iPhone acts like it’s connected to car

fijimorgan wrote:

I have a CarPlay adapter dongle that connects thru WiFi. How do I reset the network?

More than likely the USB port in the car is staying powered on. Your phone connects to it using bluetooth first, then negotiates a wifi connection and drops the bluetooth connection.

I've seen this on a few vehicles. The simplest way to deal with it is to unplug the dongle when you get home and park the car. Plug it back in when you get back in to drive.

I use a dongle in my car for wireless CarPlay. Every once in a while, the car 'checks in' with the manufacturer's service to report status (doors locked, location, etc.) When it does that, the USB port powers on for a minute or two. If I'm within range, my phone will connect to it and drop whatever I might be connected to.

It's the price we pay for being able to seamlessly connect to everything around us...

Reset your network and see what happens

How far away is Nowhere Near? More than 40 feet?

If you restart the phone, does that clear it?

I'm a Doogle connect to your vehicle there should be a hard reset button in it somewhere

fijimorgan wrote:

Yes more than 40ft. I even turn off Bluetooth and WiFi and it still happens.

How do you connect? Cable CarPlay, Wifi Carplay, or Bluetooth ipod mode?

If its wifi carplay, yes reset network settings as MIBDRT suggests and remove the carplay setting.

Also uninstall any VPN

fijimorgan wrote:

I have a CarPlay adapter dongle that connects thru WiFi. How do I reset the network?

settings, General, transfer or reset iPhone, Reset, Reset network settings. it will wipe all saved WiFi addresses, but they are in My passwords app