401 Responses to “iPhone 2.0 update breaks BMW iDrive contact/address book syncing!”

1. Nathan says:

   Yup, exactly the same issue with the new 3G iPhone in an ‘06 330D with the latest iDrive software. My old iPhone with 1.1.4 worked perfectly so this is definitely a BIG step backwards on Apple’s part. Lets hope there are enough people complaining to get it fixed!

   July 11th, 2008 at 4:40 pm

2. Scoopz says:

   @Nathan: Thanks for posting your findings, this looks like it could be quite widespread then. I’d be interested to hear from anybody with a 2008 BMW too, just to make sure it’s affecting even the newest ones.
   A fix could come from either party though, BMW or Apple but I know how long BMW can take to bring out fixes and patches.
   It wouldn’t surprise me one bit if somebody knocked up a quick iPhone App purely to allow contacts to sync to the iDrive. If I had the time and info I’d knock one up myself, I’d certainly pay £20-£30 if necessary to get address book syncronising back.
   Scoopz (Admin)

   July 11th, 2008 at 4:52 pm

3. phil says:

   same issue with Landrover Freelander 2. Very annoying. Pleased to see that I am not alone and hopefully this will be sorted in due course!!

   July 11th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

4. Scoopz says:

   @phil:
   Thanks for posting your results. The Freelander 2 (aka the LR2 in some countries) is the most recent model to roll out the Land Rover factories so if it doesn’t sync addresses with the Freelander there’s not much hope for all the older models (Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and discovery [LR3]).

   Were you trying with the original iPhone running 2.0 or with a new iPhone 3G?

   Scoopz (Admin)

   July 11th, 2008 at 11:02 pm

5. Kier says:

   Same experience here with an original iPhone upgraded to 2.0.

   Worked flawlessly (if I turned off WiFi) with my 535d but now no contact data at all.

   Extremely annoyed at this.

   July 11th, 2008 at 11:32 pm

6. Scoopz says:

   @Kier:
   Some people (including me) did find the bluetooth connection even with the original iPhone a little “flakey” if they kept the wi-fi on. If I ever answered a call and couldn’t hear the other person, rushing into the settings menu on the iPhone and turning wi-fi off resolved it immediately so I’m glad you knew about that work-around.

   But with the new iPhone 2.0, I’ve tried everything. Wi-fi on, off, setting contacts to sort by first or last name on the iPhone, erasing all contacts and just trying to sync with 1 contact. Really quite annoying, and what makes it worse is that somebody over on m5board who’s been replying to a post about this on the forum has come back and said it’s working fine on his 2006 BMW M5. He’s got the same year and model as me, using an updated original iPhone. I’m wandering if it’s just the cached list he’s seen and it might blank them all next connection, just have to wait and see.

   Keep an eye on this thread for a future fix if one becomes available.

   Scoopz (Admin)

   July 11th, 2008 at 11:42 pm

7. TP says:

   Not sure if its the case,
   but just picked up a new 3g iphone and was told the new bluetooth can bluetooth audio but no data transfer.
   Waiting for my BMW to be buil so I cant test mine yet
   ……

   July 12th, 2008 at 7:22 am

8. TP says:

   BUT, if the number is showing up on the Idrive, Id imagine that counts as data so maybe my theory is flawed

   July 12th, 2008 at 7:23 am

9. Scoopz says:

   @TP:
   As far as I am aware the iPhone 3G doesn’t allow streaming audio over Bluetooth. But further to your second post, it is strange that the number calling shows on the screen. Normally phones which pair that aren’t compatible just show ********* on the screen so data I’d transferring like you say.

   Two more M5 owners report that their original iPhone updated to 2.0 are working on 2006 M5’s. So who knows why some are having problems and not others.

   I’m off to try and downgrade my iPhone back to 1.1.4 and then upgrade again.

   Scoopz (admin)

   July 12th, 2008 at 10:58 am

10. Erika Spencer says:

    My iPhone never worked with my iDrive contacts in my 08 BMW. I had to dial from the phone to use the car Blue tooth. Im gonna go out and check it right now. Who knows, maybe it now WORKS for me!!

    July 12th, 2008 at 9:16 pm

11. Erika Spencer says:

    Wow, it DOES now work perfectly for me, better than it did before. Before I would only get partial numbers so I had to dial from the phone but now it shows all my numbers on the car screen.

    July 12th, 2008 at 9:35 pm

12. Youval says:

    Hi Guys,
    So i’m having the exact same issues. I’m in Canada and i drive a 2007 Bmw 335 Coupe e92.
    I hav Nav in my car as well.
    So basically the phone synchs with the car but my adress book just doesn’t show up.
    It’s literally driving me up the wall as this was one of the most important feautures in my car. Now i have to manually from my phone look for the number.
    I am using an iPhone 3g that i picked up yesterday.
    I was previously using a first gen iPhone and went through version 1.1 through 1.4 with no issues whatsoever.
    I will do anything i can to get this back up and running because this is a major setback for me and i’m sure for alot as people as well.
    I’m calling Bmw Canada Monday and Apple as well to try and get this resolved Asap.

    July 12th, 2008 at 11:04 pm

13. Larry says:

    I have a 2008 BMW 328xi, all worked fine with the iPhone and iDrive prior to 2.0 software. Now, the phone names are in LAST NAME FIRST NAME order, so I have to say the last name first name combination to get the car to dial.

    Very strange, all was FIRST NAME LAST NAME before 2.0

    July 13th, 2008 at 2:47 am

14. Howard says:

    Works fine here on a 2008 335i Coupe…

    July 13th, 2008 at 3:36 am

15. richard says:

    2008 335 Conv / original with 2.0 - iPhone works like before, it does not find my music.

    July 13th, 2008 at 8:43 pm

16. Richard says:

    Just came back from another trip in my 2008 335 conv, now everything is back to normal. The only difference from pre-2.0 is the the contact list is last name first. It found my music. I’m a happy camper again!

    July 13th, 2008 at 9:49 pm

17. phil says:

    Hi, re Freelander 2 (LR2) post
    I am using original iphone with updated software. In addition to the contacts problem, I find intermittent behaviour with the phone. It appears that if I have the phone charging and the display on, I can make and receive calls. However, when I dial, the dialling tone does not come through the car speakers, but when the call connects, I can hear the respondent. If the phone is not “awake” then nothing happens and I cannot receive calls through the car kit either.

