I did all of these and nothing works. Wired Carplay worked perfectly fine before the update and now it doesn't work at all. It does absolutely nothing. Doesn't even show up on the screen as an option.
Do you have vocal shortcuts turned on? If so, disable it. It worked for me when nothing was displaying. Also, Sometimes CarPlay would not sync so I just restart my phone and it’ll work 99% of the time.
@@npolearyhello I have a question, for Honda hr-v 2022 model how do we fix the audio. For some reason my audio gets muffled when I receive a phone call or when I try to call someone while playing music. I then have to say hey siri and say bye for the audio to come back.
Thanks for this video. Tried everything and resetting the network settings did the trick. Definitely would not have tried that without your suggestion. Much appreciated!
Got the full video on my channel: ruclips.net/video/ewEzOX3Ci-Q/видео.html&si=F2VB9LyHfPMQDx3B This is the longer version but linked to the bit you’re after 🤓
Passing along something that worked perfect for me: ***Shut off Vocal Shortcuts*** Trying to play music through my car audio was not working, and it would only play auio through the phone. Shutting off vocal shortcuts fixed it.
Thank you! I added that one to a pinned comment already :) Seems to be quite a common thing that one! Didn’t realise a lot of people used Vocal Shortcuts!
Anything on this thread? Sound like the “listening for Siri” is being activated and forcing everything through the voice output: www.reddit.com/r/CarPlay/comments/1fkp51m/ios_18_issues_with_carplay/
Pinned comment might fix it: @shabbirpoonawala7272 said: An another issue with ios18 has been that once Car Play is connected the audio defaults to voice assistant or voice commands. This means the music playing from the car through Apple CarPlay is not good and sounds bad. I had this for a while now and after multiple trouble shooting finally cracked it. Turn OFF the new Voice Commands on your phone Settings - Accessibility - Vocal Shortcuts
I’ve also noticed if I wake my phone up when it’s connected to car play I lose the sound quality of speakers it sounds like it’s just coming from the phone
Carplay no longer works for me on my 2022 gmc seira and 2018 honda accord. Tried all the fixes but nothing working. I have been using the developer betas which have been fine all the way up until 12-2-24 an now nothing. Really not sure what the issue is, do I try a full reset of my phone and revert to a non beta ios?
To anyone having this issue that uses a VPN. Turn off your VPN before connecting!!! This was the issue for me. I had express vpn running in the background.
If you have CarPlay on the screen, calls will come through the speakers. However providing you are not driving, when you accept a call on your phone, next to the red hang up button on the phone, press Audio and choose phone instead of CarPlay. That way your call will come through the phone instead. To not receive any calls, just enable do not disturb instead.
Called into an Apple Store regarding this issue as I’d tried all the suggestions in the video and non had resolved the issue I have had with car play since iOS18 they said that they didn’t know if the issue is with iOS or some vehicles as some have no problems, they did say that a software update maybe required on the vehicle.
@ 2023 Nissan Primastar van, iPhone 14 iOS 18.2 connected wired, previous had an iPhone 11 and had no issues with car play, using same wire and have tried another wire and same issues, it’s a strange issue with me, will connect twice in the morning before stopping completely but will still charge the phone, once I have reached my destination shut off the van and returned it’ll connect but drop off periodically, disconnect and reconnect the wire works and will reestablish connection and CarPlay unlike in the morning
Hmmm that does sound strange, although it’s very rare for this to happen but a software update might be needed by a dealer for the car. Usually if a car has CarPlay, it should just work across the board. Seems a little strange though that it’s intermittent :/
Hello, Nick. The issue I’m having is where CarPlay randomly disconnects and reconnects ONLY during a phone call. I thought it was just the wireless CarPlay in my 2024 F150, but while using the wired CarPlay in my Kia Stinger, it did the same thing for the first time since updating to iOS 18! I thought there was something wrong with the F150’s radio. How can I solve this? And tips?
Oh very strange, have you tried all of the steps in the longer video of mine? Linked at the bottom of the video and here: ruclips.net/video/ewEzOX3Ci-Q/видео.htmlsi=pweBeiYBOSskYyuz Apple have also just released a bug fix version iOS 18.0.1 which may help!
