CarPlay iOS17 not working

So at this point I am giving up. Maybe a future update will fix it, maybe it won’t. I’ve spent way too much time screwing with this and there isn’t a workable solution at the moment. There is more to life than CarPlay… just use Bluetooth and move on with your life for the time being. 😂

iPhone 15 Pro Max on 17.2.1 here and BMW iDrive 7.

Issues here too since upgrading!

Will get in the car and i will need to manually connect to bluetooth through the phone, most the time it doesn’t work and need to restart the idrive unit in the BMW.

Needs fixing!

Yeah, they had me disconnect my VPN and that did not fix CarPlay. My VPN is a bit complicated to reconfigure, so I'm ******. I wish Apple reps would just admit there's an issue they cannot fix instead of taking customers through needless troubleshooting procedures. If reps are not aware there's a known issue, then that's just poor intra-company communication. iPhone 7+ with iOS 15 working fine!

Restarting the infotainment does the trick, however this was not the case previously on iOS 16.

You shouldn’t need to restart infotainments to get the carplay to work - should just connect and work rather than faff around with the infotainment while driving.

If you need to restart the infotainment system, that proves the issue in your case is not with the iPhone but with your car's infotainment system, and only your auto manufacturer can fix it with a firmware upgrade.

Yep this is the same for me too. BMW x3 idrive and iPhone 13 mini. Ever since the first 17.2 release and every release since then. Every time i get into the car I have to disable bluetooth and re-enable for my iphone to play music. Full factory reset of the cars idrive and the iphone did not fix the issue :( I programmed one of the cars audio buttons to the disable/enable bluetooth menu to make it a little quicker but its still annoying as ****.

I have the same problem with my Audi e-Tron GT MY 2023. Wireless CarPlay always worked perfectly, until I got the insane Idea to update my iPhone 11 Pro to iOS 17.2.1. (With 17.1 it worked)

This Update is creating Issues also to other Connected Items, such as Withings Devices….

Terrible how it is developing….just sad.

I have a cable CarPlay connection (USB-A to USB-C) to a 2020 Toyota Tacoma. My CarPlay will stop playing audio when I get a text message or switch screens. Everything else works visual wise. I know it’s not the cord as I have switched it three times and am now using an Apple cord with an adapter. Please Apple, Fix this!!!

This is exactly my situation. I downloaded the Kia software with the intent to do the update today. I will try your process without the infotainment update when I have an hour free and post an update.

After much trail and error, including removing the "connected devices" from the car's InfoTainment system, and re-adding the iPhone over Bluetooth and CarPlay, I'd get a session or two working but would stop connecting after a day or two.

My problem had to do with changes in the VPN software (F-Secure) IKE protocol I used - I changed from IKEYv2 back to IKEYv1 (I know, not as secure), and when I removed the devices and readded them, I made sure VPN was OFF during that initial pairing and setup and VOILA everything not only worked but the configurations continued to work and persisted after multiple car sessions (turning on and off the car) and over many days.

So, I'm good until the next software patch, update, feature or change in this complex web of integrated technologies!

So after giving up for a while, even after trying with the latest released iOS version, my Bluetooth connection was acting weird yesterday, and the music sounded like a phone connection (I’ve had this happen on other cars as well randomly) I decided to try switching from idrive to CarPlay on a whim, and it just worked without any issue and has been working since. It’s been less than 24 hours but I’m hoping it will hold. Very strange as I have done absolutely nothing different, no software updates, etc. I know this probably won’t help anyone having the issue but I’m glad whatever black magic decided to make it work again.

Yeah, something's gotta give... it was working perfectly with iOS 16. I have a brand new 2024 car and voice to text is terrible. It picks up Siri's voice and just craps out after that. Please for the love of God fix this.

Won’t work at all on my Ford Fiesta. After it failed yesterday I haven’t been able to get it to reconnect.

Tried everything.

my phone is charging no bother, but CarPlay will not load up. Useless at the minute.

I’ve been struggling with connection issues for a while but now it’s just gone completely.

I just got off of a chat with an Apple agent. Both mine and my wife’s iPhone 12s had this issue as soon as they updated to iOS 17.2.1 a couple of days ago. The fix turns out to be very simple: rename your phone in Setting>General>About>Name. That’s all it took.

My wife renamed hers and CarPlay immediately started working again.

After chatting with an Apple agent, I had my wife rename her phone and then reconnect it to our 2021 Volvo XC60. That’s all it took. Working perfectly now.

iPhone 12 Pro Max. Issue started when updated to iOS 17.2.1.