CarPlay Black Screen with ios 16 update

Hi blueuk808,

If CarPlay is not working as expected, you can follow the additional troubleshooting steps in If you need help with CarPlay:

"Make sure that your iPhone has the latest version of iOS. If your iPhone is updated to the latest version of iOS, follow these steps — checking CarPlay after each step:

1. Check your connection to your CarPlay stereo:

• If you have a wired connection, try connecting again with a different USB cable to a different USB port if you have one.
• If you have a wireless connection, make sure that Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are enabled under Settings > Wi-Fi and Settings > Bluetooth.

2. If CarPlay doesn't activate automatically, look for the CarPlay logo on your car's display.

3. Restart your iPhone and your car. 

4. Make sure that Siri is on.

5. If your iPhone isn't detected by CarPlay, make sure that CarPlay isn't restricted. Go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions, tap Allowed Apps and make sure that CarPlay is enabled.

6. Go to Settings > General > CarPlay, tap your car, then tap Forget This Car. Then set up CarPlay again.

7. Make sure that your CarPlay stereo is using the latest firmware from the car manufacturer. Check your car's manual for more information.

If you still have issues connecting to CarPlay, contact Apple Support."

Take care.

Mine was working today and I stopped playing music and it went black. I tried rebooting phone. I’ve tried multiple cords. I’ve tried multiple devices. We all have 16.3.1 on iPhone 13 This is in a Honda 2022 crv

I see this and then it goes completely black.

Since I updated my phone, I discovered that car play does NOT connect when I’m connected to a VPN server. this worked for me and I think it should work for more people:

1.) unplug my phone from the car

2.) disconnect VPN

3.) connect phone to car (i.e. USB/C-cable)

4.) VOILA

It appears there is a recent article revealing a dispute between what Apple Carplay can display and what Mercedes doesn't want Apple to have control of. My glc300 screen went black also. The phone will still connect, but no display. This is Mercedes fault.

I had this problem and after a lot of trouble shooting I discovered that my vpn application i was running on my phone was causing the issue. If you are running a vpn disable and reconnect and see if that works. Good luck!

Thank you genseric, this worked immediately! I'm on IOS 16.5.1 and everything is back to normal after having a blank screen when CarPlay was connected.

2017 Panamera here, mine has been working without issue on all my cars and only started having issues in the last few weeks. As others have pointed out this might be since I upgraded to 16.0.3, I’ve done all of the above from erasing settings, removing devices from car, removing car from CarPlay, switching cables. I even upgraded from an iPhone 12 Pro Max to 14 Pro Max in the same period, black screen before and after.

i thought it was the car but it seems to work intermittently on our 2017 Audi Q7.

16.1 is out now, I’ll try upgrading and report back.

I have been experiencing this same issue for the last week or so with black screen, although on right hand side of screen I can see the last 3 apps used on CarPlay. I’m just updating to iOS16.2 to see if that resolves.

I drive a e39 bmw 530i with an after market slink apple carplay stereo it’s pretty standard, I use my iPhone 14 to connect, it was working perfectly last night. Then this morning and when I tried to connect, it connected and I heard my music but the screen was stuck in the connecting screen and then just went play with my music still playing. There is an update for iOS 16.2 so I’ll try updating to that and see if it works. This is my first time ever having this issue

I have the Volvo xc60 recharge - CarPlay was a blank /black screen all week. Just got off phone with tech support. Hold the oval home button down and do not release as the system “cleans” and reboots. It took a minute or longer of holding button but then Home Screen reappeared and apply CarPlay was back!

Only some of my icons are blacked out in CarPlay… Audible and Text icons. If using split screen the Audible shows there.

thought maybe I could do a fix before calling dealer.

this Is in my 2022 Rogue.

2020 Kia here and I’m currently having this issue. I know it’s my phone though because my fiancé’s phone works fine but mine? Random blackout and sometimes the media will go silent. Hopefully the latest update of 16.4 kicks it into gear….