@@npoleary I tried with another iPhone 15 Pro Max and the same car, but unfortunately the connection only works while making a phone call. (Lexus RX 500h, 2023)" Here are the specific corrections I made
I have a 2017 hyundai veloster and can't get wired carplay to work since updating to the iphone 16 from the 11. Turning off vocal shortcuts and enabling siri, and all of the other things here haven't worked for me. Any suggestions?
I’ve noticed that it has CarPlay is opting for ABRP app over my preferred google maps (which is what I’ve always used with this car) and now the google maps routes no longer update after starting the route. This has only happened since the update and it’s infuriating as I don’t use ABRP at all? Has anyone else had this issue? 🤔
@@npoleary Yeap. Without pairing the iPhone with the car via CarPlay (wired or wireless) those apps works fine. Problem still unresolved with recent iOS18 updates when connecting CarPlay. iPhone 15PRO
That is strange, you tried all steps like unpairing my and re-pairing back up and reset network settings? If none of the above work, I’ve heard a rumour that Apple are releasing another version next week.
Grand Cherokee 2022, stopped working today .. won’t work with a cable either. There’s no car play symbol coming up in device manager, and under the CarPlay in settings my car won’t show up either.
Sadly not covered that model to date but can you factory reset the multimedia system in the car? That might jolt it into life? Did you try all of the steps on my longer video as well?
On phone calls the other ends can’t hear properly and highly doubt its speakers affected. Having done the update several minutes hopped in the car and issues presented.
@@npoleary yes Siri works excellent I’ve tried all recommend steps with no avail. Strange that i did the update and went to the car in morning and received a call answered person complaining of not hearing properly tried with another same complaint. Hard to believe in 12 hours the cars speakers or mic would be ruined
Have you tried unpairing and re-pairing back up? Failing that I’d try (if you can) connecting to another car (friend or family member etc) to see if the problem persists
As a follow up I’ve tried using on another car and same issue, bought a new usb cord same issue went to Apple they simply blamed it on the car 😂. Had some else(18.1) do it as well from there phone and same issue. Essentially I hear the caller very well and they said it’s sounds very robotic when i speak. I use the Bluetooth phenomenally well no complaints of Mr robotic voice from the person I’m speaking with. Only sad part is that I lack my maps when using Bluetooth.
I tried all but none of them working for me! My new phone is iphone 16 pro with IOS 18.0.1 that Apple shipped last week. I tied multiple times -no success at all. I even called my MBZ dealer, they recommended to reset system, and repair again. Still not working... Apple CarPlay is my mostly used feature in my car (AMG GLE43 2017) and now I feel depressed.
This could work for you! Sadly only started my channel in 2020 so have limited coverage of models before that when it comes to Mercedes, but…there is a hidden menu for CarPlay. Press TEL, then press TEL again and spin round to Apple CarPlay on the car screen. This is how you launch it manually. To get the auto start going, from that same screen, nudge the wheel down and go to (I think it was called) “Options” on the bottom left. Tick the box that says “Start Apple CarPlay Automatically”. This can become unchecked when you connect a different phone to the car in addition to yours so you just need to enable it again.
Hi. I have a 2020 cla with the mbux larger screen version,and an iPhone 14+ providing iOS 18 wireless CarPlay, via a dongle,Can anybody please tell me why I can't only get 4 icons on each line of the cars screen ? Everyone else seems to have 5 in each line 😢 Thanks.
Sadly not all cars can do full screen CarPlay. There are other manufacturers who have come across the same before. For Mercedes it’s a common question which I’ve answered on my FAQ series here: ruclips.net/video/N9x56XWdjIo/видео.htmlsi=mlzuNGtciSlsdcdb&t=537 Basically it’s because MBUX (also known as NTG 6) on Mercedes is available in two screen sizes, 7” & 10.25”. When designing & coding I’m led to believe that you can only choose one (to maintain compatibility) for everything. So to make sure it works on all models, Mercedes of course had to go with the 7” version, which is perfect for 7” owners but of course leads to a cropped experience if you have a 10.25” screen. NTG 7 found in some new cars have higher faster processors and have one screen size leading to a full screen experience on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Hope that explains potentially why it’s like that on some cars!
