CarPlay not working with iPhone 16 Pro

Same here! 2024 Toyota Corolla, just “upgraded”from my iPhone 13 Pro to the iPhone 16 Pro Max. The screen on this one is barely responsive as well. I’m extremely close to returning this phone. It has been an absolute nightmare!! :(

My car play requires a cable to work. I have a 16pro and the map, texting, etc are all working on car play but when I try to listen to my Apple Music I get an error telling me when I am not driving to access music on my phone and go over the privacy details. I have done it countless times, paired and unpaired, removed and repaired and I still keep getting it.

I’m having the same issue with my Kia Picanto 2018 model. This is the cord I’m using (just purchased from Kmart) and this is the page I get whenever I open Apple CarPlay I have no idea what else to do?

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I have a mini countryman and upgraded to the 16 pro. Have tried all the suggestions to deleting all previous paired devices etc, new cables to no success! Does anyone have a Mini Cooper and managed to get Car play on with their iPhone 16?? Help is much appreciated!

My 2020 tundra required a lightning to USB-C adapter with a lightning cable going to vehicle and it worked. Same problem…two different car with two different solutions. spent hours trying to figure this out.

WHY CANT APPLE FIX THIS???

No you’re incorrect. The adapter does work. MANY of us have used it and very successfully solved the problem. You should not equate your own failure by suggesting that unequivocally the Apple adapter doesn’t work.

Upgraded to 16 pro from 14 pro - CarPlay is now super laggy, have re-paired multiple times hoping it gets better but it never does - now every time I get in it takes minutes to connect and once it does everything is slow - connecting to a BMW i3

Apple was forced to change the connector type. You were using a power cable to transfer data. You never had an issue to begin with. If your goal was to make as many incorrect statements as possible, then you have achieved it.

What the **** are you talking about? I wasn’t having an issue to begin with??? Were you in my car? I’ve had my vehicle for 5 years, consistently used Appleplay and never had an issue until upgrading to Iphone 16. I’m not saying anything different than many others in terms of issues. I had to get a completely different type of cord than I’ve ever had to use with my car. And Apple doesn’t get “forced” to do anything. They do what they want. Money talks. Why are you even on this thread? You apparently don’t have these issues. Nothing better to do?

I wasn’t asked this. Since you want to troll responses and act like you have all the answers and know what is happening with everyone, I’ll reiterate what others are saying: some of us aren’t even getting the option to set it up. Not all cars have Apple play that connects with Bluetooth. I can only use it when my phone is plugged in.

Thank you @RibGuy7! I tried all the other trouble shooting on this thread and wasn’t confident this would work after all the other failures with my Ford Edge 2017 CarPlay. Just bought one from Best Buy that transfers data and it works perfectly! Thanks again!

Beyond frustrated is an understatement. I loved my 11 pro max but it wouldn’t allow the iOS update as it was too old so that meant none of my work apps would update and nor other vital ones I use daily so began glitching. This is what happened to my son’s iPads they work but as a marketing ploy they force you into purchasing new upgrades. This will be my last apple purchase. I have an older toyota that doesn’t have apple carplay. I use and have always used usb and audio cords and jacks. Since this problem Ive spent more money on a whole bunch of new cords and jacks. Everything else comes through fine, Spotify, GPS, even Siri responds to me, but calls I can hear them but they can’t hear me so have to stuff around with loudspeaker options. This means pulling over each time a call comes which is annoying AF. I’ve tried ear buds but that’s even more of a stuff around in answering and selecting options in order to hear. I have been through 5 apple technicians, a supervisor and I went in store today and no one could help me. I was told by the staff member that it would be escalated this afternoon via phone to a “second escalation” this means that someone who is higher above the in-store techs, (those who encounter these issues and are the ones who write the codes for bug improvements and such to go with the new iOS updates) would be the ones to help me. I truly thought I’d get somewhere but unfortunately the staff member lied and I just had a basic tech call me who did all the diagnostics which everyone I’d already spoken to had done. The supervisor then got on the phone and after almost 2 hours with the tech and supervisor, I was told my car stereo was not compatible and in fact I was told all the older stereos are obsolete with this new tech and I needed CarPlay. Why wasn’t this advertised properly with apple when I purchased the phone? I had saved my money to buy this disaster and can’t get a refund because I got it from a major hifi retailer with my iPhone 11 trade in, instead of the Apple Store. They will send me on a hamster wheel saying it’s an Apple issue and Apple will direct me back to them. I’m so mad that this has happened. I feel like contacting the telecommunications ombudsman. It’s absolutely disgusting from Apple. Am I supposed to upgrade my car now just to safely use my phone? RIDICULOUS. I’m looking at CarPlay stereos now, isn’t that crazy? That will be another $500 with installation easy, and by the looks of the CarPlay issues you guys are having with the iPhone 16 I’m worried that it may not even work then. Shame on you Apple this is a whole lot of BS.

Hi I have an Audi tt with an aftermarket head unit. I just got a 16pro max got an over current message after using a usbc- usb adapter and now nothing works. It still sees the phone and charges but no apple car play stopped working. Wired only. I’ve gone through the comments I’ve changed settings I’ve reset my phone and factory reset the head unit I’ve changed wires, is it possible that the pioneer head unit just isn’t compatible with the phone :/

As a result of many suggestions on how to deal with my iPhone 16 not connecting to Apple CarPlay, I’ve ordered a cable from Amazon to see if it makes a difference. Thank you all for the suggestion. We’ll see if it pans out. CarPlay cord for iPhone 16

same here. Just upgraded and i’m so disappointed I have tried EVERYTHING… i’ve been on the phone with apple support with multiple supervisors for hours and nothing has worked. It will connect for a few seconds and then just suddenly cut out. I even tried some the products people recommended here and so far nothing … I have a 2022 car which is fairly new. My 13 pro max never had a problem before