Phone w/ X icon on iDrive Screen

///Mik3 · 03-03-2010, 10:59 PM

So recently, i've been noticing an icon on my iDrive screen right next to my phone's recetption "bars." The icon looks like a phone w/ an X to the right of it. What does this mean? My phone/bluetooth seem to be working normally. I can make/receive calls, and scroll through the contacts fine, so i'm not sure what it's indicating.

The car is still really new to me, so i'm still learning. I tried to find it in the manual, but it doesn't seem to mention it. Either that or i totally missed it.

335ny · 03-03-2010, 11:03 PM

happens with my iphone too, it means your phone is connected but its not in use, make a phonecall and youll see it go away.

///Mik3 · 03-03-2010, 11:35 PM

hmm, really? For some reason i don't remember seeing it up until 2 days ago when i first noticed it.

bsamoul · 03-03-2010, 11:59 PM

i think it means you have a missed call?

///Mik3 · 03-04-2010, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by bsamoul

i think it means you have a missed call?

hmm, really? I guess i'll test that theory out tomorrow.

Gig103 · 03-04-2010, 01:07 AM

My 2008 idrive is different, but it's probably the missed call notification.

wrickem · 03-04-2010, 10:26 AM

Missed call.

mkato13 · 03-04-2010, 02:16 PM

Doesnt mean missed call. I have an 2010 and an iPhone 3G. The first month there was no x and now there is an x when the phones off and when in use the x goes away. Kept meaing to ask about this myself but kept forgetting

///Mik3 · 03-04-2010, 03:06 PM

hmm, ok so anyone else w/ more concrete input?

mkato13 · 03-04-2010, 06:32 PM

Well its not conrete as in proven but I can tell you that every time I get into my car and the BT connects there is a phone with an X symbol next to it and I have no missed calls( i check) and whenever i use the phone the X goes away till I hang up....not concrete though...more like asphalt in cold weather

wrickem · 03-04-2010, 08:10 PM

#4 is what I thought the OP was talking about, but after reading his post again, I guess it's some new icon for something else when they upgraded idrive.

///Mik3 · 03-04-2010, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mkato13

Well its not conrete as in proven but I can tell you that every time I get into my car and the BT connects there is a phone with an X symbol next to it and I have no missed calls( i check) and whenever i use the phone the X goes away till I hang up....not concrete though...more like asphalt in cold weather

And then did it come back after you hung up the phone? Mine seemed to.

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Originally Posted by wrickem

#4 is what I thought the OP was talking about, but after reading his post again, I guess it's some new icon for something else when they upgraded idrive.

Yeah, that's not the icon i'm talking about. It looks like a telephone handset (like an oldschool land line phone handset) w/ a small X slightly to the right of it.

///Mik3 · 03-04-2010, 10:09 PM

hmm, just found this thread:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho....php?p=4321861

i guess next time i see it, i'll try going into my received call list, and see if i can get it to disappear.

mkato13 · 03-05-2010, 12:55 AM

Ill try to check my list when I go out to my car in a few. Good to know. I knew I didnt know everything

mkato13 · 03-05-2010, 03:30 AM

Yeah still only goes away when I use the phone

wrickem · 03-05-2010, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ///Mik3

hmm, just found this thread:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho....php?p=4321861

i guess next time i see it, i'll try going into my received call list, and see if i can get it to disappear.

so it ended up being "missed calls" but with a new style icon?

There was that one post in there about the phone not being on the approved list, but since mkato13 has an iphone 3gs, as so many of us do, I don't think should be it.

///Mik3 · 03-05-2010, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mkato13

Yeah still only goes away when I use the phone

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrickem

so it ended up being "missed calls" but with a new style icon?

There was that one post in there about the phone not being on the approved list, but since mkato13 has an iphone 3gs, as so many of us do, I don't think should be it.

hmm, well according to mkato, it didn't go away after he went in to his received calls. So maybe it's not missed calls??? Someone's gotta know for sure!

mkato13 · 03-09-2010, 05:42 PM

I have the 3G not s...dont think that matters since its the newest software. I checked again today. Had a friend call and let it go to vm and my phone showed a missed call but not on the navi screen

///Mik3 · 03-10-2010, 08:32 PM

hmm... this is really strange. No one knows for certain what it is???

Velocity26 · 02-12-2012, 06:29 PM

I realize this is an old thread but there was no definitive answer shown.

For the record, the phone handset icon with an X next to it means that you missed a phone call while the system was active. It will remain that way until you go into the "received calls" section and examine the missed call. I selected it, it started to dial the number, and I canceled the call before it actually dialed the number. That cleared the symbol and all is back to normal.

rob175 · 10-13-2020, 10:08 PM

Funny it just happed to me too!
You are correct it indicates a missed call. I spoke to a BMW Genius to learn how to turn it off. The only thing he knew would work was to shut the car off and it will “reset” in a few minutes. That worked for me BUT there must be a better way to clear it.

