Iphone 11 Pro Max and Carplay not working

I have the new iPhone 11 Pro Max and a 2018 Nissan Maxima with carplay. Carplay worked with my previous Iphone X even after the IOS 13 upgrade but with the Iphone 11 Pro Max carplay just keeps saying it won't start and retries again. Any ideas?

iPhone 11 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 27, 2019 8:28 AM

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Posted on Oct 1, 2019 8:28 PM

Found a solution here. Please buy a USB male to type c female converter. Use that to connect with the type c lightening cable comes with the iPhone 11. It works immediately when I plug in.


It is the software and hardware compatibility issue. This could be a fix before the official solution comes out.

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Jan 13, 2020 1:41 PM in response to brentbrooks

It is not the cable, I tried many cables and got the same result. It has something to do with the BT connectivity and the sequence between starting the car (system boot), BT connection with the car and the cable connection. It I wait from 2 minutes from with the car idle, unlock the phone and connect it it works (for some time) randomly start getting the sound choppy (like the processors is overloaded). IDK what else to try. I bet the next iOS patch will be fixed.

Jan 14, 2020 12:37 PM in response to rowsaheb

Hi!

it has been said already but guess worth or reminding. The same problem with brand new Corolla. Everything works perfectly until call. 3x11Pro - work bad, 1xX, 1x7+ work fine! All of the iOS13.3. Different cables, different connectors, different configuration, resets etc.

what works (poor workaround) is switching to Speakerphone or AirPods during call. Then everything works. Just after switching back to the car - choppy:)

sometimes... like 1/10-1/15 it worked properly without any reason.


Jan 16, 2020 5:55 AM in response to Tmcgoo13

I had this issue with my 2017 Nissan Maxima (have to plug USB for carplay). I initially did not have this issue when I first purchased the car back in November 2019, however when I got it back from the dealership (to fix a window issue) that is when I noticed the horrible music skipping. It got worse when I had googlemaps and spotify running at the same time. So within the last week I decided to clear my Bluetooth devices and try it again. So far I haven't had any music skipping problems since removing my device from Bluetooth connectivity (I did not add the phone back to the car) and that has been for a week now. If anything changes I will post again.


Device: iPhone 11 Pro Max 256GB

Carrier: AT&T

IOS Software: 13.0

Location: Houston, TX

USB Lightning Cable Brand : Off brand (TIMMY) braided 6 ft cable

Feb 25, 2020 2:33 PM in response to mmoore4249

I've been holding off on responding to this thread as to not jinx myself, but it's been working with minimal issues since I upgraded to the 13.4 public beta. Only issue I have had is with it dropping phone calls on occasion (will cut out after a few minutes, stop displaying talk time and we can't hear each other) until I unplug it. Other than that, it's been working great – far cry from where we were a month ago.


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