Wireless Carplay disconnects at the same place on my commute with new iPhone 13

My wife has this problem with her Hyndai and I have the problem in my 2022 F150. Same spot in both cars, happened on previous iPhone 13 and now on 14 Pro. To me this is an interference issue and nothing apple can solve. Someone near by is likely blasting rf way out of spec which completely kills your bluetooth. As others have metioned, phone calls are fine through these areas, it's the connection between your phone and car for wireless carplay.

In the Denver Metro area for example, in Parker at i225 and Parker road, it will blank out, and in the south near Lone Tree on i25 and Lincoln, it will die as well, but its much worse in that area.

IMO with a bit of an rf background, this is't something Apple can fix. The vehicle manufacturer would to incorporate better protection of its electronics from outside interference.

The same thing happens to me!! The only way I got this problem fixed was by using this Wireless CarPlay Adapter. It fixed it on both my Kia SUV and my Volkswagen Jetta Vehicle. Just keep in mind, your vehicle needs to have wired carplay in order for wireless carplay adapters to work.

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I have also experienced this issue with my iPhone 13 Pro. It seems to happen in the same location: when I enter and leave my apartment complex. My guess is it is a location services process that runs when I leave/arrive home. For some reason it disconnects CarPlay for around 20-30 seconds. Sometimes it plays audio via a different source (sounds like music coming from a tin can) or it doesn’t play anything at all. I use Spotify but I believe it happens with any music app. It doesn’t matter if I change my commute leaving East or West, it still disconnects when I’m about 500-1000 feet away from home. I might try changing my home address and seeing if that is the root cause.

Updated to iOS 16 and set all settings back to normal. Seems to be completely fixed now!!

So I’m going to try something, I made a Siri Shortcut personal automation, so that when I’m connected to CarPlay, it’s going to limit me to LTE, and go back to 5G when I disconnect from CarPlay.

Sounds like you’re still connected to your home wifi. Audi uses wifi to drive CarPlay, Bluetooth is only used for the initial connection.

Verify if there is a celular tower antenna nearby. It happens to me a lot and always when im driving near an antenna tower

Mine started to work flawlessly again after updating to 16.4.1

This sounds like a reason for many of the disconnects, but my experience rules that out as the only reason. I turned off data roaming and no longer have the disconnect at the same specific location.

I agree and you’re 100% correct. So in an effort to be part of the solution rather than further contribute to the problem, my apologies - the vulgarity was unneeded, uncalled for and a lazy way for me to express MY reaction to your post. I appreciate you calling it out.

Now let’s hope Apple/Car or device OEMs sort this out! It really is unusable for me I drive through 3-4 of these spots within 2kms.

Also a quick list of fixes that I’ve come across so far that have worked for some;

• Starting with a fresh pairing (remove all connections on the car and phone - then re-pair the device)
• Turn off location services on certain apps (some have mentioned Alexa can cause conflicts)
• Use a cord :(

Would be great to add to the list if others find anything that works.

I guess you don’t realize that this is a user-to-user forum, not a way to connect with Apple. You need to contact Apple if you want help from Apple, you can use the Support link at the top or bottom of this page.

But the problem is not something that Apple can fix; it is almost certainly an problem with interference at that specific location→Resolve Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues caused by wireless interference - Apple Support

it absolutely will not disconnect if you are wired. The problem is you are "plugged" in but still using wireless. Disable wireless projection in your car then plug in and it won't happen. Its something in your city in that area causing interference

This also happens to me on I25 and Lincoln (between Cabelas and the Schwab campus). It happens on both of my cars, one is a Toyota and the other is an aftermarket Alpine ilx-507. I am convinced it is RF related. It is most likely interfering with the Wifi signal that carries Carplay. Fun fact: Bluetooth is only used for the initial handshake then you can actually turn it off and Carplay will still work.

I don’t know that there’s a fix for this CarPlay disconnect thing, especially at the I25 Lincoln exit. I agree it’s some kind of RF either from the light rail or hospital or something in that specific area. Happens still with 15 pro and 2021 F150. One plus is it does seem to reconnect better now; not sure if that’s the new phone or new iOS

Still happening with my iPhone 15 Pro. Must be some sort of strong wireless interfernce. There is a large Walmart in the exact radius of the interference.....and they use a lot of very powerful wireless systems.