Iphone 11 Pro Max and Carplay not working

I fixed mine today! I had Siri deactivated on the side switch turned off because I became annoyed with it coming up on my lock screen often when I grabbed my phone. Siri must be enabled for CarPlay to work on my 2017. Went to settings: general: Siri and turned it back in and CarPlay started working perfectly!

I had been hesitant to buy the short cable (6") cause it just didn't make sense to me that this would be the solution (at least for now) when I have a perfectly new apple 3 foot usb cord that "should" work. However, I bit the bullet and while I was perusing around BestBuy I bumped into the "Insignia 6" USB to Lightning" cable. I am on IOs 13.3.1 and it has been two weeks now and it Apple CarPlay works! no issues what so ever. Biggest downside is that you can't bring your phone close to you if you wanted to look at something (which you shouldn't while driving I know I know); but other than that, this has solve my apple car play issue. I've tried using the "regular" apple cord after making it work with this one and nothing, plug the short cable and voila! it works, it is the dumbest thing, but hey this one works out. I've attached a picture of the box from bestbuy and the link to it.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-apple-mfi-certified-6-lightning-charge-and-sync-cable-white/5019186.p?skuId=5019186

I have a 2018 Murano and I have been having the same problems since I bought my iPhone 11. I finally tried a 6 inch lightning cable that I started using and have not had any issues with CarPlay since. It seems like it may be a connection issue and the short cord seems to help.

Make sure that carplay is shown in the setting>general. If not, what I tried are rename my phone, activate Siri, and make sure carplay is allowed in restriction setting. Violaa.. carplay shown in the setting and works fine in my car where previously didn’t works at all.

Updated to 13.4 beta and now its working flawlessly on my '18 Maxima, no need for adapters, butter smooth and takes less than a second to switch to CarPlay after the Nissan/NissanConnect bootup screen, using a standard USB A to lightning that came with the AirPods. Would recommend to backup your iPhone and getting on the beta if you heavily depend on CarPlay for your commute.

I’m the original creator of this post, figured I’d give an update. On my Nissan Maxima I’ve been able to figure out that I can use a standard Apple Cable without the adapter and connect successfully. However only when my phone is fully charged. Oh and as long as I’m using Apple Maps and not Waze. Today I went to my Nissan dealer and they indicated that Nissan is working on a software update for the car to fix the issue. They indicated every time a new iPhone or Android. comes out they see issues like this. They said the update takes 4-6 months. The IPhone 11 has been out 3 months so maybe need to wait at least 3 months for the fix :(

But when the phone is plugged in, it’s charging so not sure how it needs the shaft charger? Mine works all the tine now the the adapter and the 3rd USB-c cable but I have to make sure that I wait for the car to acknowledge that my phone is connected over Bluetooth and that my phone is unlocked and on the home screen before I plug it in. Once I do that, the screen tells me it is disconnected ting from Bluetooth and CarPlay starts. The ONLY time it doesn’t work, is when the Bluetooth doesn’t start or disconnect. I think it’s a Bluetooth issue. I have a very hard time connecting to any Bluetooth with this new iPhone 11

I've been having the same problem daily with my new vehicle. I tried something today and it seemed to work. Try plugging phone into usb before your stereo connects to phone via bluetooth. It seems bluetooth and usb are conflicting and BT is winning. It's been working for me so far.

I had the same issue with an iPhone Pro and a Nissan Maxima. You have to use the original cable that came with the iPhone pro and buy an adapter from the USB-C to a regular USB. I think I paid two dollars on eBay and now it works perfect

Beta 13.4 has fixed my problem for sure. I have had one issue since I installed it. However, the full version should be released in a few weeks so you could wait if you don’t want to deal with installing the beta.

kokopelli.ck wrote:

You could try, but I wouldn’t purchase anything you can’t return. The beta 13.4 has not fixed my issue, but made them different. I get more frequent disconnects when play iHeart radio but somehow discoversed that turning off play then play again reconnects it. Not sure about phone disconnects yet (person answers but no sound on either line) because I haven’t been talking much in the car lately. I’ve had the beta since the weekend. Driving 2019 Subaru Crosstrek.

Do you have the latest update for your radio? What version is it at?

This specific issue is addressed in the second to last update: 19.25.70

You should not run beta and connect it to your car. You could potentially run into negotiation issues due to the way the car stores profiles for connections. Clarion, who makes the radio for Subaru, holds these setting persistently and tries to use those profiles for future connections for the same-named devices. The only remedy would be a full reset of the car radio. I would recommend getting off that beta, a full reset of the radio and try again.

You will lose your destinations and system preferences.

Yes Jim. I never have any issues now. Works every time I plug in. I am using the USBC adapter (after market) and the USBC 3’ lightening cord. I make sure my phone connects to Bluetooth first, make sure my screen is locked and on home and never have any issues at all.

To those still having problems, have you tried a much shorter MFI certified cable? I’ve been using a 6 inch cable and it’s working great, completely resolved the issue I was having.

Also. Try trying Bluetooth off if you’re connecting with usb. I was having some issues with that as well.

https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/guide

enroll your device, install the profile and update your phone. However I bet genius would not help you with beta. I did it because I work in IT and... TimC doesn’t know that Poland exists so we have no Siri in polish, no AppleStores just premium resellers so I don’t care :) at least my CarPlay works. TBH now I see that sometimes I see a little lag but from time to time and finally you just need to click once again...