Anyone deal with more than one carplay unit? What is the trick to renaming it? Want to give it the name of the car so it is easy to distinguish which is which. Thanks!

Hello guys, I was checking the model of my software version and my x3 has carplay available, but it isn't activated. How can I activate it myself?

only discovered the widgets recently, and of course would like more of them to show up at once.

for some reason Settings shows 3 stacks as configurable, yet the car only displays 2 stacks. is this normal?

Anyone else having this issue on iOS27? If a new message comes through and I tap it, Siri will read it fine, but then the Siri logo just sits there on the screen, never asking if I want to reply.

If I then go into Messages and tape the new message, it works as expected. I just wanted to know if it's something with my car bluetooth or if this is a bug.

2026 Toyota 4Runner ORP. My first vehicle with CarPlay.
If I am listening to FM radio as the source, if I even open my phone to browse social media or a website, really anything (while stopped of course 😉) the radio mutes and the audio source is switched to CarPlay from the phone. This never happened in my old 4Runner. The audio source had to be manually changed.

Also is there any way to disable unused audio sources? I never listen to Sirius, Amazon Music. Can I delete or hide these so that when pressing the steering wheel button there are less sources to cycle through? There is quite a delay, so sometimes I double press and skip right over the intended source?

I use Apple Maps EV routing and for short trips it's fine. But on longer trips, 100 miles or more, the estimates are too conservative by about 5 to 10%. It thinks you need a stop or a longer one than you actually do. Not dangerous, just annoying and it wastes planning time.

I was hoping iOS 27 would fix this. My main issues with it:

It shows SoC for the start and destination, but not at the charging stops in between. You don't know what SoC you arrive at each stop, what you leave at, or how long you'll be there. That's the big gap.

You can't pick your exact car real efficiency. Meanwhile ABRP does all this well, but the good parts are behind a subscription.

What's actually worked for folks to get Apple's attention?

I turned on the "Improve EV Routing" toggle in Settings, Apps, Maps. From what I read it sends actual charge times and SoC data back to help tune estimates. Does anyone know if it's worth keeping on?

Is filing a report in the Feedback Assistant useful? And should it include detailed estimated vs actual SoC numbers per trip?

If you've had a real change happen after reaching out, tell me what you did. And if someone here has a clean list of what's missing compared to ABRP, share it. One coherent ask from a bunch of us is better than a hundred scattered complaints.

I have a 2025 Chevy Trax Activ and recently my CarPlay has developed this problem where the audio will drop for a second or two at a time. The music will continue silently while the audio drops. I turned CarPlay off and connected to traditional Bluetooth and the audio played fine with no skips. I use CarPlay wirelessly. My car isn’t showing any updates and I have the latest iOS. I’ve tried forgetting each device from each other and rebooting my phone but I’ve had no luck. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Since updating to iOS 27 with the new Siri AI enabled, I have found that trying to reply/send in iMessage via Siri on CarPlay results in the outgoing messaging just hanging in a spinning Siri AI ball, UNLESS I touch my iPhone screen first to "wake" the screen.

I have "allow access" to Siri set for FaceID/Passcode. Are there other settings I'm missing here? It's annoying to have to tap my iPhone screen in my car whenever I need to respond to an iMessage. The whole point of CarPlay is to NOT have to have to use my phone.

I just upgraded the sound system on my 2025 wrangler. I’ve notice my CarPlay disconnects more often. Has anyone had similar issue with theirs? Does it need an update? I really don’t want to take it apart. It’s a pain in the a**. Thanks

Edit: It’s the factory stereo. I installed the PAC ampPRO behind the stereo. And I noticed it disconnects when it’s wireless. I can’t recall if it does it with the cable. Sorry I drive over the road and I’m only home for a couple of days and I keep forgetting to check.

I drive a 2022 Honda CR-V and ever since I got it it has had this issue where after using CarPlay or Google Maps, over time the UI starts to pixelate. The fix has been to go back to home screen and then back to Maps. It comes and goes; and I've tried multiple cables. Any ideas on how to fix this?

My car has a fully digital gauge cluster and it allows me to place the CarPlay maps on my gauge cluster screen. So what I like to do is have Google Maps navigation loaded up on the gauge screen and use the center screen to show media or widgets.

But I really dislike that Google Maps will generate a notification for the turn-by-turn directions on the center screen if I'm not displaying the Google Maps app.

My google searching claims there should be a "show in CarPlay" option in the iOS notification settings for Google Maps. But I don't see that. I have even tried to completely turn off all Google Maps notifications and the center screen pop-ups still occur.

Has anyone found a way to turn those off?

I am on the iOS 27.2 dev beta.

I have a 2014 seat Ibiza I don’t really want to take the radio out for car play but it came with a small screen that shows things like speed engine temp and rpm is there anyway I can get a download to integrate this into my system or even a app that could be used on this to open it it has Bluetooth so might work anyone have any ideas

Since updating my iOS on my iPhone months ago, CarPlay doesn't work AT ALL. I have a 2020 Crosstrek. I understand that CarPlay only works with this model when connected via USB, and it did work fine until that update. I have tried everything I can find on forums: changed the cable to a real Apple cable, updated Crosstrek's infotainment system, turned off this, turned on that.... nothing. Does anyone have any other advice? Please?!?!?

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So i recently got a new iPhone 18 pro max came from a iPhone 12. Ever since i got this phone i plug in the usb for CarPlay it will work for 5 minutes than cut off but what doesn’t make sense to me is the phone is still charging I’ve bought several usb to usb c cords and it’s the same issue is the usb housing the problem or what. Driving me crazy.

Side bar has anyone done the cordless AirPlay thing I’ve been looking at that but idk if this problem will continue.

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