BMW will stop charging an annual fee for offering CarPlay

BMW CarPlay annual payment service

Today, many car manufacturers already offer CarPlay technology in their vehicles as a replacement for the sometimes archaic multimedia system of the manufacturers. CarPlay is available on all iPhones for free, not so the device necessary to integrate it into the vehicle.

In order to enjoy CarPlay in our vehicle, we need a special device, a device that has a fixed price. Nevertheless, the German manufacturer BMW includes it natively in all its models, But in order to use it, you have to go to the cashier and pay between 80 and 300 euros per year, depending on the vehicle model.

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A BMW spokesperson has confirmed that starting next year, the annual subscription fee will disappear for all those users using the latest version of ConnectedDrive. Users who have already paid for the full year will not receive any refund. This media will begin to be applied in the United Kingdom to gradually expand to other countries.

BMW claims that the annual fee money it charges users is due to the hardware needed to establish a wireless connection it is completely different from the traditional cable, forcing the company to use the module separately and ensure that it works properly.

After eliminating the subscription fee to be able to use CarPlay in BMWs, it is most likely that the price of some models will be more expensive. If in itself, the BMWs are not exactly cheap, it is unfortunate that the German manufacturer do not allow a one-time payment to be able to enjoy CarPlay for the life of the vehicle and requires a subscription, subscription in the long run, it is much more expensive than opting for one of the different models that we have available in the market from both Pioneer and Kenwood


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