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Apple CarPlay Not Working in iOS 18.0

I am using iPhone 13 and recently I have updated to iOS 18.0. Since that day, maps are showing blank on the car when I connect through the Apple CarPlay, and a message is displayed after a few minutes on the car screen stating the location information is not available. When I start the car immediately maps are turning to blank on the car display.


iPhone 13, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 23, 2024 1:49 PM

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Posted on Sep 25, 2024 9:52 PM

Same! CarPlay doesn’t work after the update. Is There fix @Apple??

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Oct 5, 2024 9:51 AM in response to hrmsrikanth

ITS THE CABLE! Needs to be a USB to USB-C cable that does DATA as well as recharges. NOT likely you have one lying around in a drawer with the other random cables. My IT guy figured it out. Sent me to BestBuy to get said cable (Insignia, 3.3 feet, $19.99). Plugged it in and it worked like a charm. On BOTH vehicles. So happy. Spread the word! ITS THE CABLE!

Oct 8, 2024 3:35 AM in response to Ivana3003

i have my IPhone 15 updated with iOS 18.0.1 and the Apple CarPlay is not working in my Mazda car. Every time I start the car, the carplay doesn’t connet through bluetooth. If I delete the phone and connect it manually, it works but after I turn off the car and start it again, the same happens. The Carplay doesn’t work by bluetooth and I have issues with the wired connection as well.

Oct 10, 2024 5:13 AM in response to Dannylee1

I have an opposite issue than what people mentioned here. Apple CarPlay works with the USB cable but doesn’t work with Bluetooth (get a connection error message). I have IPhone 12pro and my car is a Toyota Highlander 24. It was working before updating to IOS 18. I tried all possible suggestions but with no luck. I can blame it on Apple.

Oct 10, 2024 7:18 AM in response to hrmsrikanth

I still can’t get my Apple car play to work at all and have not had any help from Apple Steve jobs would have had this fixed . I really need Apple CarPlay please fix faster I really use car play as lot . I can’t believe that Apple is not carrying about CarPlay any more . I am going to the Samsung store today to look at a new phone if this is how bad Apple programming is now . Not a happy customer

Oct 11, 2024 4:13 PM in response to mkrabill

mkrabill, the exact same thing happened to me using Apple Car Play with my Lexus after updating to iOS 18. My wife's phone still works normally in the Lexus using iOS 17. I ended up following a YouTube video and reverting back to iOS 17, and voila, my phone works with Apple Car Play in the Lexus once again. On the flip side I did not have a backup on my Mac/iTunes of my phone with iOS 17 so I lost all my data/settings etc. I'm working through that issue now as I do have a backup on my iCloud but is with iOS 18. Anyway, I hope I can get everything working normally again.

Oct 18, 2024 6:26 AM in response to hrmsrikanth

Never had any of the voice stuff enabled to begin with. Carplay connects, and works for the most part. It is, however, buggy. The steering wheel button to engage Siri doesn't work anymore. Certain popups, like reminder or alarms, at times, cannot be dismissed without using the phone. On iOS 17.x everything worked 100%, 18.01, not so much.

Oct 24, 2024 8:13 AM in response to hrmsrikanth

We had the same issue for my wife’s 2023 Audi Q5… this video helped. Please watch and apply the entire video and you’ll hopefully be up and running.


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Oct 26, 2024 5:11 PM in response to barryfromaberdeen

Same for me. In one of our cars, it worked for a while and then stopped. In the other car it won't work at all, Vocal shortcuts are not on nor is my VPN. The weird thing is that it looks connected in the car, but only plays through the phone speakers. It will not connect to Bluetooth. It looks like it might connect on the phone for a nanosecond and then immediately back to not connected. How can it look connected on the screen and not be connected to Bluetooth?? I have a road trip coming up and NEED music and maps!

Apple CarPlay Not Working in iOS 18.0

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