Sorry a question. you made a video answering the best sounding Mercedes ever. and I wanted to ask you, what's the worst sounding Mercedes ever? I meant to ask this 1-3 years ago 😅😅😅
Haha yeah I remember! The best is probably the Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro now. But for the worst? That’s a tricky one, I mean if you’re comparing a V8 to a 1.3L like my car, then…😅
@@ma71600 :( it’s crazy how many problems iPhone 16 pro max is giving. I need to get another replacement. I have wasted all my free time and energy going back and forth from the Apple Store to resolve all these problems I have been experiencing. It’s so frustrating and upsetting.
Mines random. Been fine but will play a song from Spotify for about 10-14 seconds then goes silent. Every single damn song. Will try some of these fixes thanks
You went too fast on the last tip of advise. Reset network settings. You should do a slower clip with arrows showing how you got there. Just my opinion
Sadly the nature of RUclips shorts, they need to be fast paced. Thanks what they are otherwise people will not watch them and swipe away. At the time of recording they only allowed 1 min. But this is a shorter version, the longer version which is a slower pace is on the longer video linked at the bottom of this one which is a simple tap away: ruclips.net/video/ewEzOX3Ci-Q/видео.html&si=83ztlv6ZDVRXL-mE
I've done it all and still not working and It won't even find my Audi now. It connects wirelessly in the Porsche. I deleted my car off and now it won't find it at all! I don't like driving my husband's Porsche Cayenne as it's too big😢 any suggestions anyone? I need Waze!
My wifes phone working fine in my car but mines has insane lag issues somehow. I had the same issue with iphone 15 and now iphone 16 so it must be something attached to my apple account? Does anyone experience the same thing please help.
I have a longer version of my RUclips channel under the videos section and link bottom left of this short video. What car / make and model and year do you have? And are you using wired or wireless to connect?
Like if ios18 has been the worst Apple experience to date
Good to hear, glad I didn’t update it and am still running on 17😭
I did all of these and nothing works. Wired Carplay worked perfectly fine before the update and now it doesn't work at all. It does absolutely nothing. Doesn't even show up on the screen as an option.
Maybe something on the car? What car do you have (make model year etc)
Do you have vocal shortcuts turned on? If so, disable it. It worked for me when nothing was displaying. Also, Sometimes CarPlay would not sync so I just restart my phone and it’ll work 99% of the time.
I have the exact same issue, stopped working out of nowhere
@@LumuiSassame 😪
@@npolearyhello I have a question, for Honda hr-v 2022 model how do we fix the audio. For some reason my audio gets muffled when I receive a phone call or when I try to call someone while playing music. I then have to say hey siri and say bye for the audio to come back.
Omg a good 3 months without apple CarPlay after that iOS 18 update and I finally got it fixed! The network reset thing worked!! Tysm 😊
Woooo! 🥳
Network reset worked for me as well, Thank you!
Thanks for this video. Tried everything and resetting the network settings did the trick. Definitely would not have tried that without your suggestion. Much appreciated!
Brilliant! Glad you got it going! 🤓🙏
How do you find “network settings”?.
Got the full video on my channel:
ruclips.net/video/ewEzOX3Ci-Q/видео.html&si=F2VB9LyHfPMQDx3B
This is the longer version but linked to the bit you’re after 🤓
Passing along something that worked perfect for me: ***Shut off Vocal Shortcuts*** Trying to play music through my car audio was not working, and it would only play auio through the phone. Shutting off vocal shortcuts fixed it.
Thank you! I added that one to a pinned comment already :)
Seems to be quite a common thing that one! Didn’t realise a lot of people used Vocal Shortcuts!
Nailed it! That turned out to be my issue too🫠
Worked for me! Thank you!
I love you
The question is: did you have that enabled?
damn thing affected me, the sound is tin can, or plays on the phone not car speakers
Anything on this thread?
Sound like the “listening for Siri” is being activated and forcing everything through the voice output: www.reddit.com/r/CarPlay/comments/1fkp51m/ios_18_issues_with_carplay/
I’m having the same problem, did u find a fix?
Pinned comment might fix it:
@shabbirpoonawala7272 said:
An another issue with ios18 has been that once Car Play is connected the audio defaults to voice assistant or voice commands. This means the music playing from the car through Apple CarPlay is not good and sounds bad. I had this for a while now and after multiple trouble shooting finally cracked it.