    July 14th, 2008 at 10:04 am

18. Gavin Sheppard says:

    I’m having the same problem with my 2007 325 and 3G. Contacts nowhere to be seen! What’s the cradle like? I hadn’t realised that there was one available. Apparently there is an integration that allows control of iPod via iDrive - do you know anything about that? Maybe that will allow contact sync?

    July 14th, 2008 at 10:14 am

19. Scoopz says:

    @Phil: Thanks for the update and potential new issues.

    @Gavin Sheppard: The cradle is great, if like me, you keep forgetting to charge your phone at night, or spent plenty of time in your car and don’t want an ugly cigarette cable trailing across the seats. I’ve done a full review with lots of photos here:
    http://blog.scoopz.com/2008/02/15/official-bmw-iphone-snap-in-adapter-cradle-pics-2/
    Yes there is also a BMW option that will let you control your iPhone/iPod via the iDrive. It replaces your 6-disc changer and you have to connect the iPod/iPone up to the cable in the glove box (hardly ideal). The iPod then appears as a 6 disc changer on your iDrive with each “disc” being a different search/playlist. Disc 1 for example would be Albums by name, disc 2 = Artists by name, disc 3 = songs by name, and so forth. Or I believe you can create 6 playlists called BMW 1, BMW 2, etc and they then appear as the 6 discs. I’ve not gone for that option myself, I just burn MP3’s to CD and stick them in my in-dash cd player which reads MP3 cd’s. For longer journeys I burn a 4GB MP3 DVD and replace the navigation DVD with that and that’s plenty of music for one journey.

    The iPod/iPhone interface cable is completely separate from the communications side of things. You still have to connect your iPhone via bluetooth to make/receive calls. The iPod interface simply virtualizes your iPod/iPhone library as a CD changer.

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 14th, 2008 at 11:19 am

20. Gavin Sheppard says:

    Thanks Scoopz. It’s amazing that things have gone backwards! I think I’ll go for the cradle option if you let me know that the 3G fits with it; it should do I’d think.

    July 14th, 2008 at 11:56 am

21. Nathan says:

    Scoopz, I’ve just noticed from your photos that you have the little telephone icon as well as the signal strength meter. I had this with the Mk1 iPhone but now don’t. I also didn’t have it with a SE K700i (which interestingly enough also transfered the phone book).

    Anyone know the exact meaning of this icon showing?

    July 14th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

22. Scoopz says:

    @Nathan:
    I wandered about the little phone icon for months and then eventually figured it out. It’s a missed call alert/icon. If the icon is on the screen and you go to missed calls list in the iDrive you’ll notice the icon vanishes. Similarly, if the icon isn’t there and then you receive a call and either don’t answer or choose ignore on the iDrive menu the icon will appear.

    Simple as that, it’s just not documented anywhere though!

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 14th, 2008 at 2:35 pm

23. John says:

    Hi,

    I read the post about having a 2008 335i convertible and the new iPhone and everything works. That was the ONLY positive post I’ve read. I have a brand new 2008 convertible as well and want to buy the new iPhone. I’d love to hear from a few more 335i owners that have had success with the new iPhone.

    John

    July 14th, 2008 at 2:42 pm

24. Simon says:

    Hi,

    I have a 2005 535D and Audi Q7 and 2G Iphone 2.0

    The audi works perfectly ( MMI System ) with both Bluetooth phone and AMI ( Ipod music integration thingy bob )

    The BMW ( my car has early software ) won’t sync the phone book like others but also goes through a connect/ disconnect cycle all the time. When using 1.1.4 all was fine as long as I re paired the phone everything I got in the car which was a symptom of my cars early software.

    I’m booked in for a software update shortly so will report back then

    Si

    July 14th, 2008 at 3:27 pm

25. emma says:

    BMW 525d M sport Touring 2005.

    Iphone 1.1.4 used to pair, transfer data and work perfectly…. although required re-pairing every time I switched ignition off.

    Version 2.0 …. pairs automatically, without need to re-pair after ignition off.
    but….(1) no contacts and (2) shows network, then no network, then network…. every few seconds it seems to drop connection and reconnect. Never long enough to actually dial a number with idrive. If I am on a call though, connection remains.

    Have turned wifi and data roaming off, no effect.

    July 14th, 2008 at 3:37 pm

26. Johnw says:

    Downloaded the upgrade this morning, wish I had read this first!. 2006 520 with the latest BMW software upgrade. before version 2 I had to set up the phone every time I got in the car but it still worked. Version 2 gives no contacts and intermittent connection. I use the cradle but now this is a waste of time as you need to see your phone to identify a caller and you need to dial from your phone. What an absolute waste of time! I hope BMW or Apple sort this quickly.

    July 14th, 2008 at 3:50 pm

27. Scoopz says:

    @Simon: Thanks for the info, I had the problem with having to re-pair each time and signal dropping connecting constantly with my M5 and put it straight in for a software update and that cured the problem. Hopefully it will do the same for you too, I think the latest 5-series version is v28 but ask your dealer which version he installed and let me know if you can. If he installs v27 (the one I’ve currently got) then you’ll still have no contacts sycn’ing. If he installs v28 and you suddenly get contacts sync’ing then I know what I need to do!

    @emma: - Like Simon (see comment above yours) the constant connect/reconnect can be an issue with ealy BMW iDrive software. I’m not sure what the warranty is like wherever you are based but in the UK it’s only 3 years so you may be out of warranty already? If you are still within warranty you should be able to request a software update for free just let them know you are having bluetooth connectivity issues. I was going to suggest turning off wi-fi but you’re already clued up on that one!

    Note to you both - updating BMW iDrive software can be done FOC under warranty if you are affected by key issues known to be fixed with later versions. If you have any difficulty getting BMW to authorise a free update under warranty let me know and I’ll dig out the technical doc’s on what each 5-series software update fixed, then just go in and say you have one of the issues on the list even if you don’t, they have to update then. Also be warned the updates can take DAYS to complete. It seems they have to leave them going all day and if it crashes/hangs programming certain modules they have to start it all over again. The record for mine to be reprogrammed is 5 days, and 1 day for the quickest. Also take note of any addresses stored in your sat-nav, sometimes they backup and restore for you, other times they don’t.

    Good luck and please post back with any updates.

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 14th, 2008 at 3:56 pm

28. Scoopz says:

    I’ve updated the end of my blog post with a quote from BMW’s official web site where BMW themselves state that the iPhone address book should sync.

