iOS 14 and CarPlay

Yep same problem. iPhone 7 updated to iOS14 immediately caused static interference in maps and music stored on phone whilst connected to Apple play

We’ve got exactly the same. Haven’t been able to get music through USB, it only plays through phone. Updated to IOS 14.2 last night and only way I can get it to play is if I connect with beats but constant static and engine noise. Def only happened since update, tried 3 different cables - exactly same thing happens.

It's pretty disappointing that this still isn't resolved even after 14.3 just came out. The only thing I've noticed is Spotify hasn't updated their app in over 3 weeks and they used to update much more often than that, so that makes me think maybe they are working with Apple to try and resolve this for their app at least and will release an update once it's fixed. Spotify is what I use most with CarPlay but this shouldn't be something each app developer has to individually address, this is something Apple should be fixing since it's clearly an issue on their end

I've tried both regular Apple cables and other cable brands with this CarPlay issue specifically and neither made a difference. I will say I normally use other brands because the ones Apple give you tend to be kinda flimsy, for me anyway. There are other brands that are much more durable

Have the exact same problem, as does my colleague.

We both got our company car renewed in September, and got the exact same model (Skoda Fabia 2020).

We both use an iPhone (X and Xs Max if I'm not mistaking) with Carplay. We need it not only for music, but especially for our GPS, since we don't have one integrated in the car. We're both on iOS 14.3.

Since the beginning, the sound is horrifying. We get almost instant crackling / static noise (always after a few minutes of driving) which makes listening to anything (be it Spotify, Apple Music, Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze or podcasts) merely impossible.

We got the same (Apple certified) cable from the car dealer, and we both already switched this to an official Apple cable.

Nothing seems to work, as the crackling always comes back. Unplugging and replugging the cable works for a short time, but this is not only really impractical, but mostly really dangerous when driving (this cannot be "the solution").

I saw the workarounds here, but I'm afraid they won't work. Assistive Touch was never on in the first place.

We contacted our Skoda dealer several times and they also said that nothing could be done at this moment.

It is driving us crazy. If anyone finds "the" solution, we would be eternally grateful.

Ever since 14.3, my CarPlay has not worked. It will play for three minutes and then screen goes gray. It will come back on after about two minutes and simply repeat the cycle.

My son has 14.1 on his phone and CarPlay works perfectly on same car.

It's definitely a 14.3 issue. Hoping Apple comes up with a fix. CarPlay is a joy when it works.

I hope next update addresses car play issues. From here to Reddit and some other boards it seems like 14.3 has caused various issues for different users

for me having Car Play work for two minutes and go out for two minutes is impossible to deal with

can no longer use it for directions because you never know when it’s going to fail

im currently having the same issue mainly with phone calls with my iPhone 12 pro max running iOS 14.4

my van is a vw transporter brand new (70 plate)

guessing its software not the van?

has anyone found a fix for this yet?

I deleted apple maps but no joy. Still crackling noise in audio after a minute or two. I was hoping it would be fixed buy iOS 14.2🤷🏽‍♂️. Very frustrating.

Don't listen to apple's claim that car's firmware needs upgrade. My experience same as yours: iOS upgrade to 14.1 - made available to one of my iPhones yesterday - has caused problems with Maps and Podcasts. Disconnection, random audio cutouts, navigation ending prematurely, touchscreen response... all have been impacted. All of these function were bulletproof a few hours earlier running iOS 13.7, same vehicle firmware.

And it seems I cannot downgrade back to 13.7 since there are no signed IPSW downloads available.

Thanks apple.

Glad that worked for you. I fully deleted apple Maps from phones, and instead use Google maps (works great) and Waze. But Google maps works fine, although Siri doesn't know what to do with voice request for nav directions... she says "hmmm" in confusion and promptly quits.

Poor Siri.

Since updating my iPhone 8plus to IOS14.2, I cant get my CarPlay working properly. The screen comes up in the car with all the apps, but when I press down on the app to open it up nothing happens. I have spoken to Mercedes who say firmware is up to date. I’ve spoken to Apple Care for 3 days now , going through resets etc with no success. It seems Apple fix bugs etc with new software updates but stuffs up other things. So now I have an expensive ‘CarPlay’ system that doesn’t work. I don’t fancy getting fined for touching my phone when I may desperately need maps etc.

Come on Apple, fix your software updates properly so we don’t have these issues.

2018 Mercedes GLA 250 before IOS14 carplay was great. Since the update my iphone7 won’t find my car in available cars in carplay, it just spins and spins and won’t find the car as available. I have tried every fix I have read about and can’t find an answer. Can anyone help? I just want my carplay back.

What I found as a work around for some apps is: lets say I want to use GPS - Google map or Spotify, I set the directions on my iPhone or the playlist I want to play then I use the voice control button on the steering wheel: "open Google map" or "open Spotify" and voila.

Still the control button next to the volume dial is not working, I can navigate but can't select anything.

I’ll add to the list here. Carplay worked flawlessly on iOS 13 in my Audi A7 two weeks ago. Since upgrading to iOS 14 it glitchy. Most common problem is that music will stop like a scratched cd. Please fix this Apple.