Turn OFF the new Voice Commands on your phone Settings - Accessibility - Vocal Shortcuts
I’m having the same problems.
Same here did you fix it
I’ve also noticed if I wake my phone up when it’s connected to car play I lose the sound quality of speakers it sounds like it’s just coming from the phone
Carplay no longer works for me on my 2022 gmc seira and 2018 honda accord. Tried all the fixes but nothing working. I have been using the developer betas which have been fine all the way up until 12-2-24 an now nothing. Really not sure what the issue is, do I try a full reset of my phone and revert to a non beta ios?
Started off on my GMC and then tried the Honda today. Used multiple cables, and multiple brand new ones (both cars don't have wireless)
Might be worth a shot if you’ve tried everything else! Just make sure your phone is backed up on iCloud first so it’s easier to restore!
@@npoleary apparently 18.2 developer beta update is what is causing the issue and an update will be released in the next week.
Hi Nick, 😊 you can assist me. Is there a way where you can see the title of the song and artist name when listening to DBA radio? Thanks, Nick.😊
That depends on the car, what make and model do you have?
To anyone having this issue that uses a VPN. Turn off your VPN before connecting!!! This was the issue for me. I had express vpn running in the background.
you just saved me
Immediately worked! Thanks!
Hi, kindly how i can keep the carplay on but i dont want to receive calls on car speakers as its embarrassing when I’m not alone in the car.
If you have CarPlay on the screen, calls will come through the speakers. However providing you are not driving, when you accept a call on your phone, next to the red hang up button on the phone, press Audio and choose phone instead of CarPlay. That way your call will come through the phone instead.
To not receive any calls, just enable do not disturb instead.
whole time it connect by bluthoot not car play without cable , what can i do?
Are you sure the car has CarPlay?
Called into an Apple Store regarding this issue as I’d tried all the suggestions in the video and non had resolved the issue I have had with car play since iOS18 they said that they didn’t know if the issue is with iOS or some vehicles as some have no problems, they did say that a software update maybe required on the vehicle.
Which car do you have
What year of car
Model of phone
Are you connecting wired or wireless
@ 2023 Nissan Primastar van, iPhone 14 iOS 18.2 connected wired, previous had an iPhone 11 and had no issues with car play, using same wire and have tried another wire and same issues, it’s a strange issue with me, will connect twice in the morning before stopping completely but will still charge the phone, once I have reached my destination shut off the van and returned it’ll connect but drop off periodically, disconnect and reconnect the wire works and will reestablish connection and CarPlay unlike in the morning
Hmmm that does sound strange, although it’s very rare for this to happen but a software update might be needed by a dealer for the car. Usually if a car has CarPlay, it should just work across the board.
Seems a little strange though that it’s intermittent :/
Hello, Nick. The issue I’m having is where CarPlay randomly disconnects and reconnects ONLY during a phone call. I thought it was just the wireless CarPlay in my 2024 F150, but while using the wired CarPlay in my Kia Stinger, it did the same thing for the first time since updating to iOS 18! I thought there was something wrong with the F150’s radio.
How can I solve this? And tips?
Oh very strange, have you tried all of the steps in the longer video of mine?
Linked at the bottom of the video and here: ruclips.net/video/ewEzOX3Ci-Q/видео.htmlsi=pweBeiYBOSskYyuz
Apple have also just released a bug fix version iOS 18.0.1 which may help!
I have the same problem with my 2023 Lexus RX 500h and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Did you find a solution to your problem? 18.0.1 didn't work for me.
Does it do the same thing in other cars? (If you have access to one to check)
@@npoleary I tried with another iPhone 15 Pro Max and the same car, but unfortunately the connection only works while making a phone call. (Lexus RX 500h, 2023)"
Here are the specific corrections I made
I have a 2017 hyundai veloster and can't get wired carplay to work since updating to the iphone 16 from the 11. Turning off vocal shortcuts and enabling siri, and all of the other things here haven't worked for me. Any suggestions?
Using the correct cable? 👍🏼
@@npolearyis there a cable for wired for the new iPhones that have usb-c
I’ve noticed that it has CarPlay is opting for ABRP app over my preferred google maps (which is what I’ve always used with this car) and now the google maps routes no longer update after starting the route. This has only happened since the update and it’s infuriating as I don’t use ABRP at all? Has anyone else had this issue? 🤔
What about GPS problems with iOS18 with CarPlay? No chance to use Maps, Google Maps, Waze, HERE, etc properly wired or wireless.
