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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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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

Feb 3, 2024 7:21 AM in response to KCJWend

I have a 2019 Peugeot 3008 and an iPhone 15 - CarPlay would not work with the USB-A to USB-C cable which I bought to keep in the car.

Having read so many replies about cables not working, I took the 6 compatible cables I had and tested them all in the car. Only 2 of the 6 worked, including one apple USB-C to C cable fitted with a USB-A adapter.

Neither of the 2 worked however unless I had Bluetooth disconnected.

I hope this helps somebody!

Feb 10, 2024 7:34 PM in response to KCJWend

Was having a problem with my 2019 Hyundai Tucson not connecting to my iPhone 15 Pro Max. Read through this thread and couldn’t believe the amount of differing opinions and suggestions. One gentleman suggested going to dollar tree and buying an adaptor (USB to USB-C.) Which I did and the adaptor cost me $1.25. I did not do any updates, reset my radio, buy a special 1 foot cable. I literally spent $1.25 and my problem has been solved.

if I help anyone else… I’m glad :-) good luck.

iPhone 15 CarPlay Not Working

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