[minimtl]

Hello!

I am using an iPhone 4s... Connected via usb, i see the album artwork of the song playing (via iTunes). However, when i switch over to bluetooth, the album artwork does not display... Just the artist name, song title, etc...

Is this normal? Any way to display album artwork via bluetooth?

Thanks

 

[RickyB]

Yeah, mine does that with my iPhone 5. I reckon it's just to get the bluetooth audio standard working across all devices.

 

[minimtl]

Yeah, mine does that with my iPhone 5. I reckon it's just to get the bluetooth audio standard working across all devices.

so you dont see the artwork with the iphone5 via bluetooth?

 

[Washy]

If it helps we do get the album art using an iPhone 5S.

 

[RickyB]

That's right Minimtl, my Cooper S doesn't show alum artwork via Bluetooth from my iPhone 5, but does via lightening.

Yours works over Bluetooth Washy? Booo!

 

[Jbkudos]

I think you have to have the media XL option to show artwork via BT as I have iPhone 5s and visual boost and can only display artwork when plugged in

 

[BearsFan34]

Resurrecting this thread from the dead…

Driving a 2019 Mini Cooper S WITHOUT CarPlay and WITHOUT "Connected." Got the full-color screen, and when the phone in plugged in via USB album art shows up just fine.

I am guessing there is simply no way to get album art to show when streaming Bluetooth Audio. Album art shows up when listening to Sirius/XM and DAB/HD Radio stations that support it.

But no art over Bluetooth.

There's no AUX port in my Mini so those "Bovee" connection kit-things from Amazon won't work.

Am just curious if anyone has found a way. Feels like it's a limitation of the MINI/BMW head unit and not iOS 13.

 

[jeremybingham]

Mini clubman f54 2018 here,we get album art via Bluetooth via i phone 5 s but only certain music payers. Not sure which as it's my daughter. BUT it makes me jealous because my Samsung and spotify don't ! Grrrrr

 

[LazyLancer]

2019 F56 JCW owner here.
I HAVE Visual Boost and Mini Connected (though it mainly doesn’t work in Belarus and the mini app is not available in AppStore).
I DONT have Media XL and CarPlay.

My iPhone XR running latest iOS displays album artwork over Bluetooth both in Apple Music and Yandex Music (that’s a Russian app).

 

[dekota28]

Yes you can have art work over Bluetooth. I can remote code if you'd like this. PM me

 

[jnornelas]

Could you please help me with this?

Yes you can have art work over Bluetooth. I can remote code if you'd like this. PM me

 

[BearsFan34]

Not sure if this helps -- apologies if it doesn't, but I can tell you that if you have the basic 6.5" color screen (non-touch) without Connected, there is no way to make album art show via Bluetooth.

I learned this the hard way by purchasing the "Bimmercode" app and OBD II dingus; only to find out that the basic 6.5" screens can not take any coding or at least any pertinent coding at all.

It would seem to me that unless you have MINI Connected on a 6.5" screen, you are unable to see album art via Bluetooth. The only way artwork shows from a device is via USB connection (an iPhone or iPod).