CarPlay issues with 2022 Rav 4 Hybrid

Having the same issue in my 2020 RAV4, plus CarPlay crashes every 1-2 minutes. It's not just my phone - my wife's phone is doing the same thing in her 2021 RAV4. Both of us updated from iOS 16.4.1, when things were working fine, to 16.5. Toyota hasn't had updates in a long time, so it wasn't anything we did to our vehicles.

I'm in the same boat as everyone here. My 2022 Rav4's Carplay has been useless ever since the the 16.5 update. I've had to take 2 road trips (as is customary during the Summer) with unreliable connectivity with my GPS because my phone will disconnect and reconnect with Carplay every couple of minutes. As was mentioned, this is highly dangerous as you are distracted from the road, and the fact that Apple appears to be completely unwilling to even acknowledge it is ridiculous.

I've tried all the troubleshooting. They haven't fixed it. It is a bug with the os.

Guess my next device will be Android. I've had an iPhone for something like 20 years, but the quality of Apple's software has gotten more and more terrible over the last decade.

Pretty dumb that they claim this "happens every year". I have had a Toyota for the last 5 years, and this is the first time my Carplay has done this after an update. It is an Apple issue, and they need to get it fixed. It's obvious that there is a great reliance on Carplay and the functionality of GPS, along with other applications it provides. This is causing unsafe situations while having to mess with your device as you are attempting to navigate your vehicle.

When all is said and done, I wonder if there may be some lawsuits on the horizon for Apple.

Same with me. iOS 17 didn't fix it. 

This could have been a feature change or security enhancement introduced by Apple, which may require Toyota to update its device OS. I would expect the vendors to have been notified of such a change. 

If that's really the case, I doubt Apple would do anything to mitigate this issue.

At the end of the day, this is an offering from Toyota, so they should work it out and provide a fix to their customers.

I bought another brand new apple cable. no help.

I disconnected bluetooth completely, and just used the usb wired for CarPlay. no help.

resets every 60 seconds.

and I once again tried "forget this vehicle" on CarPlay and rejoined, but no help.

so, until ios17 comes out, im going to just use bluetooth, not use CarPlay at all, and im going to buy a mount

for my phone. Having the dash reset every minute is too infuriating.

thanks for all the updates.

Thanks for the link to submit a bug report to Apple. Silly that they don't even have anything past 16.4.1 as a selectable option. Submitted without selecting a version number. Made a point to mention 16.5 in my text. 

I also went as far as to factory reset my RAV4's audio system to factory defaults using a secret maintenance screen...no fix there, either. This is getting pretty tiring.

You shouldn’t have to buy an adapter to fix a problem both Toyota and Apple know about. This happened last year as well. They are waiting until the new IOS comes out with the fix in. So basically car play only works 9 months a year. The adapter like all the other tricks we all have been doing should need to be.

I was at first blaming Apple…but when I connect CarPlay to my wife’s 2018 BMW…works like a charm…but that actually runs with Bluetooth…yet another corner cut by Toyota when building the so called “Infotainment” system. I’ll drive the wheels off my 22 RAV4 XSE hybrid…but the scaled back Bluetooth features are a REAL pain. Don’t really want to purchase any Amazon workaround…should’ve just been built into the $40k price tag vehicle from the beginning!

"So, for me, It is what it is."

Same here. The wireless accessory set me back like $70 but it gave me enjoyment of my $40K car back. Easy call vs. spinning my wheels and wasting my time with Apple and Toyota.

I've seen that too. It's actually not perfect on the screen behind the wheel, even with the otherwise perfect wireless carplay solution we've suggested in this thread. I just don't put music info on that screen anymore since it tends to keep the first song info on it since this bug arrived.

Same thing has been happening in my 2020 RAV4 Limited Hybrid since mid-summer. I'm unsure if it is an Apple issue or a Toyota one, though because it happens in my car for both my phone and my husband's, but does not happen in his 2021 Tacoma for either of our phones. I've tried a brand new Apple cable and have even taken it into Toyota. Toyota told me that they were unable to recreate the problem, so there was nothing they could do. Lovely. I'm also now on IOS 17.0.2, and it's still happening!!!

I have been telling Toyota of this same problem since Nov 2020 and they deny there is an issue, or any reports of the issue. CLEARLY this is gaslighting 101. Multiple phones, multiple iOS and no change. Replaced sound system last week - still happening. Next stop USB port

Having the same issues. Constantly will drop while on a call or playing music, Or will freeze up my infotainment system. What is weird is that it doesn’t happen in my truck with an aftermarket stereo.

What was your device's earlier iOS version? --> About iOS 16 Updates - Apple Support (IN)

I have exactly the same problem. Crashes every 60-75 seconds. NOT using Bluetooth so it is not a connection issue. Just updated to iOS 16.5 a couple days ago.