Pixelated screen using Apple CarPlay

apple puplished ios 16.2. i will try with that and inform you soon.

It is a Seat Ateca using Carplay Wirelessly. Also The System was updated three days ago. I am sure that it is a problem related to iOS 16. With iOS 15 never had a problem.

Did you zoom in or zoom out? It only works when you zoom out once for me

Today I drove for 1 hour and after infotainment update plus iOS 16.5, so far Gmaps work good.

A lot of people with Seat infotainment are having problems with the same thing Apple CarPlay pixilated screen and lagging badly.

My Cupra Ateca is like this (see pic) and seat share same infotainments with VW and Skoda I think

I removed google maps and started using Maps. It seems healthy. Let's wait Apple and Google teams take these posts consideration and find a solution. It may include next app or IOS update. I hope they will find a solution soon.

That does not help. There’s are broader problem which seems to affect mostly VW Group cars (VW, Seat, Skoda). Apple needs to get in touch with VW. We all have tried a wired connection and checked for updates. Problem even persists with 16.1.1

Same problem also wirh IOS 16.1.1. Wifi or cable.

You need to press APP button to refresh and “clean” the pixelation noise, but after a while it reappears.

More over, there is akways a “delay” on car position desplayed.

Don’t know if that’s entirely true. Left my transporter T6.1 with latest vw software into dealership. They gave me a 2022 caddy whilst mine was in. Google maps and car play running perfectly well in it. Same phone, different vehicle ….please explain how that is an apple issue? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Having read this discussion from the beginning, I’m well aware other car makes have this same issue - but it’s very possible that many components and tech. found in a Chevy or any other car could be made on the same production line as those found in a VW or Aston Martin for that matter. Most (if not all) car makers buy in their electronic hardware rather than produce it in house.

My own issue became apparent on the 28th October 2022. My iPhone is running IOS 15.7.1, my wife’s iPhone 8 is running IOS 14.8.1 - the problem arises using either/both these phones.

Using the same phones (with those different IOS versions) they work perfectly well with the CarPlay in our BMW.

When I dropped my van into VW for them to appraise the pink screen issue they gave me the loan of a brand new caddy van for the 2 days. It has the same hardware and was running the same VW software that my van is …. and there was no pink screen issue with that …again using my phone with IOS 15.7.1

It’s my opinion that it could just as easily be a hardware issue - or a software update issue from the supplier of the VW/ VAG/ Chevy/Honda ..whatever manufacturers tech.

…Or it could be Apple related 🤷🏻‍♂️.

But I don’t think everyone should conveniently point the finger at IOS 16 simply because the issue arose in around the same time as it was released when there are a number of variables out there.

I don’t work for apple … I’m looking at the issue objectively.

I do hope it gets sorted soon. Not enjoying apple or vw maps.

I just got a message from the VW suppoert (App Connect Support) that they have found a sollution and that they will contact my local dealer to instruct them how to fix it. Based on what I read here (Update 840 to be rolled out in CW04/2023) I assume that they will manually install the update (beta test?). Ill make an appointment now and keep you posted.

My Seat did not have any updates in the last months, and it started only recently on my 3 yr old iPhone 11.

My wife's new iPhone 11, bought a few days ago and upgraded on 16.2 for now does not have any issue, so my conclusion is that it is Apple related.

VW/Seat services and support, I do not have any positive experiences related to software updates, so personally I do not rely on their answers.

I installed an aftermarket BOSS Audio Systems BVCP9850W Wireless CarPlay into my Jeep Wrangler and have been having the same Pixelated screen problems, stemming from the use of google maps after a while of driving. as others have said - jumping back to the stereo menu screen and then back into car play will reset things, but only for a 3-4 minutes or so. I returned the Radio for a replacement and the same problem persists. I'm not sure it's VW issue at all - rather a CarPlay issue with the use of maps. I am using wireless car play, have not tried wired yet (and don't want to).

I have another product that works with my apple devise - a Dexcom G7 for glucose monitoring. Dexcom have said fair and square that their product does not work with IOS 16 and advise users (because it’s a medical advise) not to update to IOS 16 until they find a work around / solution. There is no responsibility on apple’s behalf 🤷🏻‍♂️… it’s upto Dexcom to find the solution.

As a result, my phone is still on IOS 15 and I do have the CarPlay issue in my VW… and that only arose after it updated It’s software via the pre installed SIM card by itself. So who’s responsible there?

Also, the people (including myself) that have 2nd cars or other brands like BMW that car play continues to works 100% with???

Why?

Possibly because their hardware is made by a different 3rd party tech company to that found in VW etc.

I’m guessing google maps still works on your iPhone… right?

After answering all the questions that were posed to me by vw connect - I received another email from them only yesterday asking me to confirm if the issue was now resolved? … and on yesterdays and then todays 2 hour long journeys- it was and is.

In fact, the imagery on google maps looks even sharper than it did before the pixelation issue ever began. Hopefully, it will now continue to work perfectly.

I believe I said from the get-go that I believed that this was a VW issue .. (or at least an issue from the people that write VW’s software/firmware which likely means they write it for other car manufacturers also) and not an apple one ….some others in this group told us that they knew better. Hymph! 🤷🏻‍♂️