    I wouldn’t be surprised if they modify or remove that page as the complaints start rolling in so you can download a time and date stamped PDF snap shot of the page I’ve just done today:
    http://blog.scoopz.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/bmw_iphone_sync.pdf

    July 14th, 2008 at 5:13 pm

29. jonboy says:

    Hi Guys

    My old 2g worked 100% in my ‘07 E70 X5 on 1.1.4.

    Bought the 3g on Sat, same as everyone else, no contacts downloaded, just an empty address book. Tried swithcing off the MobileMe, as the contacts all ’sit’ up there, but still no joy…. Have sent feedback to Apple. Thanks for the link!!

    July 14th, 2008 at 11:32 pm

30. iPhone 2.0 and BMW iDrive address book not syncing says:

    [...] guys at Scoopz.com have some bad news for those of you that upgraded your iPhone to version 2.0 or recently purchased [...]

    July 14th, 2008 at 11:37 pm

31. Scoopz says:

    I just tried downgrading from 2.0 to 1.1.4 and think I might have just ended up with an “iBrick”. Doesn’t power on, doesn’t light up, doesn’t do anything at all. iTunes did briefly recognise it as an iPod…and iPod????

    Think I’ll just pull my SIM and stick it back in my trusty Nokia 8800 sirocco for now, at least that sync’s contacts with my iDrive.

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 15th, 2008 at 2:12 am

32. Scoopz says:

    OK so I’d suggest that nobody contemplates downgrading from iPhone 2.0 to 1.1.4.

    I’ve just spent the last few hours trying to successfully downgrade and let’s just say it didn’t go according to plan at all! I’ve eventually managed (more by luck than skill) to get back to restoring iPhone2.0 but seriously, I know the lack of contract sync’ing is annoying but it will hopefully get fixed soon. DO NOT TRY DOWNGRADING from iPhone 2.0 to iPhone1.1.4 it will end in tears.

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 15th, 2008 at 2:36 am

33. Darin says:

    I upgraded my 2G to 2.0 last night, read about the problems today and went out to my car. I have an ‘08 135 and had no problems. I was able to pull up all of my contacts and make calls.

    July 15th, 2008 at 2:46 am

34. Scoopz says:

    @Darin:
    Thanks for the info, there are a few that are reporting it works with their cars, just not sure what the criteria are that determine which do and which don’t work.

    Does your 135i have iDrive? I know when i spec’d up my sister’s 120d M iDrive was an option here in the UK and we didn’t opt for it. She still has BMW bluetooth built in to the standard BMW (Professional?) radio though which I believe can show contacts.

    If you have an iDrive, after the update to 2.0 do your contacts now appear in Last Name, First Name order whereas before they appeared in First Name, Last Name?

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 15th, 2008 at 2:50 am

35. AKDSTGRDR says:

    We have an 08 M3 SDN and an 08 X5. Both using iPhones with 2.0 and they both work fine. Had to change settings on the contacts to get it to put first name first & last name last.

    July 15th, 2008 at 3:03 am

36. Scoopz says:

    @akdstgrdr: thanks for the info, it’s starting to look like many of the 2008 BMW’s are ok with 2.0.

    Did changing first name, last name order on the iPhone affect the display order on the iDrive?

    Scoopz (admin)

    July 15th, 2008 at 3:16 am

37. AKDSTGRDR says:

    Yes it did change the order (alphabetical by first name). We changed the name order so that we can use the call feature and say the names like we would say conversationally i.e David Hunt instead of Hunt David

    July 15th, 2008 at 3:30 am

38. amy! says:

    I have a 2008 128i convertible with Premium Package but no iDrive/nav. I had a 1st Gen iPhone that worked well - all my contacts were available through the radio, calls controlled via steering wheel.

    I bought a 3G iPhone on Friday. The pairing works fine, the contact list appears in the radio, but all of my calls have a terrible echo. I hear my voice come through the car speakers a half a beat after I speak. Both me and the other person can hear it, conversations are painful.

    I went through the hassle of switching my SIM card back to the old phone and upgrading the old phone to 2.0 to try to see if it was software or the new hardware. The old phone worked fine with 2.0 - no echo.

    I’m hoping a software/firmware update fixes this. Because I really liked how well it worked before.

    July 15th, 2008 at 2:49 pm

39. Bill Gijbels says:

    i have same problem when trying to connect with iDrive in my 2008 X5.

    asked my dealer to report this to BMW so Apple is getting feedback on this from several sides.

    July 15th, 2008 at 3:15 pm

40. Bruin says:

    Sadly I have the same issue with my 2005 5-series with i-drive. Everything worked perfectly with my first iphone. The 3G phone connects fine and can make/receive calls, but is unable to upload the address book and just sits there saying “please wait”. It never gets out of that step. This is a severe limitation when I am so dependant on this to be able to legally make calls from my car.

    I also have a new TomTom and tested the address book transfer on that. It worked immediately so it’s something specific to certain versions of BMW bluetooth.

    Let’s all keep pushing Apple and BMW and hope they find an answer soon. Right now my only option is to consider reverting to my original iphone. Not something I want to do….

    July 15th, 2008 at 3:44 pm

41. Anne says:

    I have a Mercedes SL 350 2006 with a bluetooth phone cradle. My iPhone worked perfectly with software 1.1 and 1.4. However …. with software version 2 it is a different matter. Pairing was no problem at all, in fact I didn’t need to re-pair. I can receive calls via the carphone system, the calling number is on the display but I cannot access my contacts list to make outgoing calls. It continually states that it is ‘Reading SIM card’. It should not take over an hour to read the card ….

    July 15th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

42. Adrian says:

    I have a US 2008 M3 with i-drive and BMW Assist with Bluetooth. The car was built in April. I updated my old iPhone to v2.0.

    I’ve not experienced any issues with the address book sync. I’ve added, deleted and edited contacts in the address book and they have all sync correctly to i-drive.

    I even deleted the iphone from the i-Drive system and re-paired, and again the address book appeared correctly.

    July 15th, 2008 at 8:18 pm

43. MalibuBimmer says:

    Do you guys have the iPhone with AT&T service or with Verizon?

    July 15th, 2008 at 9:45 pm

44. dz says:

    i got the same problem with iphone 2.0 and 2007 x5. then tried again with iphone 1.1.4, it’s working.

