Apple Podcast on IOS12 broken BMW carplay

11-27-2018 Update: The Podcast app not displaying on my head unit issue did return one time after the using the new cable, so the issue is likely not cable-related. On the day the Podcast issue returned with my head unit, I noticed that the Podcast app would NOT properly close throughout the day AFTER disconnecting my phone post commuting to work. Swiping-up to close the podcast app would NOT work throughout the day. Leaving work and connecting my phone to my head unit (via a cable) resulted in the same non-display Podcast app issue. In order to fix this issue, I had to shutdown the phone and restart. That fixed the issue since the Podcast app was properly shut down. The issue hasn't returned since that one time. To sum up my recent experience, the Podcast app appeared to not "disconnect" properly from carplay, which caused the display issue the next time I connected my phone to my head unit. That seems like a code issue.

I was having a similar issue...everything was fine with my CarPlay and then suddenly the podcast app became unresponsive during CarPlay use. I realized that I had recently turned off cellular data for the Podcast App on my phone. I turned cellular data back on and the Podcast app in CarPlay started responding again.

Keeping cellular data on for Podcasts resolves all the app freeze issues for me too, but the data drain is unreasonable. Fairly certain it’s a bug— pre-iOS12, I was using podcasts in CarPlay without cellular data with no issues. FWIW, audiobooks in iBooks also glitches out when using in CarPlay with cellular data turned off.

I have had this issue as well. I drive a 2018 Honda Clarity PHEV. I will often get a message on the car screen that Podcasts cannot connect to it's content and after that when I select the Podcast app on the phone (which continues to work just fine) I get a blank screen on the car display. All other apps are working properly. The only solution I have found so far is to restart the phone. I find myself doing this at least once per day, sometimes more. I was having this issue with iOS 11 also but not nearly as frequently. I too would like Apple to address this. Phone and chat support are useless as there is no way to reliably trigger this issue.

Stop struggling and change to Overcast to play your podcasts. I've been using it for about 2 weeks and have found none of the issues I had with both the ios and Downcast apps. It works with my iPhone 8 iOS12.

Issue has to be with IOS12 as I've had no problem until update. WV T4 iphone 8+ with Pioneer SPH-DA230DAB and it just effects apple podcasts. Updated firmware on the pioneer no effect, deleted podcasts and reinstalled on iphone no effect but just noticed an update for iphone whilst typing so finger crossed ;-)

I tried that too. Overcast and Downcast, no improvement. I am wondering if podcast apps are conflicting with each other. Closed all podcasts apps. Thumb swipe up. Plug iPhone X into GMC truck and starts playing. Then stops. Any ideas?

Same issue in my car (Audi - iPhone 8 - iOS 12)

Podcast was fine till this update.

I hope Apple will fix this issue quickly

In addition to Apple Podcast not working, now Audible won't work.
Apple, are you looking at this issue?

Same issue for me

Many bugs with Podcast (sinon iOS 12)

Other apps look working fairly so far

I hope Apple will fix this point quick

Same issue here with a 2017 Hyundai Elantra, iPhone 7, iOS 12. I get a blank screen on both Spotify and Podcasts on the Elantras screen

Same issue with iPhone X iOS 12. After new start sometimes running for 1 day. Waiting für a bugfix.

Update 12.0.1 has not solved this issue :-/

I’ve also noticed that my phone is quite hot when using podcast with CarPlay.

Has somebody tried to uninstall and reinstall the Podcast app ?

Rebooting only fix the issue for a few minutes :-/

Same issue here... Iphonex and Honda CRV

I am using Siri commands to control my podcasts as the CarPlay interface is useless