Not experienced any issues with GPS on iPhone myself but Apple have just released iOS 18.0.1 which helps with bug fixes etc
I have the same problem in the GPS after updated my iPhone ti IOS 18, the GPS bot working in all apps
Question for you both though…does it still work without CarPlay?
Like Apple Maps, Google Maps on just the phone itself?
@@npoleary Yeap. Without pairing the iPhone with the car via CarPlay (wired or wireless) those apps works fine. Problem still unresolved with recent iOS18 updates when connecting CarPlay. iPhone 15PRO
That is strange, you tried all steps like unpairing my and re-pairing back up and reset network settings?
If none of the above work, I’ve heard a rumour that Apple are releasing another version next week.
Grand Cherokee 2022, stopped working today .. won’t work with a cable either. There’s no car play symbol coming up in device manager, and under the CarPlay in settings my car won’t show up either.
Sadly not covered that model to date but can you factory reset the multimedia system in the car? That might jolt it into life?
Did you try all of the steps on my longer video as well?
Also regenerating a new Wi-Fi code and reconnect what fixed mine
What cable is the correct one?
Official Apple cable :) there are 3rd party ones as well, but sadly you just have to try them to test it
@@npolearyMFA.
jokes on you im not using ios 18 i cant be asked to update it
😂 I mean you don’t have to update it
For me, any voice related thing isn’t working - like voice recognition in maps and Siri activation button.. is anyone else facing this
Have you tried un-pairing and re-pairing back up?
On phone calls the other ends can’t hear properly and highly doubt its speakers affected. Having done the update several minutes hopped in the car and issues presented.
Does Siri work in the car properly? Just curious if that is affected
@@npoleary yes Siri works excellent I’ve tried all recommend steps with no avail. Strange that i did the update and went to the car in morning and received a call answered person complaining of not hearing properly tried with another same complaint. Hard to believe in 12 hours the cars speakers or mic would be ruined
Have you tried unpairing and re-pairing back up?
Failing that I’d try (if you can) connecting to another car (friend or family member etc) to see if the problem persists
I am having this same problem since I updated to 18. CarPlay is only messing up on phone calls.
As a follow up I’ve tried using on another car and same issue, bought a new usb cord same issue went to Apple they simply blamed it on the car 😂. Had some else(18.1) do it as well from there phone and same issue. Essentially I hear the caller very well and they said it’s sounds very robotic when i speak. I use the Bluetooth phenomenally well no complaints of Mr robotic voice from the person I’m speaking with. Only sad part is that I lack my maps when using Bluetooth.
I tried all but none of them working for me! My new phone is iphone 16 pro with IOS 18.0.1 that Apple shipped last week. I tied multiple times -no success at all. I even called my MBZ dealer, they recommended to reset system, and repair again. Still not working... Apple CarPlay is my mostly used feature in my car (AMG GLE43 2017) and now I feel depressed.
This could work for you!
Sadly only started my channel in 2020 so have limited coverage of models before that when it comes to Mercedes, but…there is a hidden menu for CarPlay.
Press TEL, then press TEL again and spin round to Apple CarPlay on the car screen. This is how you launch it manually.
To get the auto start going, from that same screen, nudge the wheel down and go to (I think it was called) “Options” on the bottom left. Tick the box that says “Start Apple CarPlay Automatically”.
This can become unchecked when you connect a different phone to the car in addition to yours so you just need to enable it again.
Let me know how you get on 👊🏼
Hi. I have a 2020 cla with the mbux larger screen version,and an iPhone 14+ providing iOS 18 wireless CarPlay, via a dongle,Can anybody please tell me why I can't only get 4 icons on each line of the cars screen ? Everyone else seems to have 5 in each line 😢 Thanks.
Sadly not all cars can do full screen CarPlay. There are other manufacturers who have come across the same before.
For Mercedes it’s a common question which I’ve answered on my FAQ series here: ruclips.net/video/N9x56XWdjIo/видео.htmlsi=mlzuNGtciSlsdcdb&t=537
Basically it’s because MBUX (also known as NTG 6) on Mercedes is available in two screen sizes, 7” & 10.25”. When designing & coding I’m led to believe that you can only choose one (to maintain compatibility) for everything.