    July 15th, 2008 at 11:20 pm

45. mrad01 says:

    I have had no issues what so ever with the iPhone 3G. I’m running 5A347 on the iPhone and firmware 27.x in my car (the version which has all the iPod fixes).

    I have a 2007 e92 335i and address book syncing works, no echo, no issues….

    Get your firmware corrected and all will work fine.

    July 16th, 2008 at 1:49 am

46. Scoopz says:

    @mrad01:
    Thanks for your comments and for including your iPhone 2.0 build ref and iDrive version.

    I too am running 5A347 but with the original iPhone. I currently have iDrive (CCC) v27 installed on my E60 M5, but perhaps v27 for a 5-series differs to v27 for an E92? I know that recently v28 was brought out for my car but the problem is getting BMW to approve the update under warranty and for cars that are out of warranty but were working fine with iPhone 1.1.4, updating the iDrive software could prove very costly and may not even solve the issue.

    Whilst I always like to have software/firmware on any device i own completely up to date, I’ll be looking towards Apple for a fix to this one not BMW (owners of Mercedes, Jeep, Chrysler, Landrover, Dodge and other makes are also reporting the exact same problem since 2.0). Since I’ve made no physical hardware changes and everything was working fine on 10th July under 1.1.4, if Apple bring out an update on the 11th that takes away functionality I don’t think it’s fair to expect BMW to foot-the-bill (i.e. charged to warranty) when they’ve changed nothing.

    Not only that, each sequential update I’ve had over the last few years from v24 to v27 have taken my car off the road for at least a day and up to 5 days in the worst case when the update kept on crashing overnight and the dealer had to restart over.

    Apple should at least offer an option to *officially* downgrade from iPhone 2.0 to 1.1.4 for those that want to until the next update (2.1?).

    Glad that it’s working for you though and there’s no echoes, etc, you’re one of the lucky ones! I’ll hopefully get the iPhone 3G tomorrow (fingers crossed) and shall see if that works.

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 16th, 2008 at 2:07 am

47. Sean says:

    I have a new iPhone 3G and 2007 530xi. I’ve had the BMW snap-in-adapter cradle for my Motorola RAZR about a year so I’m familiar with Bluetooth integration. I recently purchase the iPhone snap-in-adapter. As far as Bluetooth integration, I’m getting a partial phone number transfer from the iPhone to the car but there are some numbers missing on my iDrive.
    The other thing I’ve noticed is that the iPhone snap-in-adapter is designed for the original iPhone, but the new iPhone is a .2mm thicker. When I used a friend’s old iPhone, it seats and ejects nicely from the snap-in-adapter. With the new iPhone 3G, you have to “man handle” the phone to insert and eject it…compared to an original iPhone. Does anyone know if BMW knows about the iPhone 3G being thicker and if there are plans for an updated snap-in-adapter?

    July 16th, 2008 at 7:46 am

48. Ian says:

    Original iPhone worked fine in my 535d.
    New 3G pairs up and can make calls but adress book is gone. Just says no entries available. No Last Number Redial & No Top 8. This is with the latest firmware upgrade from BMW

    July 16th, 2008 at 9:30 am

49. Scoopz says:

    Here’s a brief summary of some of the comments above:

    Not Working:
    2006 330D
    200? Freelander 2
    200? 535d
    2007 335 (Canada)
    2007 325
    2005 535d
    2005 525d
    2006 520
    2007 X5
    2008 X5
    2005 5series
    2006 Merc SL350
    2007 X5
    2007 530xi
    200? 530

    Working:
    2008 335
    2008 335 cabrio
    2008 135
    2008 M3
    2008 X5
    2008 M3

    Slight pattern emerging, does anybody have it working with an car older than 2008!?

    July 16th, 2008 at 11:21 am

50. Mark McRobie says:

    Contacts/address book syncing does NOT work here in the UK using my 1st gen, 2.0 firmware iPhone and a 2005 BMW 530.

    Making/receiving calls works fine, just no address book syncing. Worked fine in iPhone FW 1.1.4.

    I’ve reported it to Apple.

    July 16th, 2008 at 2:03 pm

51. Arymore says:

    I have a 2004 545i and was considering the new iphone….. maybe I won’t bother.
    Many thanks for the informaton.

    July 16th, 2008 at 3:17 pm

52. Springy says:

    Have a 2006 335d Coupe, worked fine with 1.1.4, etc now connects but no address list in 2.0!!

    This must be an iPhone problem?

    July 16th, 2008 at 5:13 pm

53. steve davies says:

    Have a BMW 2007 630i and the new 3g iphone does not allow my contact details to be displayed on the idrive screen. Very annoying. Was planning on getting the iphone/BMW cradle to allow use of phone in the car with idrive and resolve the poor battery life of the phone.

    VERY DISAPPOINTING MR JOBS. SORT THIS OUT PLEASE AND QUICKLY.

    July 16th, 2008 at 11:54 pm

54. Pat says:

    it’s stopped working on the older ones too, my trusty old E46 which used to sync with it fine, now it doesn’t on V2.0

    not a happy man

    July 17th, 2008 at 12:57 am

55. Paul Tallett says:

    I had the reverse experience. My 2006 X5 would not make calls with 1.1.4 but works fine with the new 3G iPhone.

    I’ve researched this and I have the 12th generation ULF that isn’t supposed to support iPhone (you need 13th for that), but as I said it works with the 3G.

    Maybe iPhone 1.1.4 had a problem which BMW worked around in ULF 13 which got fixed in iPhone 2.0 but broke ULF 13.

    July 17th, 2008 at 7:29 am

56. Peter Ridges says:

    I thought Apple were about communications! Clearly the lack of communication between Apple and BMW is a poor show. I’ve just lost the functionality of my BMW Bluetooth prep by upgrading to v2.0 software and I feel REALLY LET DOWN! Can it be SO difficult to sort out….quickly?

    July 17th, 2008 at 9:13 am

57. Simon says:

    Scoopz,

    I’ve now come across two people that have older 5’s that work fine with 2.0 ( 3G iPhone ). One is here http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=298564 Post Number 5 ( 2005 545i US ) and here http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=58138&st=0&start=0 Post Number 12 ( 2005 525i UK )

    My initial thoughts were incompatibilities with older TCU modules but this can’t be the case so it must be these cars are running newer software i.e. 28 or higher

    Si

    July 17th, 2008 at 11:51 am

58. Alex Hammerstein says:

    Hi, for what its worth I have a May 07 320 convertible (E93)

    Got my Iphone last Saturday and it paired first time. i have all my contacts and everything I would expect to see on the IDrive

    Alex

    July 17th, 2008 at 12:14 pm

59. Scoopz says:

    @Simon - Thanks for the info, I’m a member of e60.net just not got chance to have a catch up on the forum yet.

