So it looks like the first MINIs with MINI Connected are starting to roll off the line. (My MCS Countryman All4 was built on the 9th) I'm curious if anyone has heard anything about the status of the iPhone app on the US iTunes app store. Doesn't look like it is there yet.

 

I haven't heard anything either, but I keep checking the store for it.

 

In this case, no news is bad news... Not that I have a car to use it with but I'd still like to download it and look under the hood.

 

When I saw jhendrix1 took delivery of a Countryman with MINI connected, I took the opportunity to bug my dealer about it. My car is due the last few days of the year. He said "According to our regional rep, the MINI Connected app should be out in the US late December. A date has yet to be determined. I have an email off to MINI corporate design and research for a more accurate timescale, and will notify you once I hear more. Cheers!"

The iTunes store is closed to new app submissions from the Dec 23-28 so I encouraged him to put little pressure on them. The app is available in Europe I've seen. My daughter is in France so worst case I ask her to get it for me!

 

You can use BMW Connected. I have used it and its AWESOME!!!!

 

I downloaded MINI connected from the UK app store and it works with US MINI Connected cars.

Sadly the office feature does not work so well. Per owners manual office will display text messages, notes and tasks. Per mini.com/connectivity/ the iphone will not work with these features. I didn't see any phones listed that did work. So no text messages or contact photos with iphones.

 

It still doesn't show up in the App Store app on my iPhone, but when I searched on iTunes on my computer, there it is.

Web Radio
RSS News Feeds
Twitter
Google Send To Car
Google Local Search
MINIMALISM Analyser

Facebook is gone. Who cares.

Still checking it out . . .

 

What did you search? I can't find it.

 

I just did a search for MINI Connected in the iTunes app on my phone and it came up. Just set up my account a sec ago.

 

Here's another link that might work for you . . .

http://itunes.apple.com/app/mini-connected/id376699654#

 

MINI Connected is in a few cars at my local dealer. I had a chance to sit down and tool around with the system for a bit, but I use a Droid so I wasn't able to explit it's full feature list. Any local NE motorers wanna check it out, PM and I can tell u where and which cars have Connected.

 

I got the app. Noticed it doesn't support multitasking. So you have to have the app in the foreground all the time. It will be interesting to see if it will work as well with the iPad.