[dave4to5]

Well looks like you can't set a gesture for switching to sport mode anymore. Anyone know why? Is this a safety thing maybe? Can't accidentally gun it because you spoke too Italian? (To be fair, I did turn the radio down speaking impassionedly to my wife about something.)

The silver lining? Android Auto-sourced audio has this nasty habit of kicking back in once connected, even if the last thing the car was playing wasn't from Android Auto. So I set AA not to auto-play audio. Some apps get a little confused by this and don't go to a screen where they can properly play when I switch to AA. But turns out the double point gesture for play/pause/mute basically fixes this. My two-finger point will resume it proper.

I'd still rather kick over to sport mode with a double point, but I suppose I'll settle for talking to the car for that.

Anyone else figure out something unexpectedly convenient with gestures?

[paprmkr]

I always wa snot happy not able to gesture to sport. I don’t run CarPlay that often for that reason that if I play something on my phone CarPlay opens the audio but won’t switch back to the audio I was using once I hear the phone message or short video grandson may have sent. Then pressing the audio button on dash most time doesn’t give me option to select other audio.
I have to use the steering wheel to go back to SiriusXM. So you saying you used the double finger (up hers gesture)? To go back to previous audio? I will have to try that.
I too find the gestures very sensitive to my Mexican language when talking with wife in car. I do use the changing stations all the time. And volume gestures.

[RichardInCA]

Can't accidentally gun it because you spoke too Italian?

[dave4to5]

Originally Posted by paprmkr

So you saying you used the double finger (up hers gesture)? To go back to previous audio?

Not exactly. I found after I set Android Auto not to auto-play, so it wouldn't take over after switching inputs, that it would sometimes not resume when I actually wanted it to. Like I'd be streaming through an app, leave the car, come back, and it'd show that source on the home screen, but when I tapped into it, it would basically go a view in the app that didn't have a play button. But when I do the double finger, it will resume properly.

Basically working around a couple sub-par aspects of Android Auto.

[paprmkr]

Originally Posted by dave4to5

Not exactly. I found after I set Android Auto not to auto-play, so it wouldn't take over after switching inputs, that it would sometimes not resume when I actually wanted it to. Like I'd be streaming through an app, leave the car, come back, and it'd show that source on the home screen, but when I tapped into it, it would basically go a view in the app that didn't have a play button. But when I do the double finger, it will resume properly.

Basically working around a couple sub-par aspects of Android Auto.

Reason I don’t have CarPlay all time. Even though love the google maps satellite view on screen. Also it must take. Over the Waze cus also has police warning

[paprmkr]

Originally Posted by paprmkr

Reason I don’t have CarPlay all time. Even though love the google maps satellite view on screen. Also it must take. Over the Waze cus also has police warning

Just set two finger to presets. That will
Work. I had not done it sknde was driving my e92 last three days. Letting my ceramic really cure. Also done the wheels
Good for another year. Or least southern California winter

[Scrapula]

Originally Posted by paprmkr

Reason I don’t have CarPlay all time. Even though love the google maps satellite view on screen. Also it must take. Over the Waze cus also has police warning

Apple Maps also has the crowd sourcing police warnings. I use BMW navigation but it still displays those warnings via CarPlay.

[paprmkr]

Originally Posted by Scrapula

Apple Maps also has the crowd sourcing police warnings. I use BMW navigation but it still displays those warnings via CarPlay.

Yes which more users input. But everyone used to Waze. But hopefully it comes around. I also like the fact when navigating with Apple Maps it shows on HUD too

[Bill 310]

Is it possible to simply turn off the hand jestures?

[nacs]

Originally Posted by Bill 310

Is it possible to simply turn off the hand jestures?

I’ve found them helpful and pretty inentional so have yet to actually trigger one inadvertently. What is the thought process to turn them off?

[MiGs550e]

Originally Posted by Scrapula

Apple Maps also has the crowd sourcing police warnings. I use BMW navigation but it still displays those warnings via CarPlay.

Where is this in Apple Maps? This is news to me. Thanks

[nacs]

Originally Posted by MiGs550e

Where is this in Apple Maps? This is news to me. Thanks

Set your route then press the up arrow choose report incident and select speed check.

[SkykingUSA]

Originally Posted by Bill 310

Is it possible to simply turn off the hand jestures?

I think you can consider them "off" if you simply don't assign them to anything. If you already have them assigned, you should be able to delete that assignment in the shortcut view (pulling down from the top of the Control display) and they will become unassigned.

[LVBMW]

Originally Posted by Bill 310

Is it possible to simply turn off the hand jestures?

You can turn off all gesture control through iDrive. The instructions are in the manual.

[Ken7]

Originally Posted by nacs

I’ve found them helpful and pretty inentional so have yet to actually trigger one inadvertently. What is the thought process to turn them off?

I’ve inadvertently changed radio channels while talking to my wife. She says I use my hands a lot while talking…I guess she’s right.

[AiredaleDad]

Originally Posted by Ken7

I’ve inadvertently changed radio channels while talking to my wife. She says I use my hands a lot while talking…I guess she’s right.

Lol. I have the same problem. My wife says the same about me talking with my hands. you must be either Italian or Puerto Rican.