I have iphone 16 pro max on ios 26.2. Since updating to ios 26, the carplay experience is horrible. The user interface is laggy, freezes, impossible to use maps. Two out of five times it works OK.
I got BMW X5 with idrive 8.5. Anyone else experiencing similar issues? Resetting connection, phone, etc. does not help. Any idea how to fix it? Or downgrade to ios 18? 26 is the worst update so far
Ran into a similar issue with another make. Turned out that for some reason, the head unit had duplicated the device in its settings. Deleted both from the head unit, removed the pairing from the phone, rebooted both, then re-paired and it's been fine since.
This is a bug in the head unit that was triggered by connecting after updating.
Ran into a similar issue with another make. Turned out that for some reason, the head unit had duplicated the device in its settings. Deleted both from the head unit, removed the pairing from the phone, rebooted both, then re-paired and it's been fine since.
This is a bug in the head unit that was triggered by connecting after updating.
Hello blaise84,
Are you connecting to CarPlay with a cable?
If so, try getting a new cable that support both charging and data. That solution worked for me.
Good luck.
First of all, no, you cannot downgrade back to iOS 18. Downgrading is not supported.
I’m waiting for a response from my son-in-law who drives a BMW X5 and has an iPhone 16 Pro. So far he has not complained about any CarPlay issues. I’ve asked him if he is on iOS 26.2 and if he has updated his X5 to iDrive 8.5. I’ll report back his response.
Hi, I’m having the same issue with my iDrive since IOS26. This seems to be a common problem but Apple is deliberately ignoring the complaints. Their insist that this is a BMW issue. BMW AG don’t seem to know about the issue as they have not updated the iDrive software.
Anyone have a permanent solution?
Well, my son-in law is still on iOS 18.6.2 so that will be of no help. Sorry.
Wireless Carplay BMW X3 2023/OS7 no automatic reconnection of iphone 11 since using IOS 26.2.1
Worked perfect for nearly 3 years with IOS18. Extremely frustrating!!!
Thank you. Will try it out.
Ios 26.2 carplay issues with BMW
