iOS 15.1 broke connectivity to my car stereo

Today I was told by Apple support specialist that the issue is known and being processed. And the upcoming update 15.1.1 should fix it.

Still waiting for the update, iOS 15.1 is the last one for the moment.

This firmware iOS 15.0.2 (and all the above :15.0.1, 15.0, 14.x ...) is not signed by Apple. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes (Unsigned IPSWs cannot currently be restored via iTunes). We must wait for new iOS 15.1.x to solve this issue.

I have the same phone iphone xr and same car 2014 Chevy Cruze and since updating to ios 15.1 I am not able to play any music through my lightning usb cord. I only use Apple’s cord and cannot get bluetooth connected or carplay due to it being an LS model. Is there a fix besides the aux cord with the adapter?

Glad to see I'm not the only one. I have a 2011Checy Cruze Lt and my car stopped recognizing my iphone as soon as I updated. I hope this gets fixed soon because rides to work are getting boring. I will also try notifying apple so they know this is a bigger issue than just one person.

I have a 2011 eco chevy Cruze. My music worked beautifully last night then I updated today to 15.1 and now the aux doesn’t recognize my phone at all. I restarted my phone I unplugged and replugged everything from each side. All I know is there better be a fix and my car better not be “too old” now

Agreed with both posters identifying bug with usb audio interface. Same thing happened with my 2012 Buick Lacrosse. Worked fine with previous iOS but as soon as 15.1 was updated, it did not recognize my phone while plugged into lightning cable. Very frustrating since there is no BT connectivity with this old model. Hope they get a fix soon.

Same issue..! :-(

11 pro Max was working perfectly fine until updated today 15.1.

my fault, I use to never update any version till few months later for these reasons.

I did today and my GPS and music don’t work with the car.

charges the phone but nothing else.

SAME! I have a 2011 Cruze and upgraded to iOS 15.1 while troubleshooting with Apple and AT&T a week ago on other issues with new 5G plan (no cellular data and no SMS/MMS texting - but that is another story). With no downgrade option I stuck trying to listen to podcasts with my speaker which is difficult! Looking forward to the rumored 15.1.1 update (but when?)!

exact same car, exact same problem. an option i’m looking at is to get a bluetooth adapter…it plugs into both the usb and headphone jack in the car and you can connect the phone by bluetooth. there’s also an option to get a bluetooth receiver that plugs into the car lighter; you connect to it with your phone by bluetooth, and then you can select an empty fm channel and it will broadcast to that channel, but i’ve read that the sound quality is less than that of the headphone jack.

definitely a pain!

Same issue , I have tried everything - restoring iPhone with and without backup , reset network setting / all settings , resetting the car stereo .

tried multiple cables , multiple 2014 Cruze - same issue .

called Apple n talked to their Senior advisor he is supposed to call me today - let’s see what happens - I don’t think much will happen since that person forgot to take the logs from My phone lol

Same issue here. 2016 Chevy Cruze. When I connect my old iPhone which is on the most previous to iOS 15 it works. this is such bullsh**.. and like you said, can use the aux lightning cable but then can’t charge…..

I started experiencing the same issue with my iPhone 12 Pro in my 2012 Cruze since updating to 15.1 last night. Looks like us Cruze owners got lucky. I’ll be downgrading to 15.0.2 until a newer update comes out; hopefully the issue will get fixed with the next update!

This exact problem happened for my 2012 Chevy Cruze. Thank you for sharing this. For now I will try to find an “Aux cord” for my phone with an adapter (because you have to have that too now). Hoping Apple can fix this issue!

Thanks.

I had a working theory that when the head end could see it as a BT device it wouldn’t connect as an iPod over USB so you could charge AND stream via BT.

I can’t imagine what it is about the Cruze that causes this, though as I stated if you search you will find scattered reports of it happening with iPhones as old as the iPhone 4 along with the iPod Nano.

The phone is recognized as an iPod in my 2011 Toyota, so it’s not a universal issue.

Have you tried shutting off BT and making sure the radio has no BT association with the phone?

I'm having the same problem with the cable connection to my 2011 Camaro.

The support conclusion after hours of calls is to wait for a new iOS update. Terrible!!

For 10 years it worked without a problem!!