Iphone 11 Pro & Carplay

That’s interesting, my issue is with wireless car play. I was able to get the Mini Cooper issue up the food chain today and they scheduled me to speak to apple engineers later this week. They are aware of the issue. That is all I can report and know. The more folks that report to Apple and car manufacturer’s the better for all.

Looking forward to what you might hear from the support. Does it not work at all for you or it starts skipping after few minutes? For me and my friend, we both noticed that it plays fine (phone call or music or youtube etc) for few min and then the carplay interface gets very sluggish as if there is memory leak or data transfer is choking.

It typically works then the call ping pongs between Bluetooth to car play. It is dangerous While operating the vehicle. Often times I’ll put the call on iPhone speaker and it will jump back and forth to the car play. This is also a safety concern as it is inconvenient and disruptive to calls.

I noticed that today also. If it starts up and isn’t working I can listen to the radio and sometimes after about 10-15 minutes I can go back to it and it works. It’s just sucked me that I spend most of my commute trying to get it to work each day. I also noticed that after work it seems to be just fine for my commute home.

Mine can work for my journey 30mins or more and be fine like nothing wrong with it but then when I go out again can be back with the issue ! it changes all the time one minute works fine next be back to the same issue everyone is having I just wish Apple would sort this matter out it must be happening to everyone who has got iPhone pro !!!!

Also thought I would share when i am driving it can work fine for abit but not all time but when I pull over and sit waiting in my car playing on my phone on the web or texting the music can start jumping and if I touch the screen to skip the song the screen can freeze run very slow or CarPlay goes off then comes back on then be ok again this is not a car issue this is the Apple pro making this happen was fine till I got this phone very mad Apple has not sorted this issue out yet !!! Dose anyone know if Apple is looking into this issue ??? because this must be happening to anyone who has CarPlay and Apple pro phone ??????

Same here: Mini clubman + iPhone 11 Pro on wireless CarPlay. In my case the issue seems to happen mainly when I drive nearby buildings. However when I drive farther away from buildings like for example on an intercity highway, then the issue stops. Another funny thing is that the very same iPhone works perfectly well with CarPlay when wired to an Opel Insignia (General Motors). On the other side, both iPhone 8 and iPhone XS work flawlessly well through wireless CarPlay in the Mini.

Could it be an interference having to do with the Wi-Fi radio in iPhone 11 Pro trying to identify every single router within range? Just guessing... mainly because of the issue happening to me only when I drive not far away from buildings.

I reported it to Apple about three weeks ago. They said they didn’t have any report on this yet, which is not completely true (some of you reported it earlier). About a week later they asked me for a picture of the car’s head unit, which I immediately provided them with. No news from them ever since.

I've noticed it is worse closer to buildings as well. I've also noticed it seems to work better if I put the phone in the little holder behind the cup holders, close to the front panel, but that might just be coincidence. My MINI dealership didn't have any reports. I agree, it seems like an interference issue. I notice almost no drops out on country roads.

Same problem here (Mini Cooper 2018, with Wireless Carplay). I found a turnaround: put the iphone on the armrest between the two front seats (I have a wireless charger here included in the armrest). When the phone is placed there, it clearly works better. It's not perfect, but better.

Still, it really is a SHAME that more than three month after the launch of the costy iPhone 11 Pro, such issue is still there and Apple does not acknowledge the issue.

Same issue here been like this since September not funny at all and Also it is worse when I'm am in a built up area or close to buildings. this issue could be something to do with interference ! Just wish Apple would

sort this out I have reported it to Apple and left feedback like Apple told me to about this issue. it can’t be just small amount people this is happening too got be everyone who has CarPlay and Apple pro phone ! So everyone needs to report this issue to there dealership and Apple and just keep doing it every week if needs be to get this matter sorted if u had a faulty tv you would take it back and get refund if couldn’t fix it

I’m at the mini dealership and all the service advisors have a blank look on their faces when I mention the CarPlay issues. This is my second time reporting the issue to the dealership. I called MiniUSA and was greeted with an attitude and told to go back to the dealership.

There’s chatter about this all over twitter. MiniUSA sent me a DM claiming they were working on the issue. That was October 23, 2019. With each iOS update, it doesn’t included any fixes to the issue. This isn’t an apple issue but a Mini/BMW hardware issue. Most of the iPhone 11 users who use a cable to operate CarPlay in other vehicles don’t have this problem. I have been in several rental cars and the CarPlay worked perfectly; nearly all of them required a cable connection.

I’m in the uk 🇬🇧 and my mini dealer know about this issue but said there is nothing they can do Because it’s a phone issue and till Apple do some sort of update to sort this out nothing Will change :( and at the minute don’t think Apple care about it this is a safety issue when driving and on call because when CarPlay drops the call your looking at your phone when driving because u can hear the person you was talking too on the phone put not CarPlay till it carplay kicks back !!!

I understand It’s not mini or any other car make that is the issue the issue is with the Apple pro and it’s upto Apple to sort this out with some sort of update and till Apple do this we will always have this issue :(

I agree it is an Apple Pro issue and something Apple needs to resolve. But there is a big difference between major auto industry actors pressuring Apple to fix it, and a few hundred customers pressuring them directly. In the case of Mini and BMW we pay extra for Car Play functionality and if it doesn't work, we are not getting our money's worth. The automakers have a bigger stake in this.