I upgraded my iPhone 12 Pro to a 16 Pro, and the new phone will not connect to my 2018 Mazda CX-5 with CarPlay. When I plug it in, it charges but makes no sign of connecting.
iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18
I had the same issue with my 2019 Toyota Avalon. I tried some cable adapters (both lighting and USB A) to convert one of the ends of the old cables I had. That failed miserably and didn’t work.
I bought an Anker USB-A A to USB-C cable for about $10 from Walmart. It comes with a cable wrap which is nice in the center console to keep things organized.
The new cable worked right away. CarPlay booted faster than ever before. No issues at all.
I did that and it didn’t fix for me. It keeps saying devise no repose..but if I leave it connected it will eventually connect but maybe 15 minutes into the ride
Just adding I already checked all the privacy restrictions.
Thank you. I will try one of these to see if that works. I have a Belkin braided one now and it takes forever to connect. I have no idea if it said it was for date transfers.
Just seems really weird that Apple doesn’t give you a cord that works
Great suggestion! did not have to make any changes to any settings or deal with update issues. Thank you!
Did you upgrade from a 12? Your situation may be different.
Please fix this. I have tried so many troubleshooting steps and it’s not working….
CarPlay doesn’t work in my new iPhone 16 Pro. What can I do
Absolutely not! There has to be settings to avoid spending money
Thank you! Works good with Toyota Yaris
To be clear, I bought a cheaper version of this and it worked.
When I connect to Bluetooth before plugging the USB cable into the phone, it asks if I want to set up CarPlay. What did you choose when it asked you at this point?
This really is a failure of Apple. And they don't give a sh't about it and either the support doesn't know about this issue or they pretend they don't know about this issue.
Thank you so much! After 2 days of trying everything (including all the above recommendations) - this is the only fix that worked
Same thing with my 2018 BMW X5. Also, the phone will not pair with my Apple Watch.
CarPlay not working with iPhone 16 Pro
