CarPlay not working with iPhone 16 Pro

I also had trouble connecting new iPhone 16 pro to CarPlay, in a 2022 Lexus ESh. Deleting existing phones and adding new 16 pro resolved the problem. It now connects seamlessly!😊

I tried all of these above until went to Apple and tested Belkin cable and wow it worked! USB-a to usb-c cable

I did this, it is now working.

1. Go to Settings > General > CarPlay, tap your car, then tap Forget This Car. Then set up CarPlay again.

1. Go to Settings > General > CarPlay, tap your car, then tap Forget This Car. Then set up CarPlay again.

Agreed…bought a new USB to USB C cable at BestBuy that specifically listed data transfer. 16 Pro now syncs perfectly with my 2016 Colorado.

i had same issue w 16e. spent and hour w apple support and tried everything.

but reset network settings worked.

settings>reset or transfer iphone > reset > reset network settings

I have had same problem and someone suggested to uninstall iPhone from CarPlay and reinstall and pair it with car again and happy to say that for now couple of days things works just fine.

you may want to try that.

Hi All. I upgraded from iPhone 13 Pro Max to 16 Pro Max and had same issues with Apple CarPlay. I had bought USB-A to USB-C adapters and kept getting ‘Overcurrent Detected’ message in my vehicle. After reading article in 9 to 5 found out the cable we use must be able to transfer data, not just charge the phone. I bought the Belkin charger from this list and CarPlay works perfectly now!

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Mine the same. But I found this and tried, worked!

‘Try settings, general, CarPlay, and delete all vehicles. You may also need to go settings, general, scroll down to reset phone, and click on reset network settings.’

Worth to have a go.

Dear Colleagues,

i’ve been experience the same problem to connect my Iphone 16 Pro with my car and have the car play working properly. As a result a called Apple Support. Here is the troubleshooting conducted in order to make it work:

1. Go to Settings >> Focus >> turn off all (i.e sleep)
2. go to settings >> car play >> forget this device
3. go to “reset all networking settings”. Your iphone will restart after typing the password.
4. go to your car settings and delete your device
5. set up the car play again with your car.

This should work with bluetooth. Good luck.

thanks for sharing ZecaHouston, that solved my problem.

1. Go to Settings >> Focus >> turn off all (i.e sleep)
2. go to settings >> car play >> forget this device
3. go to “reset all networking settings”. Your iphone will restart after typing the password.
4. go to your car settings and delete your device
5. set up the car play again with your car.

I had tried all above steps except '1)'.

Possibly, there must be something to do with "focus" or how you transferred previous iphone content to your new iphone. I did back previous iphone and restore the back up to new iphone - which broke some apps, which I had to delete and re-install.

Bought a USB-C to USB-A to use in my Skoda car. The cable would be with data transfer and not just charging according to specification. Only charging, nothing else worked...

Bought another cable, different make, quite cheap. Everything works!

It’s the cable. Need a data cable. The cable that comes with the new 16 is not a data cable, believe it or not. Have to use your old lightening cable with an adaptor (which is what I did) or buy a new, special cable for this. There are examples of what to buy in this thread.

Purchased the Belkin braided USB-A to USB-C cable as recommended in this thread and CarPlay worked immediately. Thanks you guys!

Get a CarPlay cable from Amazon, they are made for IPhone 15 and 16.