    Just had a read of both threads, does seem strange how a handful of the older models are sync’ing OK. However, as you mention both of them could have had software updates from BMW and not realise it. If the only solution is to update mine from v27 to v28 then I’ll just have to get that done but if I was BMW I wouldn’t be too happy about that. I’m starting to wander if Apple changed any bluetooth hardware half-way through the original iPhone production and perhaps those with 20005-2007 E60’s that have it working perhaps have a more recently built iPhone?

    Some over at m5board.com have reported that after 3 or 4 days it just suddenly started working! Every time i read posts like that I go back to square one, un-pair, re-pair, change iPhone name, wipe all contacts, reset iDrive, restore iPhone so it’s as new and then try just adding one contact and sync that…I’m fresh out of ideas and have decided I’m just going to have to wait for 2.01 to be released by Apple.

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 17th, 2008 at 12:18 pm

60. phil says:

    a little more input re the Landrover Freelander 2. (to see if anyone has any ideas how to fix).
    When I receive an incoming call, the option appears on the iphone screen, do I wish to take the call on the phone or in the car. After around 20 seconds it transfers to the car. I cannot see an option on the phone to change the default behaviour so it automatically goes to the car (as it did prior to upgrading to V2).
    Phil

    July 17th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

61. Alex Hammerstein says:

    Further to my posting above - whilst m,y contacts are working, I have just connected the IPhone to the IPod cable (that BMW supplied to allow me to play my IPOD through the IDrive) and it doesn’t like it at all. I have the option to turn on Airplane mode but that stops me making any calls.

    Anyone any ideas - is there a new cable that I need to get?

    Thanks

    July 17th, 2008 at 1:08 pm

62. Scoopz says:

    @Alex Hammerstien: - Thanks for your comments.

    When you connect to the iPod interface I’m guessing it says something along the lines of “This device is not compatible and to reduce interferance…” and gives you the option to enable Airplane mode?

    This happens when I dock my iPhone in my Apple Stereo and it’s simply warning you that because the device has mobile (cell phone) transmitters inside it may cause interference which could be heard through the speakers. I always ignore the suggestion to enable airplane mode (i.e. turning off the wifi and mobile reception) and it still functions perfectly.

    Is this the same thing that it’s alerting you to with the iPod interface in your car? If so just click NO when it pops up the warning. All should then work including phone calls, etc.

    I don’t have the iPod interface so please post back with the results.

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 17th, 2008 at 1:28 pm

63. Gerry says:

    Anyone have any experience with a non-IDrive 335 and the new Iphone 3G. Trying to see if the same issues are present if you do not have IDrive.

    July 17th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

64. Scoopz says:

    @Gerry: The only report I’ve seen so far about sync’ing with a non-iDrive equipped vehicle has been from amy! above, in a “2008 128i convertible with Premium Package but no iDrive/nav”:
    see Amy’s post
    She reports with the iPhone 3G contacts appear on the radio fine but there’s nasty echo that wasn’t present with her original iPhone.

    July 17th, 2008 at 1:45 pm

65. Alex Hammerstein says:

    Hi
    yes you are right, When i connect the IPhone to the cable I get a warning that the accessory was not designed to be used with an IPhone and would i like to switch on the Airplane mode. I say no to that.

    I get then a plain white screen with an IPod outline on it and a message Accessory is attached. At this point I would select AUX on the IDrive and I should be able to see my music. But no music is being displayed.

    I spoke to someone at BMW Customer Services in UK, and she has promised to go off and try and get more info, but suggested that you could either have my phone or my music but not both. No placing too much reliance on that little tit-bit!

    Need to play more this evening to establish what is happening.

    A

    July 17th, 2008 at 2:11 pm

66. mike69 says:

    Hi everyone.

    I have the same problem with my 3g and 2006 5series but bmw refuse to upgrade under warranty. Any idea how I can get round this? Should I invent an idrive issue? What’s a typical type of problem that would require an upgrade?

    Ps I’ve reported to apple.

    July 17th, 2008 at 2:13 pm

67. Bruin says:

    Sorry if this is a dumb question, but a lot of the posts are from people who had an earlier version iphone that worked fine but now find they have problems with the 3g version. Are there definitely people who have the same problem with the 3g but had never connected an older phone?

    I may be grasping at straws but I wonder whether changing the phone could be a factor…

    July 17th, 2008 at 2:28 pm

68. Scoopz says:

    @mike69 - There are a few things that your car might being doing incorrectly that you’ve just not noticed, if you play a CD in the in-dash CD player and turn the car off whilst you were listening to Track 1 (for example), when you come back and power the car back after half an hour, does the CD continue to play from where you left off on Track 1? You might find it’s jumped to track 4 or 5, now if you were an avid audio book listener that would be a big pain and require a software update under warranty.

    The above is just an example (and a reason I went from program 23 to 24 IIRC). I’ve dropped you a quick email that will make for an interesting read There’s no way to find out what version you are currently running but if you have v26 or ealier your iDrive homescreen will be brownish in colour:
    Screenshot - V26 or earlier (BROWN)
    and if you have v27 or above it will change to a light silver/grey:
    Screenshot - v27 or above (silver grey)

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 17th, 2008 at 2:59 pm

69. Adrian says:

    When describing year of car, its often helpful to say what month the car was made. Thats because BMW often change parts mid way through the year.

    March is a classic example.

    I’ve just realized that BMW have put the latest GSM TCU in my April 08 build car. Prior to that, cars were being fitted with the older CDMA style TCU.

    July 17th, 2008 at 10:40 pm

70. Mark Pritchard says:

    No contacts either…..06 325xi. Voice command works fine (pre-programmed thru car) but contact list is empty.

    July 18th, 2008 at 2:57 am

71. James L says:

    My 05/05 E60 is having a software update today to fix an unrelated problem. I’ll let you know the outcome, as soon as Carphone Warehouse in the UK decide to ship me the new iPhone!

    I know that there are quite a few different modules within the car, perhaps the bluetooth module needs to be updated rather than the main idrive module, and this isn’t carried out as a matter of course?

