BMW iDrive gets IFTTT – both Triggers and Actions

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BMW has added IFTTT support to iDrive, which will now allow owners to chain various triggers to actions together through the free IFTTT service. If you already use IFTTT in your daily lives, you’ll probably realise the incredible amount of potential this has.

IFTTT (If This, Then That) allows you to create “Recipes” which combine various “Triggers” with associated “Actions”. IFTTT waits for “Triggers” to happen and performs the appropriate “Action”. Your BMW will be able to provide both Triggers and Actions to IFTTT.

Imagine the possibilities – using your BMW as a Trigger for example, the outside lighting of your home as well as your living room’s air conditioning can be configured switched on automatically when their BMW approaches it, assuming your lights and air conditioning is hooked up to a smart home system that supports IFTTT.

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Another possibility is for you to set your BMW exceeding a certain speed limit as a Trigger, and get IFTTT to send you an SMS or email as an action, so you’ll know immediately if your child is speeding in your BMW. If you want to add some drama to your life, perhaps get IFTTT to change your Phillips Hue living room lights to red as a warning whenever it happens.

Your BMW can also perform Actions for IFTTT – for example, your car’s iDrive can display a notification whenever your Samsung SmartThings motion sensor detects movement.

Check out the full list of suggested “Recipes” here. Unfortunately it’s not supported in Malaysia at the moment – you’ll have to be in Australia, France, Germany, Spain, UK or the US to use IFTTT with BMW iDrive.

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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Comments

  • Ponggiri Ponggiri on Jan 24, 2016 at 11:35 am

    IFTTT + new seven series remote functions = KITT knight rider

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    • quadexhaustmyvi on Jan 25, 2016 at 9:03 am

      My myvi got even more than this, BMW is so yesterday!

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  • alldisc on Jan 24, 2016 at 1:04 pm

    For ifttt to take place in Malaysia a lot of songlapping will happen

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  • seancorr (Member) on Jan 24, 2016 at 2:08 pm

    Hmm will be a while before we see this since Singapore isn’t on the list either

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  • wiwiwiwiw on Jan 24, 2016 at 4:36 pm

    Autonomous driving?
    Who needs that when you can get yourself a driver

    IFTTT?
    Who needs that when you have a maid to do it for you.

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