CarPlay Audio Issues with 9.x on iPhone 6s+

I am having the same problem with the same unit though I am using an iphone 6. No problems before the update. After the update I get nothing 9 out of 10 times.

The restart is the only thing that gets me connected - I had tried turning bluetooth off, but I think only after I had established a connection. I'll leave it off for good and see what happens. I'm going to call apple and ask them - I paid for apple care, I'll see if I can get anything out of it. Hopefully enough calls and they'll doing something (and hopefully someone reads these boards!).

I am having the exact same issues, I called apple for support and they wanted me to restore my iphone 6plus as a new phone. This did not fix the issues.

I have found that shutting the phone off every day or so has limited the problem. It still happens sometimes (as do other weird things with carplay) but I haven't had the annoying static thing nearly as often. Definitely not a fix and Apple needs to get carplay figured out, but it has minimized the pain for me.

IM also experiencing this. I've got an iPhone 6 on the latest os and a Pioneer avic5000. Rebooting almost every time I get in car just to get music to play via CarPlay. Really annoying. I also get the occasional blasts of digital static. I have to admit that CarPlay has been a very disappointing experience so far, riddled with bugs and crashes. I just don't know if it's an apple issue or a pioneer issue.

I have the same issues. iPhone 6 with iOS 9.2 and Pioneer Avic f60dab fw 1.11.

Even if I unplug the iPhone from carplay, until I restart it I have this problem.

Because of this bug, sometimes it makes me iphone this problem although it has been linked to carplay.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yu112hpcbvpkuql/Video%2029-11-15%2C%2017%2019%2045.mov ?dl=0

Another problem, when I use carplay once I unplug my iPhone, my apple watch transfer all calls that I make to iphone and those that i receive don't appear on apple watch.

I am experiencing a similar problem. I have an iPhone 6S Plus (16GB Space Gray) and a Kenwood DDX9902S. After a few minutes of being plugged in to the car, the carplay features stop responding. If I skip the current audio track it will immediately begin playing the next track, but audio will stop again. The track timer continues to work but audio is not streaming.

I don't know what to do. This seems like it's certainly an iPhone software issue. I'm running iOS 9.2 on my phone and this is driving me absolutely insane. Apple, please help.

iPhone 6s and a '16 Accord with CarPlay - same issues - ongoing conflict between BT and tethered connectivity. Lock-ups, need to reboots, etc. Disappointing as I was hoping for a better sorted solution from something sold together by Apple/Honda.

Hopefully iOS 9.3 should fix the issue as full wireless connectivity is rumored.

So happy to see I am not the only one experiencing this issue. Also happy to see that this issue does not appear to be related ONLY to the AVIC-8000NEX. I was worried I had wasted a ton of money on a third party receiver, but I suppose these issues might still be fixable in future software/firmware updates.

I have the exact same issues as reported in the original post, and my phone suffers also from the same sporadic audio issues Ruspa1978 described in his/her video.

When CarPlay works as it should, it's like magic. But it's about the buggiest Apple software I've ever used.

Can someone comment in general on the advantages of connecting over bluetooth and through the lightning port? I literally never have ANY need to interact with he Pioneer UI — should I just disable bluetooth? Will Siri mic and phone calls still work hands-free?

Similar problem (and other weird problems) here with iPhone 6 and AVH-4000NEX. Latest firmware on deck and phone. Frequent (6/10) no audio issues using apple's audio apps. Only once had the screeching sound on a podcast. Occasionally (3/10) slow to respond to commands. And sometimes (1/10) the screen is displayed larger than the actual screen on the deck.

Spotify is all messed up, so I'm going to remove it and see that helps.

Android Auto works fine with an old motox, so I'll use it til get things worked out.

Similar issue: '16 car - Carplay works fine with several different iPhone 6 models. But won't work with 6s, running 9.2, nor with the 6s running 9.2.1. Runs for 30 seconds or so, then causes the car's touchscreen controls to be non-responsive, and eventually shuts the touchscreen down to black, and reboots in bluetooth mode.

I fixed this bug by connecting iphone before turning on the car radio. By doing so, the iphone does not have time to establish a bluetooth connection and connects immediately with carplay.

I think it is a bug of airplay ios, which crashes in the switch between bluetooth and carplay mode.

When this crash occurs also affects coninuity features on mac.

I Have NEX8000 im am having the same problem. I got so sick of have to reboot I abandomed CarPlay. I plug my phone up to a usb charger insread of plugging it up to the receiver and I just use Bluetooth. Saves lots of agrivation. with carplay on for a 15 min trip it would take almost the whole trip to get the phone working. PLEASE FIX THIS.

I too am having the same exact problems as everyone else in this thread.

I own a Pioneer NEX AVH-4100 and on occassion experience these same issue:

1) Plug iphone 6s Plus into usb1

2) CarPlay starts and open/play music app.

3) Sounds of digital scratches or no sound at all play while iPhone and headunit shows they are playing the current track.

4) Lose my **** (get upset)

5) unplug then Quick reset with home and lock button on iPhone.

6) home screen, then repeat step 1 & 2.

My problem is solved after step 6 and my music plays normally from then on.

Apple needs to address this issue with their CarPlay software. They advertise on tv for this feature with their iPhone, but is buggy with the Pioneer NEX models. Please update your customers Apple and let them know you at least acknowledge this problem!!

My quick solution is temporary, but I hope this helps others.