    July 18th, 2008 at 10:01 am

72. Louis says:

    I too have the same problem with no contacts displayed with my BMW 325i Sport. My car is less than two years old and this is very annoying. DO NOT update your 2G phone to 2.0 unless you don’t require this feature, Apple have just released a disasterous bug in 2.0. I really need to down grade to the previous version, does anyone know how to do this?

    Ok I just tried to get Tech Suppport from BMW, O2 and Apple

    BMW Dealer:
    Quiestion: I have a problem with my Iphone and my BMW.
    Answer: Sorry we can not help please ring BMW customer service. 0870 505 0160

    BMW Customer Service:
    Question: I have a problem with my Iphone and my BMW
    Answer: We only support IPhone versions 1.1.2 and 1.1.4. It’s Apples problem and you should contact them. You could ring a BMW dealer to ask them if a Bluetooth upgrade is posible.

    BMW dealer:
    Question: Customer services sugested I ring to enquire if a software upgrade to my BMW will fix my IPhone problem.
    Answer: No it will not BMWs older than September 2007 will not work with iPhone 2.0 and No update can be applied to the bluetooth. It is apples problem ring them.

    O2 Cutomer Support:
    Question: since updating my phone my iphone does not work with my car what Should I do.
    Answer: It’s not an 02 problem ring apple support on 08708760753

    Apple Support:
    Question: Why has update 2.0 broken my Phone, I can’t see my contact on my BMW iDrive?
    Answer: iPhone was never meant to work like this, it only works with bluethooth headsets.
    Question: You must be kidding my I only got the iPhone because it interates with my BMW, Apple have broken it with update 2.0. Is apple gonig to fix it for me?

    Answer: No we never meant for the iPhone to be used in this way.

    Question: Since apple are not going to help me can i downgrade to 1.1.4
    Answer: Well yes but we don’t recommend it.

    Question: how do I do it.
    Answer: In itunes press SHIFT and RESTORE and look for a file with the extension .ipsw and retore that. you wil have to reactivate your phone but this should work.

    I have not yet tried it…What this space.

    Louis

    July 18th, 2008 at 10:43 am

73. Scoopz says:

    @Louis - Great detailed post, thanks for all the information.

    I cannot believe Apple suggested downgrading by holding down the shift key when you click on restore button in iTunes. Yes this does bring up a window asking you which .ipsw you wish to restore and you can get the 1.1.4 ipsw file from Apple’s download servers BUT there’s more to it than that and I’m surprised the Apple tech you were talking to didn’t mention it.

    When you updated to iPhone 2.0 the baseband version of the phone changed and in order to successfully apply the 1.1.4 ipsw image you’d first need to downgrade the baseband which then means you need to reactivate, unlock, etc. I wish it were as simply as simply shift+click on the restore button (for those on an Apple it alt+click).

    Don’t get too excited, you’ll see the progress bar state that its preparing the phone for restoration, extracting files etc but I’m going to go all out and say I’m 100% positive it will return an error code (######) where the #’s are a series or numbers (66016, etc).

    I was trying it on an Apple machine but I believe it’ll be the same if your a Windows man.

    If by some fluke it does work, then please do post back and prove me wrong and I’ll do it myself on my work Windows computer.

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 18th, 2008 at 10:55 am

74. Scoopz says:

    UPDATE (18th July 2008):
    I’ve had an email from Apple about this issue but unfortunately:
    ********************************************
    THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS
    MESSAGE IS UNDER NON-DISCLOSURE
    ********************************************
    so I’m going to play things safe and not simply cut and paste their email on my blog but let’s just say if I owned a software company I would most likely only send out an email in response to a bug report if I was aware of the reported issue and getting engineers to look into it.

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 18th, 2008 at 11:02 am

75. James L says:

    @ Scoopz, did you sign an NDA with Apple?

    July 18th, 2008 at 1:01 pm

76. Scoopz says:

    @James L:
    No, I’ve not signed any NDA so I probably *could* cut’n'paste the email but as I’m not up to speed with all my legal rights I thought I’d play it safe. Don’t want to rock any boats before things get resolved. Since it’s in response to correspondence via my .mac account I thought there *could* be something in the T&C’s covering this area, I’ve had a quick look for Apple’s T&C’s but when I saw the list:
    http://www.apple.com/legal/
    I decided my time would be better spent making a cup of tea and trying to track down a white 16GB iPhone at an O2 store in the UK….still hunting

    Scoopz (Admin)

    July 18th, 2008 at 4:15 pm

77. Bill Gybels says:

    @sean
    i checked today with my BMW dealer if the new iPhone 3G fits in the current iPhone snap-in cradle: negative - so 3G owners have to wait for a new one

    @scoopz
    the adress book issue seems to be popping up everywhere with 3G iPhone (or upgraded ones) and i asked my dealer if he could report the issue to BMW. but apparently this issue is not related to BMW only.
    a colleague driving a Mercedes GL 08 has same problem. so you can add Mercedes and probably other brands to your ‘not working’ list.

    the 3G iPhone doesn’t charge either with the BMW USB aux-in cable

    July 18th, 2008 at 6:00 pm

78. Dave Baker says:

    Hi All,

    I have a 2008 1 Series Coupe, non I-drive.

    iPhone 3G seems to work fine with it, contacts sync, no echo when making or recieving calls!

    My question is whether anyone has information on whether BMW will realease an updated craddle for 3G as the original iPhone craddle is a tight fit.

    I’ve tried BMW on this but they have been no use what so ever!

    July 18th, 2008 at 6:02 pm

79. Peter says:

    I have an 07 E60 550i with NAV and the old iPhone with firmware 2.0. My iPhone works perfectly with iDrive. Just ran out to the garage to double check and it’s still working fine. The firmware 2.0 is the office firmware, not the leaked version posted on the net.

    July 19th, 2008 at 12:28 am

80. Ben says:

    Hi all

    My iPhone hasn’t sync’d any contacts sicne i got it on Thursday but i got in the car today and set off, the idrive first said no entries but then after about 10 minutes suddenly all my contacts appeared! Now when i start the car the phone sync’s up in about 15 seconds!

    Very very weird!

    Ben

    July 19th, 2008 at 1:31 pm

81. Richard says:

    The 2.0 software on my 1G iPhone works fine with my 2007 BMW 550. New contacts I added to the iPhone yesterday show up on the car.

