BMW never offered Apple CarPlay on the F10 NBT system, but luckily there are aftermarket kits that allow us to add wireless CarPlay to our 5 series BMWs like my BMW 550i, 535i, 528i etc. The kits come in different configuration and will work on CIC, NBT and EVO navigation systems. So, no matter what BMW you have as long as you have a screen, you can easily upgrade to Apple CarPlay or Android Auto on your car. In this video I go over the process of installing the kit on BMW F10, but this will work the same on the all of the below compatible BMW models:
1-Series F20/F21 – 03/2013 – 03/2015
2-Series F22 – 11/2013 – 03/2015
3-Series F30/F31 – 11/2012 – 07/2015
3-Series F34 – 03/2013 – 07/2015
3-Series F80 – 03/2014 – 07/2015
4-Series F32 – 07/2013 – 07/2015
4-Series F33 – 11/2013 – 07/2015
4-Series F36 – 03/2014 – 07/2015
5-Series F07 – 07/2012
5-Series F10/F11/F18
6-Series F06/F12/F13
7-Series F01/F02/F03 – 07/2012 – 06/2015
X3 F25 – 04/2013 – 08/2017
X4 F26 – 04/2014 – 08/2017
X5 F15 – 08/2014 – 07/2016
X5 F85 – 12/2014 – 07/2016
X6 F16 – 08/2014 – 07/2016
X6 F86 – 12/2014 – 07/2016
i3 – 09/2013 – 09/2017 (2018 model year)
i8 – 04/2014 – 09/2017 (2018 model year)