Apple CarPlay wont connect to Bluetooth using iOS 16.5

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Apple CarPlay wont connect to Bluetooth using iOS 16.5

This is a long story but will try to keep this short. Brought an after market Apple CarPlay about 2 years back for my 2016 BMW X3. Fitted the hard ware , but have had nothing but issues trying to get the CarPlay side working. No problems with the BMW system. After much trying gave up about a year ago. Jumping to now I had use of a car that had CarPlay and found it very useful. Decided to try one last time to get system working. Took it to a local specialist and they got it working. However when they tried using it on my phone it wouldn’t work wirelessly, but would via USB. Delving deeper and resetting all the systems and phone it still would not work wirelessly on my phone iPhone 12 Pro running iOS 16.5, but would work wirelessly on iso 16.2 on the technician’s phone iPhone. Any ideas as due to the fact it will work wirelessly on the technician phone but not mine shows it’s an issue on my phone, but can connect to other Bluetooth devices such as speakers using my phone. Any ideas people ? Must be a setting on my phone that’s being missed not ticked.

Posted on Jun 13, 2023 4:54 AM

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Ali_E1

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Jun 14, 2023 2:21 PM in response to martin.g.g

Hi martin.g.g,

It's possible! Apple has a serious of steps that you can work through to check for potential missed settings or issues that could prevent you from making a wireless connection to CarPlay. If you haven't yet, work through these steps to see if you're able to get any relief with your connection.

First, make sure that your country or region supports CarPlay and that your car supports CarPlay. If you're unsure if your car supports CarPlay, contact the vehicle manufacturer.

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 Bluetooth is turned on on your iPhone under Settings > Bluetooth. Then go to Settings > Wi-Fi, and make sure that Wi-Fi is also turned on. Tap the CarPlay network, and check that Auto-Join is turned on.

4. If CarPlay doesn't activate automatically, look for the CarPlay logo on your car's display and select it.

5. Restart your iPhone and your car.

6. Make sure that Siri is on.

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

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

9. 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.

If you need help with CarPlay - Apple Support

If you scroll to the bottom of the Apple CarPlay page, you'll see a list of aftermarket systems that support authentic CarPlay systems.

Kindest Regards.

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