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Is MINI Giving Apple’s CarPlay the Cold Shoulder?

MF Feature, MINI Connected, TechnologyMay 6, 1449 comments

By Gabe

Apple’s long awaited CarPlay is finally here and everyone’s favorite small car seems to be oblivious to it. Is that by design or was…

MINI Brings Trip Planning In-Cockpit with MINI Connected XL Journey Mate

MINI Connected, Official NewsApr 23, 1450 comments

By Nathaniel Salzman

Since its inception, MINI has been working to make MINI Connected smarter and better integrated. While so far much of MINI Connected’s functionality has…

Amazon Cloud Music Player on MINI Connected

MINI Connected Adds Amazon Cloud Music Player

MINI Connected, Official NewsNov 26, 1318 comments

By Nathaniel Salzman

The latest music app to launch on MINI Connected offers Amazon customers a convenient way of accessing their audio files on the online store’s Cloud server, using their smartphone in conjunction with the MINI hub. It can be downloaded for free from the App Store and installed in the vehicle via the customer’s Apple iPhone.

MINI Connected Debuts for Android

F56 Two-Door Hardtop, MINI Connected, TechnologyNov 18, 136 comments

By Gabe

Good news for Android users. With the launch of the F56, MINI has finally integrated Android support into its MINI Connected infotainment system. On…

iPhone 5 Center Arm Rest Adaptor Coming to MINI in August

MINI Connected, TechnologyJul 31, 1334 comments

By Nathaniel Salzman

Since the advent of the iPhone 5, MINI owners with MINI Connected have had one consistent question for us here at MotoringFile: when will…

Engadget Plugs In to MINI Connected

Best of the Web, MINI ConnectedMar 4, 1342 comments

By Nathaniel Salzman

The MINI Connected system is old news to MINI fans, but for the tech world at large, people are just starting to realize what MINI is up to in this regard. Criticism abound, like they do for any tech system, but at its foundation MINI Connected is a particularly innovative system in the automotive infotainment world. Specifically, that it’s scalable and extensible with new apps and updates delivered right through your iPhone. Has MINI gotten every detail right? Of course not, but the fact that the system can be updated in a matter of months, rather than years, is a huge leap forward in automotive tech.