Iphone 11 Pro Max and Carplay not working

Blue Tooth on all iphones is flawed at best.....I have a 2018 Crosstrek....and it stopped working this week. What is important to apple is not your current product BUT YOUR NEXT PURCHASE.

NO...MINE STOPPED WITH THE NEW OS

Ive been able to get my iPhone 11 Pro Max to connect (outlined below). The connection is not great - there were 1 second pauses in the music and streaming for most of my morning commute. Oddly, the became less frequent after about 45 minutes.

Here is what I did

Car: BMW i3

CarPlay Connection: Cordless

1. Deleted all phones stored in the car’s ‘Manage Mobile Devices’ menu (Bluetooth and CarPlay)
2. Deleted all connections from my phone from the General > CarPlay menu
3. Used the ‘Forget this Network’ from the General > WiFi > i > ‘Forget this Netwok’
4. Disconnected the chord I use to charge the phone when I drive
5. I then did a full phone shutdown General > Shutdown
6. Then I turned the car off and back on
7. Then I went through the standard setup process with the car and phone (add device in the car, chose CarPlay option) and then connected to my phone
8. it took about a minute and then it connected.

so good luck - not sure if this will work with chorded connection approach.

You hit the white circle with the dots to get to the screen above then pick settings

settings, scroll down

I had done this with the 8+ but did not remember. Also I did not expect the phone to change

settings on the car......

I think I found The ultimate solution: using the original USB-C to lightning cable coming up with the iPhone 11 Pro Max, then purchase a USB-C female to USB male.

it works!!!

I have a been troubled by this connection issue since November 8, 2019. I have a tried below solutions and it just works sometimes:

1, using a new lightning cable coming with the AirPods 2 box, it only works 20% of the chance

2, I read on the thread from the forms that I will need to reset the phone and use the iPhone as a new iPhone, do not restore all settings from the iCloud back up, this does not works

I mean USA so just go to Amazon purchase a USB-C to USB a converter I have posted the link Below

USB C Female to USB Male Adapter (2-Pack), QianLink Type C to USB A Adapter, Compatible with Laptops, Power Banks, Chargers, and More Devices with Standard USB A Ports (Gray) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S617LN1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_eDrcEbB81AMP4

so far it works perfectly I have a been plugging and unplugging several times and each time it works flawlessly,

I assume the reason is because the USB-C to lightning cable is different with the Original lighting cable on the lightning side, you can see from the below picture it’s significantly bigger than the original one:

I assumed because Apple is using different chipset for this connection.

please post your feedback in this thread

@nikobelicfc Please post your results and let me know if having the "latest" lightening to USB-a cable from apple works. I am curious because I've tested my iPhone in other stereos with the old cable and it works. The issue seems to be iPhone 11 and "some" stereos not all.

Yes, yes and yes... I tried the adapter from usb-c to usb-a and nothing, I tired beta and nothing, so I was curious about the “new” lightening to usb-a cable but apparently it didn’t fix @Portista4581 even though @nikobelicfc says it fixed it for him. Just wish apple would fix this!

first of all, my problem solved, with a new lighting cable from AirPods 2 box, 11 pro max works flawlessly with CarPlay now.

Please see below are my answer:

1) 11 pro max running 13.2 and 13.2.2 and 13.3, all of them are not working with CarPlay with old lighting cable

2) I just have my 11 pro max for 1 week, before this, I have my XS MAX, and works flawless with CarPlay

3) my Apple CarPlay is after market, never been upgraded. and to my best knowledge, Apple CarPlay device is just mirroring the iOS system, like a TV receive signal through HDMI cable from a XBOX. Therefore, there’s no need to upgrade your CarPlay device

just go buy a new lighting cable, try it, then let me know how this works for you.

Thanks!

CAR PLAY FIXED!

I have been so frustrated with car play since I upgraded to the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Kept thinking with every update that the problem would be fixed. My iPhone 10 worked great.

NOTE: I worked with a guy at my Apple Store & he gave me a new lightning cable right off the wall & since I plugged it in to my car I have had no trouble with car play. I had tried several old cords & they did not work. There must be something different with the newer cords. I was lucky to have been given a new cord but would have been so worth the $19 plus tax to have this issue fixed. Try it! You have 14 days to return the cable if it doesn’t work. Hope this helps!

Great!

for the past few days I have been telling people at this thread to buy a new lighting cable directly from Apple Store (do not buy from third-party because the lightning cable might be in stock for a long time but Apple Store has been keep their stock in a very low turn time, which means the lightning cable from Apple store must be the latest/newly manufactured)

This has been proven my theory that is the newer cable might has the different chip set Inside.

I found this on Tuesday when I use a new USB A to lighting cable from a new AirPods 2 box。

It sucks that Apple either doesn't have a clue, or doesn't care that they released an untested, unproven product in the market.

I can only get iPhone 11 IOS 13.2.2 to work as expected when fully charged.. Not 95%, not 98%, nor 99%, but 100% charged.

So, does that make it a bandwidth issue as has been suggested, or a cable related electronics issue?

I suspect Apple may already know that they may have to replace all the iPhone 11 cables which have been distributed to date..

There are quite a few of us having this issue with wireless CarPlay on 2020 Mini Coopers. Apple knows, Mini knows. Connections get lost, system lags and calls switch between phone and CP. What is weird is I have the same phone in a 2020 Supra which is a BMW and it works fine with wireless. Also is fine in my Audi ( wired)

Very frustrating

I found a fix that might work for some people go to settings, screen time, content and privacy restrictions, allowed apps and then enable car play. I don’t use screen time but it was turned off for me so hopefully it will work for you too

Update: bad news - the screen time 'fix' doesn't seem to work after all. The sound drop outs are so random, there are periods when you think it's cleared up but then it comes back. Seems to be more of a problem in urban environments. Sorry to bring disappointment.

Shame Apple haven't acknowledged the problem let alone fixed it.

Great news!! For Apple that is.. I found the solution they've probably been waiting to hear of.

Since they won't step up and replace all the cables they've distributed.

I have replaced my 2018 Maxima with a 2019 Murano and guess what? Works like charm..

Only cost me 40Gs to resolve.. I hope they're happy..