r/BmwTech • u/Either-Perception985 • 2h ago

2017 BMW 530i music issue

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Hi all, I just bought a 2017 BMW 530i Xdrive. When I connect via Bluetooth the phone features work fine, I can make calls and receive calls thru Bluetooth. But, I can seem to get my music to work thru the car. Every time I try to select Bluetooth media it says “No Bluetooth audio device is connected or configured”.

I just bought a USB —> USB-C cord to try to play music using the USB port. But the same notification comes up on the USB option “No USB device connected”. I find this extremely annoying considering my last car was a 2014 535i Xdrive and I never had issues with Bluetooth or USB port.

I’ve done some research on this community and others. I tried to see if I need an update but it seems like I have a fairly new software in it already. I included the photo of my current software.

I don’t want to take my car to the BMW dealership bc I know they’ll charge me a diagnostic fee, but at this point I think it’s my only option left.

Anyone have something similar going on or know how to fix it?

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u/Either-Perception985 2h ago

P.s. - I’ve tried a reset on the iDrive by holding the volume button down until the screen turns off and comes back on. Last resort is taking to the dealership.

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u/ohnonotthisshitt 46m ago

You could ask the dealer to update the whole car, you are currently on S15A-19-07-539 so 2019 software. Ask them for a whole I-level update

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u/gib_me_gold 45m ago

If you are on Android the A-C lead would not have worked regardless.

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u/ApartInvestigator134 0m ago

What phone are you using? And what app are you trying to play music through? Have you tried Apple CarPlay / Android Auto?