No notification sounds in CarPlay

Thank you, but that doesn’t really solve what I’m saying. I do not want Messages to automatically read them out, but I do want an alert to sound when a notification comes in. So eg, I receive a text message, I just want to hear a “ding” to notice a message has come in, then allow me to tap on it to hear the message read out loud when I/if I choose. As it stands right now, the only way I hear any kind of sound is if I do have messages automatically read out loud, but again, that is not what I want.

Appreciate the feedback. This is a big miss. It makes no sense why you can't have an audible alert without it automatically reading out the message.

I was a long time Android user & jumped over with the 15pro max. It’s relatively on par with Android Auto although just some weird differences. But agree, this is my biggest issue. That & why bother having a keypad option on phone if you can’t use it when driving?

It wasn’t restricted on Android Auto, so I don’t think it had to do with any legal restrictions. The only restrictions I’ve ever heard of are strictly about using your handset, not the dash. If that were the case, you couldn’t change your AC or radio.

All good unless you are in a call prompt where you have to select an option & they don’t accept voice input.

Agree, it’s really dumb to design it this way. I have come up with a partial solution though definitely not permanent nor complete. I set up a custom focus mode. Then I created a shortcut that is set to play a default sound if that focus mode is on (I call it “text alert.”) Then I created an automation that turns the focus on/off when I connect/disconnect from CarPlay. Then separately, I set up an automation that runs the text alert shortcut when I get a message from my wife. So when it is all running, if I’m connected to CarPlay & my wife sends me a message,I hear the alert, but when I’m not connected to CarPlay, it doesn’t play that alert (device vibrates or plays default sound according to silent mode).

annoying things are I get a shortcut notification every time my wife sends me a message (there doesn’t seem to be a way to turn that off like other notification options). Also only works for her since I can’t find a way to set it to favorites or anything like that, just can pick 1 person in the automation.

i tried using driving mode as the focus to trigger this but that turns off all notifications from all other apps so l like if work sends me something on Teams, I wouldn’t see it. And it doesn’t allow you to access the phone at all to open any other app even if you’re stopped. It really restricts what you can do on the phone while you’re in that focus mode. So that’s why I had to create a custom focus mode that is essentially my driving mode when connecting to CarPlay. Still no sound when those other notifications come in but at least if I happen to see it, I can check it if I need to but honestly all this work should not have to be done.