebars is a GoPro camera that is recording the TFT screen. It's mounted on a RAM mount. Is that what you are talking about? Cheers. billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures Oh I see. Thanks!
Can you use the jog wheel on the steering to control information on the phone's connected app?
Unfortunately not :-( Thanks for watching. Cheers Billy
How does the connected app navigate, after I miss a waypoint or I am off route?
Excellent video (apologies I only just discovered you!) I've got a 2021 R1250GS and have managed to connect my phone (S20) to it- downloaded the app....great...put in a route..also great....but after the initial screen with the first 'turn by turn' instruction (phone in my pocket) nothing changes! It stays on the original screen/instruction. Stop the bike, and the location has changed...what's going on please? (on not, as the case may be!) Cheers in anticipation. Derek
HI Derek. Thanks for watching and your comments! An interesting one. The only thing i can think of is that if you have not stopped the last route that you did and then enter another one then it perhaps is thinking it is an additional stop rather than a destination. Thats my initial thought. It may also be a bug in the app that need fixing perhaps. I will give mine a go through the week and come back to you. Just check that you have the latest version of the app as well. Not sure that will help much but let me know if it continues. Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures Thanks for the reply Billy - I'm about to go on a quick trip (with my son) up to North Yorkshire with one night away then back - probably be around 600+ miles. I've noted your comments (plus I've asked the same one on a TFT Facebook group (sad, innit?) and it stirred up a hornets nest! (possibly because of some of my OTHER comments)
I've got a quiet day today so will uninstall/re-install the app....fingers crossed....good news is my son's 38 years younger than me (September's my 50th year in the saddle....) so I'm hoping he'll help me get to grips with it! Cheers. Del.
I was in the BMW workshop and they updated the software of the bike. Also, I updated the software of the Bluetooth SENA (New 10S) and I updated the software of my new iPhone 11 Pro. None of this has helped. The Favorites option still does not appear in the Telephone Menu.
Thanks for the update Alvaro. Billy👍🏼
Hi Billy, I cannot get the maps to change to landscape orientation, any ideas?
Hi Wak Jak. Hope this helps. Home screen, bottom right hand corner, 3 dots, tap this. then tap on 'map settings'. then check box 'auto' under 'map orientation on lock screen during ride'. Once your phone is in its holder and then you start moving that the screen will orientate from portrait to landscape. Let me know how you go. Stay safe. Billy
Could you please tell what mount are you using for your phone ? Is it BMW Connected Cradle?
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Thanks for your video in Motorrad Connected Drive App.
I have been using it gor 6 months and I am very pleased with it.
During a full days ride to final destination I might have 3-4 stops. The app is recording each stop as a stand alone ride.
Please inform how can I have all those individually recorded rides into one.
AND
Is there a setting that prevents that Idividual recording of intermediate rides and record a whole daily ride?
Thanks in advance.
S.
HI spyrosspyrou3428. Thanks for watching and your question! I have written BMW Motorrad for an answer to this as I do not know the answer myself at the moment. As soon as I hear I will be back in touch. Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures thanks for your reply.
I will be waiting for their feedback.
PS.
I assume A possible solution is to set up the journey’s interval stop-duration in preferences so that it will take a full-long days drive as one.
I will try it out and inform.
My app is not playing map of jurny, shoving speed etc but not playing map. Any advice
Can you put waypoints in when planning a route?
HI David. Yes you can. You will need to use the map icon (bottom of screen 2nd icon from left) input your end destination first and then press on the screen for the location of your 1st way point (a plus button will appear in the bottom section on the right hand side). Press this to add that location as a way point and then repeat in order for the remaining way points. Let me know if you have nay more questions. Or if you still need some guidance such as a live demonstration then perhaps we can Facetime or WhatsApp. Let me know. Cheers. Billy
Is there a way you can get the instructions on the phone ( how far there is to go in time and miles ). I can get it on the tft screen but not on the app. I always prefer to have the tft screen as the speedo and rev counter
Hi Jim. Thanks for watching and your question. Unfortunately not. Its an app designed to work in conjunction with your TFT screen. Cheers. Billy
@@BillysBikeAdventures thanks for the reply, do you know if there’s any updates in the pipeline that might put this on ? I think it would be a great addition ( the tft flips from that screen to rev counter screen quite a lot )
Thanks
Hi Billy, thank you very much for letting me know the data usage, no free lunches! I’m mainly interested in data usage for European travel when free roaming ceases in January. Helpful to know U.K. usage rates to avoid unexpected bill and interesting to know the huge data draw difference if using Apple maps. I am assuming the wonder wheel does not work with the app on iPhone, touch screen operation or Siri? Once again sincere thanks for information provided from this technophobe. I believe this service will be integrated on the new enlarged TFT screen available on ‘21 model year bikes - not GS/GSA in ‘21? Hope you enjoyed the ride out this morning, rather wintery here this morning. Kind regards, John
Hi John. Correct with the wonder wheel comment. It will be good to know how the wonder wheel will work with the new larger TFT screen being introduced to models this year (Not the GS, thats 21). The larger screen will allow for maps to be displayed, so hoping that the wonder wheel will work with the BMW Motorrad app.
Billys Bike Adventures Hi Billy, shame larger screen is delayed for the GS/GSA, very unusual for bmw as GS is their big seller. Out for a spin on Monday, had a thought wouldn’t it be wonderful if BMW in their beneficence provided free data for the App sat nav via the SOS sim! Must have been having a hot flush, very delusional thinking, need a pill. My BM is old, no computers and easy to work on. R1250 & K1600 dash looking very ancient indeed. Thanks again, Good luck, John
@@jeanjacques9980 you can downlead all the maps before going abroad so that would limit the data use
The wonder wheel does not visibly interact with the phone, however you can use the wheel to interact with the navigation, for instance start a new route to a favorite destination and change the routing options, this is done on the TFT screen but the route will be calculated by the phone an also uses the GPS of the phone
Thanks again Jan. more great tips. I will have to do an update on the Motorrad app 👍🏼
What is the device in center of handlebars on ball mount ?
That's just a small GoPro camera