I will look into that one and get back,Im not certain if the car media device has aa mini usb port?
Solved How to install apk files from PC to Car media ANDROID device?
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First: I can connect via USB there is a mini usb port on the car media device.
Second: The android device is part of the car being the BMW E46 media unit.
Third: I went onto the IGO site and used contact for some advice:
Quote "
Hi,
Do not use apkinstaller, just click apps > file manager app, then you can copy from usb to internal storage.
Best Regards.
Sarah,
Sales Department" End quote.
But of course I do not have file manage app at present on Android car media unit?
Doing some research of my own it would appear there are numerous software products available to transfer APK files from Win10 to Android device? Trouble how does one know which one to use.
Equally I double checked all my actions when attempting to transfer via Bluetooth, which turn out to be correct(there is a page by page move on how to transfer by Bluetooth on Google search, all of which I had already attempted, as mentioned file did start to transfer then stopped),so why the "pop up" stating windows cannot install these files, as this was not mentioned in Google Bluetooth transfer details?
Just a reminder I do have mini sd card with all my android sat nav fully updated files in place. When placed in GPS card slot ,card is instantly recognised as GPS SD mounted, but I have no way of managing it to load? It even appears in internal storage but I can find no way to activate it?
Still hoping we can solve this issue.....Back to the experts
ps: Just out of curiosity is a full wit twice as bad as a half wit??
twice as bad, half as useful but a hell of a lot more fun!!! 
sorry - just having some fun with this thread as my only suggestion left is to take the car to a dealership - but being a Beamer, I'd expect you would need to have your cheque book at the ready.
sorry - just having some fun with this thread as my only suggestion left is to take the car to a dealership - but being a Beamer, I'd expect you would need to have your cheque book at the ready.
Funs the in thing! Not a Beamer in the true sense, but built by BMW,2002 Rover 75 connesiour V6 2.5 ltr 42000 documented ,my baby. Everything original, totally pristine,....so dealership not an option just need my sat nav installed....don't worry I will get there?twice as bad, half as useful but a hell of a lot more fun!!!
sorry - just having some fun with this thread as my only suggestion left is to take the car to a dealership - but being a Beamer, I'd expect you would need to have your cheque book at the ready.
Why was I asked if I had USB connection?
When I look on the iGo website it says put files on usb connect usb to sat nav and upload
Also you say you got the maps from playstore
The igo website and the rover say they come from iGO
Look at this at 15mins and 15sec
The igo website and the rover say they come from iGO
Look at this at 15mins and 15sec
Ok Lets try and clear up a few misunderstood remarks (which if they came from me would not surprise me!!)
I also saw that IGO recommend USB, but that in a way that was what started this post ,as I got nowhere with USB,so I went back to IGO and they suggested as I quoted above
If you note their advice its to use USB to install via Android file manager, which I do NOT have installed, hence my reason for need to find a way to install APK files from my laptop, to car android device? Again as stated I do have all necessary APK files in place on my laptop. It has to be the laptop, as I would have a job taking the desktop out to the car!!!!!
(Advice on how to install via USB please) Somebody mentioned USB and I replied I had a full USB connection available.
I did NOT get the maps from playstore I downloaded the APK files (among them the APK file manager) from Google android play store.
The car has a dedicated GPS Satnav mini sd slot, which I thought I had made clear? As I said, I have a fully loaded mini sd card with a reasonably expensive IGO sat system, which all of a sudden my car media system will not install???
As soon as I insert the card in the GPS slot, the card shows as Sat Nav GPS mounted. It also shows in internal storage but I cannot activate it?
I also have second dedicated sd slot for media sd card which works fine.In fact there isn't much this system cannot do (except for reloading my sat nav)
Plus lets remember this card was in place and sat nav running beautifully, until I removed it to do IGO updates??
I'm aware of the Rover 75 video,but its very dated, if you look carefully you can see that, post service support was almost non existent, I have yet to come across a 75 fitted with it, it was special order and an add on, it was included among some of the very early builds in the Connesiour SE series.
What is the date of the release of that video please?
Most Rover owners who require installed sat nav, opt for the BMW E46 for which the car is fully wired up. Its a straight forward plug and play.
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So when you go to the touch screen do you have access to any settings?
If you still having settings on sat nav look for bluetooth receive files
I have been through the settings but noted no indication Bluetooth receive files, but Ill go back and double check....in the meantime I have come across some software which states it can install APK files from Win 10 to Android one click?? Have yet to give it a go........to be honest If I thought it was going to tie up this amount of time and effort for you guys I think I would have left it as it is!
Yes ,one of the first things I attempted, but laptop not recognising car android device as a "drive" to send to? Do I need to have an Android USB driver in place......these are the things regarding android I have no idea what I require in place?
All devices need a driver
Most times when you plug device now days windows will find a driver and install (not always)
As far as I know there is not a generic android driver.
You plug an android phone into a computer and it will install the driver or you can find one.
When you plug another brand of android phone it it will need a driver different to the first - so no generic driver.
Did you backup the SD card before updating the maps?
Also the iGO site I have found says the maps do not work from an SD card.
Do you have a link to the Google android play store site you got the maps from
Most times when you plug device now days windows will find a driver and install (not always)
As far as I know there is not a generic android driver.
You plug an android phone into a computer and it will install the driver or you can find one.
When you plug another brand of android phone it it will need a driver different to the first - so no generic driver.
Did you backup the SD card before updating the maps?
Also the iGO site I have found says the maps do not work from an SD card.
Do you have a link to the Google android play store site you got the maps from
Yes to first.
Igo supplied the sd card with the unit at purchase so I'm not quite certain where they are coming from, plus updates are supplied free but can only be installed by amending sd card, which is simplicity itself.
Take on board what you state regarding android usd driver........I do now have this APK pure one click install which has recognised my APK files and loaded them with the next step install. I just haven't had time to get out to car which I'm itching to do, as medical staff attending the house, in fact have only just managed to open up PC!!!
This is the link supplied by IGO:
Igo supplied the sd card with the unit at purchase so I'm not quite certain where they are coming from, plus updates are supplied free but can only be installed by amending sd card, which is simplicity itself.
Take on board what you state regarding android usd driver........I do now have this APK pure one click install which has recognised my APK files and loaded them with the next step install. I just haven't had time to get out to car which I'm itching to do, as medical staff attending the house, in fact have only just managed to open up PC!!!
This is the link supplied by IGO:
Happily YES! After some research prior to leaving the scene, I did manage to load an APK installer onto my Car android device, I then reinserted my sat nav mini sd card into the devices dedicated GPS slot, which was immediately flagged up on my device as GPS sd card mounted. The next action was to open APK installer which showed both my media card plus my sat nav GPS card.
Clicking on the sat nav IGO exe logo, activated a page which just said Manage/Install/Cancel.
Clicked on install which then indicated IGO sat nav loading, having loaded the next page gave option to install followed by choice of Done or Open.
I selected open and sat nav began to install as it should, every action it carried out was marked as ready and complete. After a few minutes page stated install complete and sat nav opened with the Welcome page and my Street etc, then almost immediately another pop up announced app closing and it did.I tried again with same result?
As always any advice would be appreciated thanks
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