What do I need to use the I-BUS app?

Short version

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1. android device
2. Resler Module
3. I-BUS App
4. I-BUS App license
5. Internet access for the android device [at least once]
   
   

Detailed explanation

To use the I-BUS app you will need:

• An Android device (radio/tablet/mobile phone) with Android up on version 4.4.4, better 5.1¹
  and with a fully functional USB port. (i.e. it have to recognize e.g. an USB stick as data medium)
  

→ We only recommend to use one of the tested Android radios with MTC-based PX5, PX6 or Qualcomm processor.

Occasionally, users might have radios with hardware different from the above recommendation (PX3, PX30, PX4, non-MTC-based PXxx, Allwinner, MTK, AutoChip,...) which do not have drivers for the Resler interface/module and therefore could not recognise it. We can therefore NOT guarantee that it will work with ANY Android device, but with all recommended radios. We are not liable if the Android device cannot recognise the interface/module, no write permissions are given for the app, the app cannot be activated or similar. Restrictions due to non-recommended Android devices!

• Resler Module[EUR 69.95], which is correctly connected to the vehicle according to Installation Guide Resler Module / Resler Interface AND is plugged into a free USB socket on the radio/tablet/smartphone.
  
  • Why do we only recommend the "Resler Module / Resler Interface" and no other interface?
    
  • The (often red-brown) CAN BUS Box supplied with the radio is not a Resler Module /Resler Interface and not a replacement for it. It is only needed for the MFL keys functions, key illumination and reverse gear detection.
    
    
• The I-BUS App itself, installed on the device. (Note: Download contains a *.zip file, which must be unpacked before installation!)
  
  
• Purchase of a 'License by specifying of the VIN of the vehicle to use the I-BUS App with all functions. To the selection stand:
  • License for BC, coding and comfort functions [EUR 22.00].
  • License to control the original DSP power amplifier (BMW E38/E39/E53/E83 only) [EUR 23.00]
  • Combined licence [EUR 40,00]
  • VIN-SWAP (license modification) [EUR 5.00]

Overview What licenses are available for the I-BUS App and what functions do they provide?
(Prices as of 01.01.2019)

• The license is - even without feedback - usually 'unlocked within 1h. After that the app only has to be activated. A VIN change or the DSP upgrade may take up to 24 hours. Maybe longer if we have to wait for the release of the license pre-owner.

→ Open the app, touch the three dots in the upper right corner and tap on "activate". In the next window tap on the big button "unlock", for this the device must be online.

Note for using the app with a tablet, smart phone, etc.: Most of the app functions are actively controlled by the app. This means the app must run on the device and the Resler Module / Resler Interface must be connected to the vehicle and the Android device to use the functions.


¹ up on App version v2.0 there may be malfunctions on radio with Android 5.1 and older. Only version 1.5.5.2 can be used here, but it is not maintained/updated any further.