Can a 2018 Honda Accord know about two different iPhones? I have my phone connecting just fine, and that's great for when I'm driving it. But I cannot get my wife's iPhone to pair up with the car and this is very annoying. I plug in her iPhone with the USB cable, the entertainment center never gives a Car Play icon, never seems to acknowledge the phone, the iPhone itself just sits there searching for a car. Very aggrevating!
Found the answer on the Honda Accord forums. It was indeed a Honda-specific issue and not an Apple issue. Had to allow multiple phones in the entertainment center settings. Odd but it works now. Thanks to all who took the time to reply to this thread.
Once again, check your Honda owner's manual or separate CarPlay manual.
This is something each auto vendor handles somewhat differently.
Thanks for the reply, but none of that helped. I'll be going to Honda next. Most of that I had done before, including the forget this car step. Nothing is helping.
Life isn't all good with my iPhone with regards to CarPlay. For example, too often I'll go to CarPlay and it will start doing whatever it was doing last (like podcasts, or music) and do so without the strip of icons on the left hand side of the display. This makes it hard if not impossible to do something different. Sometimes I have to bounce back and forth from Car Play and FM Radio until that strip of icons appears. And then I get the home button so that I can choose a different task from my phone.
If I understand your question, you want to know if your Honda can handle two iPhones, both on Apple CarPlay. I don't think this is an Apple question. I think it's a question for Honda.
I get that. But that's a question for Honda, not Apple.
How to use CarPlay with your iPhoneGet help
If CarPlay doesn't work like you expect, make sure that your iPhone has the latest version of iOS. After your iPhone is updated, follow these steps—checking CarPlay after each step:
- If CarPlay doesn't activate automatically, look for the CarPlay logo on your car's display.
- Restart your iPhone and your car.
- Make sure that Siri is on.
- If your iPhone isn't detected by CarPlay, make sure that CarPlay isn't restricted. Go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions, tap Allowed Apps and make sure that CarPlay is enabled.
- Go to Settings > General > CarPlay, and tap Forget This Car.
- Check your connection:
- If you have a wired connection, try connecting again with a different USB cable to a different USB port if you have one.
- If you have a wireless connection, enable AirPlane mode by going to Settings > Airplane Mode. Don't enable Airplane Mode from Control Center.
- If needed, install firmware updates. Check your car's manual for more information.
If you still have issues connecting to CarPlay, contact Apple Support.
Almost. I don't want both phones to work at the same time. But I do want both phones to work when it (and only that phone) is plugged in.
CarPlay issue with 2018 Accord
