When you connect your iPhone to your car, you see the phone is charging, but your car’s multimedia player does not recognize your device. If that happens, you may’t access your iPhone’s function in a car, making it difficult to get directions, use Siri, and more.Phone Charging is a basic part that most cars handle without any issues. However, Modern feature like Apple CarPlay needs some extra software to run flawlessly. Many Car manufacturers have started pushing Apple CarPlay in their car models. That is why it is not well-optimized for each model, and you will occasionally experience minor glitches.
In this article, I’ve addressed a few common causes of such a problem and various ways to solve them.
Why is CarPlay Not Working
Here, I have listed some common reasons behind your CarPlay not working. They are listed below:
How to Fix CarPlay Not Working
Once you know the reason behind your CarPlay not working, let’s jump into the part of the solution where you will find different fixes that you may try and resolve quickly.
You must first be aware of enabling the CarPlay feature on your iPhone. You might have mistakenly turned it off and didn’t realize it. It might also be disconnected automatically. you may simply connect it again. Follow the given instructions to enable it.
Check the Compatibility
Having an iPhone and a Car does not automatically enable you to connect to this feature. Various factors can lead to CarPlay not working on your car. For example, your car itself doesn’t support Apple CarPlay.
Also, your CarPlay isn’t working because you live in an unsupported region. Apple Car is officially only accessible in 36 countries. you may wait and let Apple and your car manufacturer manage to bring it to your region.
Check Your iPhone’s Connection
Your Device and Car need to connect via Bluetooth or USB. You mustensure your phone isn’t in Airplane Modeif you are connected wirelessly. When in airplane mode, all wireless connections are disabled. Also, you must enable Bluetooth and Cellular Data to start using CarPlay. If you are already connected, toggle the Bluetooth and cellular data to fix it.
Check your USB cable for damage if you’re using a wired connection. Try connecting with a new USB cable. You need to ensure you insert the USB into the correct port. Also, attempt to replug the USB to connect the car to access CarPlay.
If you attempt to control your CarPlay using a voice command, it does not answer. It means you haven’t turned on Siri. To control the CarPlay through voice, enable Siri. To check whether it’s turned on or not, you may follow the below steps.
Allow CarPlay When the Screen Is Turned Off
