iPhone users currently need a lot of patience when using Apple CarPlay. The service has been severely disrupted on numerous phones for several weeks now. However, only a specific model series of smartphones appears to be affected.
Apple CarPlay: Connection Problems Detected
As stated in a Reddit post back in September, the connection to Apple CarPlay is significantly limited for phones in the iPhone 17 series. The problems seem to occur primarily when wireless CarPlay is not integrated into the vehicle and an adapter is used instead.
The affected person writes, “In my ’21 Mustang it doesn’t have wireless CarPlay, so I use a carlinkit, it’s a few years old. It worked perfect with my 15 Pro Max, works fine with my work 16 Pro Max, but with my new 17 Pro Max, it can go a minute and then just disconnects and won’t reconnect until I reboot the carlinkit, sync system in the car, or toggle Bluetooth/Wi-Fi on and off on the 17 Pro Max. Anyone else have this issue? Pretty frustrating.”
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No Solution in Sight Yet
As the comments on the Reddit post show, these problems are not isolated incidents and continue to persist. Many had also hoped that the new update to iOS 26.1.2 would provide a solution for the bug, but that didn’t happen either, as someone somberly reported in October, “[the] problem still exists.”
Several users reached out to official support to report connection issues with Apple CarPlay, hoping to find a solution. However, they were quickly met with disappointment, as the company’s responses indicate that the issue hasn’t been formally acknowledged yet.
A swift resolution appears unlikely for the affected users, as the issue could point to a broader disruption within Apple’s ecosystem and not just Apple CarPlay. The original poster added, “this seems to be an overall Bluetooth problem with the 17 series! My watch started exhibiting signs again of it just disconnecting on its own.”
Source: Reddit u/pyrocompulsive; Reddit u/Stock_Drawer2388
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