So to make sure it works on all models, Mercedes of course had to go with the 7” version, which is perfect for 7” owners but of course leads to a cropped experience if you have a 10.25” screen.
NTG 7 found in some new cars have higher faster processors and have one screen size leading to a full screen experience on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Hope that explains potentially why it’s like that on some cars!
Sorry a question. you made a video answering the best sounding Mercedes ever. and I wanted to ask you, what's the worst sounding Mercedes ever? I meant to ask this 1-3 years ago 😅😅😅
Haha yeah I remember! The best is probably the Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro now. But for the worst? That’s a tricky one, I mean if you’re comparing a V8 to a 1.3L like my car, then…😅
Why not trying Accooi they are the best in the class. Very reasonably priced.
Accooi Car plays.
I tried almost all of these and it is still giving me problems. So frustrating
What sort of problems, what car do you have, model / make / years and are you connecting wired or wirelessly
Same with me. I have BMW 428 2015. My iPhone 14 WAS connected via Bluetooth, Now the 16 pro max wont connect. 😢
@@ma71600 :( it’s crazy how many problems iPhone 16 pro max is giving. I need to get another replacement. I have wasted all my free time and energy going back and forth from the Apple Store to resolve all these problems I have been experiencing. It’s so frustrating and upsetting.
@@ma71600same shit
I turned off WiFi liked Reddit user said and then went back to my car. It seems to have picked up Audi MMI now! CarPlay works now.
Mines random. Been fine but will play a song from Spotify for about 10-14 seconds then goes silent. Every single damn song. Will try some of these fixes thanks
iOS 18.0.1 is out so try that too!
And Spotify’s latest app is 4 days ago too, version 8.9.78
You went too fast on the last tip of advise. Reset network settings. You should do a slower clip with arrows showing how you got there. Just my opinion
Sadly the nature of RUclips shorts, they need to be fast paced. Thanks what they are otherwise people will not watch them and swipe away.
At the time of recording they only allowed 1 min. But this is a shorter version, the longer version which is a slower pace is on the longer video linked at the bottom of this one which is a simple tap away: ruclips.net/video/ewEzOX3Ci-Q/видео.html&si=83ztlv6ZDVRXL-mE
I reset the network and it works now 😭
Wooo! 🥳
@ thank you 😁
Siri thing worked for me
I've done it all and still not working and It won't even find my Audi now. It connects wirelessly in the Porsche. I deleted my car off and now it won't find it at all! I don't like driving my husband's Porsche Cayenne as it's too big😢 any suggestions anyone? I need Waze!
Have you seen the longer video?
ruclips.net/video/ewEzOX3Ci-Q/видео.htmlsi=_JAiSoKExe4ZdcLa
More steps in that one which might help!
Tried all these and still isn’t working!
Turn off VPN if you’re using that
Mine says I’m on the phone on a call and I’m not
Have you turned on Vocal Shortcuts on your phone?
This enables the microphone all the time with the mic symbol
My wifes phone working fine in my car but mines has insane lag issues somehow. I had the same issue with iphone 15 and now iphone 16 so it must be something attached to my apple account? Does anyone experience the same thing please help.
Have you tried un-pairing and re-pairing back up?
if i hold the button siri starts to listen
It sure does! 🤓
None of them work for me.
What car do you have, model and year and are you connecting wired or wireless? 👍🏼
None worked for me either and i tried both wired and wireless
Nothing works jezus
None of these solutions worked for me!!
I have a longer version of my RUclips channel under the videos section and link bottom left of this short video.
What car / make and model and year do you have? And are you using wired or wireless to connect?
@@npoleary yes, I watched it and helped me. Thanks 🙏
Awesome! 🙌
@@npoleary same issue, nothing works. I have a 2021 Kia k5 got line
So you saying that nothing connects at all? Can you see CarPlay on the car screen and have you tried using a cable? (the official one to connect)
None worked
None
None of these worked
Have you watched the full video I have on YT? 🤓
Describe the problem you’re having and your car, make, model and year and I’ll see if I can help
Apple knows these updates do that…bs
Which cable is the correct cable?
Official Apple cable :) there are 3rd party ones as well, but sadly you just have to try them to test it