CarPlay Will Not Connect or Stay Connected

I just got a 2016 Honda Civic and was excited to try CarPlay. It worked great... once. Since then I have had to restart my phone before turning on my car to get it to work again, and to make things worse the car will connect over Bluetooth for a few seconds - long enough for music to start playing - and then it "can't connect" to my phone even though the music continues.


I tried using a different lightning cable, which just gave me false hope. The phone connected briefly and the CarPlay screen appeared on the phone, but then it promptly disconnected again.


This is very frustrating. I don't want to power cycle my phone every time I get into my car. I don't know if this is Honda's problem or Apple's, but I can find zero information about it on either company's sites, possibly because my car is so new.


Car: 2016 Honda Civic EX

Phone: iPhone 5S running iOS 9.1

iPhone 5s, iOS 9.1, 2016 Honda Civic EX

Posted on Dec 1, 2015 6:22 PM

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Posted on Jan 10, 2016 5:32 PM

Hello All!


Issue Resolved with CarPlay "Device Not Connected" / Disconnecting Issue.


I had the issue with Apple CarPlay disconnecting after roughly 2 mins after making connection with the lightning cable.


I tried with two lightning cables and two iPhones (happened with one phone and not the other.)


I found that the "Onavo" App that works as a VPN to save date is causing this disconnect with CarPlay.


Go into : Settings --> General --> VPN and if "Onavo" is there remove it!


Thanks!!

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Oct 1, 2016 11:09 AM in response to jd0ve

I have the same issue as well and nothing works. I have reset the phone to new several times and I have had this happen on both iOS 9 and iOS 10 and if anything it is worse in iOS 10. I dont know if anyone else has the issue too that sometimes playing the music skips and messes up so I have to unplug and sometimes restart the phone. I have had issues on the iPhones 6s. 6s Plus and now iPhone 7 that I just got. I really hope Apple fixes this **** because it is very aggravating and makes it seem like they're losing theyre touch of things just working with no issues. Sometimes I have to shut of the car and restart it in order for it to work but then it disconnects shortly after by itself when the phones are still connected.

Oct 4, 2016 6:40 PM in response to JorgeShaf

This is a very tough issue. You don't know if it's the phone's hardware or software, the cable, or the car's hardware or software.


How do you troubleshoot something like this and who even would do the troubleshooting? Does Apple have any kind of relationship with the vehicle manufacturers where their support teams can work together on a problem? And how widespread a problem is this anyway? And how many people having the problem would even report it or know how?


Yeah, this doesn't help at all, but I've been trying to figure out where to start with this beyond doing what's worked for others.

May 21, 2017 11:02 AM in response to jd0ve

On my Honda Civi 2017 EX-T, Apple Carplay will not start anymore.. Worked for about a month and now, nothing!!!

Changed the Cable and even tried with My Wife's iPhone. Very disapointed

I also deleted all the Carplay Profiles on My iPhone and also removed my iPhone from the Honda System... Nothing

I do not have any VPN profiles. I will call my Honda Dealer to see if there's anything they can do but At this point, it is unclear if the issue is The Honda System or Apple Carplay. I will also test with Android Auto to see if it's working... if it does... Well I guess I will have to swith over to the other side. I didn't by the Honda Civic Touring because I was able to user the GPS on my iPhone using CarPlay. I was also dispointed that Google Map wasn't available and/or Waze.

Jan 10, 2017 5:37 PM in response to jhaley007

Hey, I also have a Honda Civic 2016 and am experiencing the same issues. From the time I owned the car the problem became progressively worse. Long story short I'm told Honda has provided software updates for entertainment system but not yet available for late year Civic. One owner of earlier year Civic 2016 has received update and I'm told CarPlay now works fine.

Mar 2, 2017 7:10 PM in response to jd0ve

I have a new Honda Pilot 2017 with Carplay and I've also had continuous problems from day one with, "This device is not compatible with Carplay" or "not connected" messages with my iPhone 7 Plus.


I have tried 3 Apple brand USB cables and a bunch of other brands.


I have deleted the device from the Honda system and re-added it.


I have powered my phone off and on again.


I have reset my phone.


None of these things have worked, and Apple Carplay is one of the main reasons I went for this model. This is VERY frustrating.

Mar 3, 2017 8:10 AM in response to helpmybusiness

helpmybusiness wrote:


I have a new Honda Pilot 2017 with Carplay and I've also had continuous problems from day one with, "This device is not compatible with Carplay" or "not connected" messages with my iPhone 7 Plus.


I have tried 3 Apple brand USB cables and a bunch of other brands.


I have deleted the device from the Honda system and re-added it.


I have powered my phone off and on again.


I have reset my phone.


None of these things have worked, and Apple Carplay is one of the main reasons I went for this model. This is VERY frustrating.


Any chance you have Apple Music enabled and specifically do you have a large Apple Music library? A large Apple Music library seems to be at the center for many of the issues many of us Honda owners are experiencing.


I have a 2016 Civic and a 37000+ Apple Music library and when enabled, CarPlay "crashed" after two minutes of use. If I disable Apple Music OR use my wife's iPhone (who has a significantly smaller Apple Music library) then CarPlay works great!


FYI...I have done all of the same troubleshooting as you have (and then some) and have given up. Frustrating for sure.

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