    July 19th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

82. Louis says:

    Well I tried what Apple support suggestion about down grading my iPhone from 2.0 to 1.1.4 and it did not work the down grade crashed halfway through. Thank god though that the iPhone recovered but it is still at 2.0. I got an Email from Apple Support asking for feedback, I will for sure that them exaclty what I think!

    A senior Technical guy from my local dealer rang me back to suggest a few things, deleting the pairing on the phone and car then try and repair, but this did not work for me. He mentioned the problem to his area manager so I hope the problem reaches someone senior at BMW so we can get this thing esculated to the proper level.

    Also Spoke to some Guy at BMW Customer Technical support who was very helpful. He suggested that I should try to get my car upgraded to the latest software level but I would have to pay the £180 myself since this update would be classed as optional. I have booked it into my local dealer next month for them to investigate they may persuade BMW to cough up for a warranty repair. If you are having any problems with your iphone contacts and iDrive please Please report it to your dealer and BMW customer Support.

    July 19th, 2008 at 9:39 pm

83. Ronald says:

    I had no problems with my iPhone 3G with my 2007 E92 335i Coupe.
    Contacts sync perfectly, and phone connects without issue.

    July 20th, 2008 at 1:22 am

84. Kabiss says:

    Hi all,

    I have a 335i production of 01/2008, No iDrive, Permium pack, new iPhone 3G.

    My iPhone syncs well over BlueTooth and address book appear on the car system. I did experience the Echo/Feedback problem when placing calls and was able to reduce that effect by lowering both the phone an car volumes.

    I am currently using the USB cable that came with my iPhone. It works well for charging the iPhone but it does not make the car discover my music.

    Q1: do I obsoletely have to buy the BMW *special* USB/Audio cable to be able to play my music on the car Audio system?

    Q2: Has anybody made it work with the iPhone cable alone?

    Tanx,
    /k

    July 20th, 2008 at 2:19 am

85. FloridaRacer says:

    I just paired my iPhone 3G to my 2008 328i with no problems. Everything including phone book works perfectly. I also worked fine with my previous iPhone.

    July 20th, 2008 at 7:02 am

86. mark says:

    i have a 2008 bmw m5, and an original iphone with the 2.0 sw update.

    the ipod portion works fine through the bmw kit. the bluetooth connects, but everything is in s l o w motion; takes about 10 minutes for the phone to start working again; locks up the keyboard during this time.

    also, when it does finally come back to life, the address book on the car does display contacts; just not mine. rather it displays the at&t services list, like check bill balance, directory assistance, pay my bill etc.

    July 20th, 2008 at 7:00 pm

87. kevin says:

    I have a 325 SE 56 Plate with sat nav. My contacts never transferred when I originally paired the phone but when I went into the car today all of my contacts where there. Even when I used my SE W960i I never got all my contacts. I have three phones paired with the car, the other being my wifes Nokia N95. When I went into the car the n95’s Bluetooth was on, not sure if that made the difference??? I did switch the Bluetooth off and tried my ipho e 3G again and I still have all my contacts.

    July 21st, 2008 at 5:28 pm

88. Niall says:

    I have an E92 335d late 2006 model (UK) c/w iphone cradle

    Bluetooth was perfect with 1.1.4 but having upgraded to 2.0 I have the same issue regarding contacts not showing. As others, calls can be received OK

    Have reported to apple and to BMW….. but given that the response I got from local BMW was “what’s an iphone?” I don’t hold out much hope locally!! Hopefully apple will release a fix in the first firmware update……

    July 21st, 2008 at 5:40 pm

89. Simon says:

    I have the Mercedes bluetooth kit and can echo other people’s comments here - worked fine before 2.0.

    July 22nd, 2008 at 10:22 pm

90. Hans says:

    I have a BMW 320d E90 2005, iDrive. When I bought my 1st generation iPhone end of April the pairing was lost when I turned the ignition off. In May my dealer updated the bluetooth software to the latest version. Pairing ok, address book syncs since then.
    Last Monday I upgraded the phone to 2.0 and everything still works fine: pairing ok, address book syncs! Maybe because the latest bluetooth software is installed?!?

    July 22nd, 2008 at 11:51 pm

91. Jag says:

    Hi, I received my 3g iphone yesterday, after the first charge and transfer of contacts from my nokia n95, the first thing I did was test it in my bmw which is a 335d 08 with idrive, and it worked fine, all i did was pair new device left the old n95 pairing. It’s all working fine, that was one of the main reasons why I bought the iphone so that address book would be visible. :o)

    July 23rd, 2008 at 8:29 am

92. shaz says:

    I have a BMW 7 series (march 06) UK

    All ok before upgrading my original iphone to 2.0 now just a nightmare.

    No contacts, no access from idrive for phone functions, looks like I have to use my old blackberry 8100.

    Will try it on my wifes Toyota Prius 08 which has bluetooth and see if it works.

    I wish i just waited for the bugs to be fixed before i upgraded.

    July 23rd, 2008 at 11:07 am

93. daniel frank says:

    Can anyone tell me if a BMW 325xi’s bluetooth handsfree system will work with the new Iphone? THe dealer said no. Is there a patch or download to find? Thanks.

    July 23rd, 2008 at 1:05 pm

94. Ian says:

    OK so, My 3G synced in my ‘55 plate 535 after a couple of days (My old iPhone synched fine). I booked my car in with a transmission problem and the folks at BMW upgraded the firmware to solve this. In so doing they also updated the iDrive firmware. This screwed up my address book transfer. The screen just says ‘No Entries Available’ The phone calls and receives but with no Hands Free functionality. I reported the fact that they had solved one problem and caused me another and after a row (over the £120 they wanted to charge me) they agreed to upgrade the iDrive firmware to the latest version FOC. A day wasted later it still doesnt work. Beware if you are told that a firmware upgrade is required to solve problems with your Beemer. It may well cause the interoperability of the phone to fail. BMW like Apple seem to have ’slopey shoulders’ when it comes to taking ownership of a problem like this.

