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iPhone 15 CarPlay Not Working

My Apple CarPlay worked great on my iPhone 14, and does not work with the new iPhone 15 USB-c. The car only has a USB port, and I’ve tried multiple USB to USB-C cables and none work. What’s going on? It’s a 2023 Mazda CX-30


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iPhone 15, iOS 17

Posted on Sep 25, 2023 10:21 AM

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Posted on Sep 29, 2023 4:45 AM

Same thing with the 2017 Honda civic and my iPhone 15 Pro Max. I’m honestly disappointed to see that Apple hasn’t addressed this yet. I love this phone but I love CarPlay more, and I might have to switch to something else if this isn’t resolved.

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Sep 26, 2023 1:02 PM in response to KCJWend

2021 Ram 1500


My truck has both USB-C and USB-A ports.

I found that when using the C port in my truck, CarPlay will turn on sometimes.

In the case where it doesn’t turn on, i just flip over the usb on the iPhone side and it works fine.

I used two different C cables and they both have the same issue. (the one included with the phone and a thunderbolt 4 cable)


When I use the A port in my truck, it won’t work at all, even when I flip the cable on the iPhone side.


My solution is to buy a wireless CarPlay adapter until Apple figures this out. I just ordered one from Amazon.

Sep 28, 2023 4:56 PM in response to KCJWend

Two cars for our family. 2018 Wrangler JL with a touchscreen out of 2021 wrangler. And then a new 2023 wrangler. Both have intermittent issues. Anker cables, apple type c cables both give issues. Pretty sure it’s software related. In the wrangler JL forum we have a nice 7 page thread trying to find the issue. The only thing I can come up with is the 15s are set to draw more power than the ports can handle in cars. So it doesn’t recognize it. Perhaps an issue also is the reverse charging feature too.

Oct 2, 2023 7:40 AM in response to gnesterenko

Old USB C to A cable from Titan cable. CarPlay not working with iPhone15 on a 2017 Ford F150 or a 2020 Prius Prime. Cable worked fine with older phones and as a charge/sync cable when plugging into a laptop PC. Still, something about these cables isn’t up to snuff.


Bought these Anker USB C to A cables and all issues resolved. Instant connection in both vehicles, 100% effective every time. No difficulty establishing CarPlay connection on unplugging and replugging, restarting vehicle, etc…


Hope this helps someone:


https://www.newegg.com/p/0S8-014F-00215?item=9SIACCUDSW7671

Dec 29, 2023 8:09 PM in response to Donny4649

We tried everything also. Contacted Apple and a solution that worked for us is we had to have a song in Apple Music to get the radio to acknowledge media. We signed up for free trial and added a song to the playlist then went back to Spotify (that’s what we use for music) and everything worked!!! Apple told us to cancel the Apple Music and go and order and download a cheap song into Apple Music. As long as that one song is there your car will recognize all music that you have. It’s worth a try for you. You lose nothing. Once you do the free subscription and download a song you can cancel because your subscription will not cancel until the end of trial period. If this works for you then go order a cheap song to always have in your Apple music

Jan 9, 2024 10:54 AM in response to DavidThomas70

Unfortunately, Peugeot doesn’t have that option. I have started car with phone attached and after engine started: no difference, it won’t work. It’s bad enough lashing out for a new iPhone which, in my case, isn’t now fit for purpose but, with no solution from Peugeot either, what am I now to do? Change the car or get a different brand of phone at more expense? I’m rapidly falling out of love with Apple over this and other app issues.

Sep 28, 2023 1:17 PM in response to Becky_Collins

Just posted on the other Jeep Wrangler thread.

The $29 adapter arrived 30 minutes ago.... Sadly, the adapter does NOT fix the problem.

First attempt: Apple USB C to Lightning - adapter - USB C to iPhone 15 Pro. Achieved CarPlay connection. Turned engine off and restarted. Could not achieve CarPlay connection again in 3 attempts.

Second attempt: Apple USB A to Lightning - adapter - USB C to iPhone 15 Pro. Achieved CarPlay connection. Apple Tech Support called and 3 minutes into the call, CarPlay dropped. Could not reconnect to CarPlay.

Previously, my '22 Wrangler Rubicon 8.4" UConnect system had no problems (iPhone 14 Pro) with CarPlay and I made sure there are no UConnect updates. Everything is current.

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