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///Mik3 gonna miss the M, but the wagon is sweet! 132 Rep 629 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Wagon Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 328i Sports Wagon [10.00]	Phone w/ X icon on iDrive Screen So recently, i've been noticing an icon on my iDrive screen right next to my phone's recetption "bars." The icon looks like a phone w/ an X to the right of it. What does this mean? My phone/bluetooth seem to be working normally. I can make/receive calls, and scroll through the contacts fine, so i'm not sure what it's indicating. The car is still really new to me, so i'm still learning. I tried to find it in the manual, but it doesn't seem to mention it. Either that or i totally missed it. __________________
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335ny Private First Class 8 Rep 194 Posts Drives: 2013 335i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: LI iTrader: (1)	happens with my iphone too, it means your phone is connected but its not in use, make a phonecall and youll see it go away. __________________ 2013 335i estoril blue//coral red interior//loaded
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///Mik3 gonna miss the M, but the wagon is sweet! 132 Rep 629 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Wagon Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 328i Sports Wagon [10.00]	hmm, really? For some reason i don't remember seeing it up until 2 days ago when i first noticed it. __________________
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wrickem 2 door coupe guy 2298 Rep 3,854 Posts Drives: What he wants to Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: lambertville nj iTrader: (0)	Missed call. __________________ ______________________________________________ Current - '24 840, '19 911, 07 M6, '83 911 SC, ‘23 Bronco OBXluxsquatch, ‘24 Bronco Heritage
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mkato13 Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 278 Posts Drives: 2010 Jet Black 335xi Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern NJ iTrader: (0)	Doesnt mean missed call. I have an 2010 and an iPhone 3G. The first month there was no x and now there is an x when the phones off and when in use the x goes away. Kept meaing to ask about this myself but kept forgetting
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///Mik3 gonna miss the M, but the wagon is sweet! 132 Rep 629 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Wagon Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 328i Sports Wagon [10.00]	hmm, ok so anyone else w/ more concrete input? __________________
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03-04-2010, 06:32 PM	#10
mkato13 Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 278 Posts Drives: 2010 Jet Black 335xi Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern NJ iTrader: (0)	Well its not conrete as in proven but I can tell you that every time I get into my car and the BT connects there is a phone with an X symbol next to it and I have no missed calls( i check) and whenever i use the phone the X goes away till I hang up....not concrete though...more like asphalt in cold weather
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wrickem 2 door coupe guy 2298 Rep 3,854 Posts Drives: What he wants to Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: lambertville nj iTrader: (0)	#4 is what I thought the OP was talking about, but after reading his post again, I guess it's some new icon for something else when they upgraded idrive. Attached Images __________________ ______________________________________________ Current - '24 840, '19 911, 07 M6, '83 911 SC, ‘23 Bronco OBXluxsquatch, ‘24 Bronco Heritage
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///Mik3 gonna miss the M, but the wagon is sweet! 132 Rep 629 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Wagon Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 328i Sports Wagon [10.00]	hmm, just found this thread: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho....php?p=4321861 i guess next time i see it, i'll try going into my received call list, and see if i can get it to disappear. __________________
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mkato13 Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 278 Posts Drives: 2010 Jet Black 335xi Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern NJ iTrader: (0)	Ill try to check my list when I go out to my car in a few. Good to know. I knew I didnt know everything
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mkato13 Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 278 Posts Drives: 2010 Jet Black 335xi Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern NJ iTrader: (0)	Yeah still only goes away when I use the phone
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mkato13 Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 278 Posts Drives: 2010 Jet Black 335xi Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern NJ iTrader: (0)	I have the 3G not s...dont think that matters since its the newest software. I checked again today. Had a friend call and let it go to vm and my phone showed a missed call but not on the navi screen
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///Mik3 gonna miss the M, but the wagon is sweet! 132 Rep 629 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Wagon Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 328i Sports Wagon [10.00]	hmm... this is really strange. No one knows for certain what it is??? __________________
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Velocity26 Resident old fart 146 Rep 575 Posts Drives: 2010 335i M-Sport Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Florida iTrader: (4)	I realize this is an old thread but there was no definitive answer shown. For the record, the phone handset icon with an X next to it means that you missed a phone call while the system was active. It will remain that way until you go into the "received calls" section and examine the missed call. I selected it, it started to dial the number, and I canceled the call before it actually dialed the number. That cleared the symbol and all is back to normal.
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rob175 Major 846 Rep 1,260 Posts Drives: BMW X3 xiDrive30 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	Funny it just happed to me too! You are correct it indicates a missed call. I spoke to a BMW Genius to learn how to turn it off. The only thing he knew would work was to shut the car off and it will “reset” in a few minutes. That worked for me BUT there must be a better way to clear it.
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