    July 23rd, 2008 at 4:25 pm

95. Simon says:

    This guy is on Software version 29.2 and reports it works fine…..http://forums.e60.net/index.php?s=&showtopic=58138&view=findpost&p=630706

    I wonder what version Ian got updated too…..If we knew that then we would know if the problem was related to TCU versions as the poster has a newish one

    Si

    July 23rd, 2008 at 7:02 pm

96. BustAGroove says:

    I had 1st gen IPhone unlocked using IFunstatic, Independence, etc. I was able to unlock using Pwnage 2.0. My IPhone has been exhibiting weirdness when trying to using my BMW’s bluetooh (COMMUNICATION) to use IPhone as hands-free phone and IPod connection (ENTERTAINMENT) listening to IPhone’s playlist thru car’s speaker system. I’ve reset IPhone several times when the IPhone’s display doesn’t respond. I’m going to try re-pwning my IPhone using 2.0.1. update, hopefully that will help.

    [UPDATE: 07/23/08 - I contacted BMW Customer Service and they indicated that the BMW bluetooth and IPod/IPhone functionality is not compatible with Apple 2.0 software. They also indicated that there is on method to upgrade the BMW bluetooth and IPod connection to be compatible with Apple 2.0 or IPhone 3G versions. So the BMW setup is not future-technology proof. So, I'm going to resort to using my standalone IPod and my IPhone as a separate bluetooth "phone" -- no IPhone music/podcasting

    Here's a link to the information I found at BMW Bluetooth Integration | Auto Wireless Solutions
    http://www.wireless4bmw.com/info/CingularATT_Apple_iPhone_03.21.08.pdf
    [edited by Scoopz to correct broken link]

    July 24th, 2008 at 12:56 am

97. marty says:

    my iphone bluetooth had been working just fine in my 2008 x3.
    last week, i upgraded to the 2.0 software and i couldn’t use the phone’s bluetooth.
    the navigation screen telephone just said Please wait….
    and didn’t change.
    i got lucky by powering down the iphone for several hours, and then trying it again.
    and now its working just fine again.
    this probably won’t work for everyone, but its worth a shot

    July 24th, 2008 at 1:14 am

98. BustAGroove says:

    By the way I have a 2008 328i Sedan with DVD navigation, IDrive and built-in BMW IPod USB adapter. I put in a service request to BMW that I’m having issues with calls dropping and bluetooth pairing. I’m reluctant to contact Apple for this issue because my first-generation IPhone is unlocked 2.0.

    July 24th, 2008 at 1:33 am

99. rfelker says:

    BustAGroove, The link you gave is not working for me:

    http://www.wireless4bmw.com/info/Cin…e_03.21.08.pdf

    July 24th, 2008 at 3:30 pm

100. Scoopz says:

     @rfelker:
     I’ve just tried the link and it wasn’t working, but here’s the pdf BustAGroove was trying to link to:
     http://www.wireless4bmw.com/info/CingularATT_Apple_iPhone_03.21.08.pdf
     I’ll see if I can edit his comment to change this.
     Scoopz (Admin)

     July 24th, 2008 at 5:19 pm

101. Bmc says:

     I found this blog very useful so far;
     I’ve a UK model Sept ‘06 320d (no I-Drive).

     With the 1st gen iphone (1.1.4) it paired perfectly, sync’d the address book fully but I had to repair each time I got into the car.
     When I got the 3G iphone (2.0) it paired no problem, no address sync and the connection dropped in and out.

     I got the car’s software updated today at the dealers (which took all day but was charged for 2 hours labour).
     I deleted the pairing on my iphone, repaired them and so far (fingers crossed)
     it is working perfectly!
     Pairs each time, full address book syncing and no echo.

     I almost cancelled the work today as I had little hope that it would work but for some reason I stuck with it and am glad I did. So it seems that for me the BMW software update route worked with 2.0 (on the 3G).

     July 24th, 2008 at 9:03 pm

102. Scoopz says:

     @BMC
     Glad you’ve found this article and it’s comments useful. Thanks for the detailed input about your 1.1.4 and 2.0 experiences. I am surprised that a software update solved the connectivity and address sync’ing problems but obviously this is good news for many.

     On a side note, when you say they charged for 2 hours labour…are you saying this wasn’t covered under warranty? If you’re car is an ‘06 then it should be covered by the 3 year warranty and get a software update free of charge? I know I’ve certainly not paid for an update and I’ve had several.

     I understand them wanting to charge if there are no real issues that are affecting you and you just want an update to keep up to date but in your case it obviously HAS fixed a problem you experienced and as such I would ask for a refund or at least a part payment from BMW UK as a gesture of good will.

     I checked briefly on BMW’s compatibility list:
     http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/bluetooth
     and 2006 3series show FULL compatibility with iPhone 1.1.2 and 1.1.4 but then they might snag you on the fact it then has another column stating year of production which doesn’t cover ‘06. Worth a try though.

     SUMMARY: For those who have issues with iPhone 2.0 & BMW’s without iDrive’s a software update from BMW looks like a winner (Tried and tested with a 2006 3-series and iPhone 3G)

     Scoopz (Admin)

     July 24th, 2008 at 9:24 pm

103. BMC says:

     Scoopz,
     Good point about the warranty, i’ll chase it up.
     I’ll keep you informed if any changes but so far so good.
     Keep up the good work!
     BMC.

     July 24th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

104. Venturi300 says:

     Hi,

     I have a 07 535d and my iphone 3G works perfectly witht the idrive. All the functionalities remain the same as with the first gen iphone. Also I took 2mm of the front end of the cradle and the 3G phone fits perfect in the cradle.

     July 25th, 2008 at 7:24 am

105. auchoco says:

     Bonjour, je suis un petit français sur votre site… je voulais simplement dire que je viens d’avoir ma bmw serie 118d (juillet 2008) avec autoradio professional. mon iphone 3g (acheté samedi passé) fonctionne parfaitement avec le bluetooth de la BMW !!! tout mon répertoire est indiqué sur mon autoradio, ma femme a egalement un dernier iphone 3g qui fonctionne egalement…

     July 25th, 2008 at 7:59 am

106. Louis says:

     managed to downgrade my iPhone from 2.0 to 1.1.4 quite easy really. followed instructions for web site http://sleepers.net/news/guides/20-to-114-downgrade. Interestingly this site was pointed out to me by apple support. Of course they gave me the usual “we do not recommend doing this” but I think they are so fed up iPhone owners ringing in complaining about all the bugs in update 2.0 they feel obliged to help. This downgrade was a bit scary though, I thought I had an iBrick at one point. One thing to note: once you have downgraded your phone you loose all your settings, calendar, contact, email, sent text history, wireless and Bluetooth. I synced my iPhone with MS Outlook prior to the upgrade