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iPhone 15 Pro Max Car Play cable.

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A1423

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Hey all,

So I realized a couple days ago that I do not have a USB A to usb C cable allowing me to use CarPlay.

Does anyone have a suggested cable or adapter I can use to get CarPlay back on my iPhone 15pm?
 
sack_peak said:
Any USB-C to USB-A cable will do.
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Would it be better to go with a cable vs wireless CarPlay vs an adapter to use a usb A to USB C female adapter?

I can go with a belkin cable for $34

Or this for a significantly lesser price. I’m not balking at the prices, I just don’t want to unnecessarily spend the $23. If I need the cable I’ll get the cable.

Monoprice USB-C Female to USB-A Male | 3.1 Gen 2 Adapter, Up to 10Gbps Data Transfer speeds Through a Compatible Connection https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M981YYR?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_FZ0ZXQWFK717K2YXSCEB
 
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The wireless adaptors seem to be hit or miss - they either work, don't work at all, or work for a few days and then quit working. On almost all of them you'll see a couple of five star reviews followed by a couple of one star reviews. It's the reason I didn't buy one for so long, especially considering most of the well known brands are up around $100. I bought this one for $50 and it's worked perfectly in my 2019 RAM but based on the reviews and 3.5 star rating YMMV.

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If you're going to plug it in to charge anyway I'd just go with the cable.
 
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2 cables, trusted manufacturer, $15. Personally don't care about wireless carplay, especially if it's $100 to enable it in a car that doesn't already have it. I use cables in my '23 Honda Odyssey and it works just fine.
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In my 2021 Ram 1500 I have USB-C ports, but I am noticing that Car Play can be quite difficult to activate since switching to the 15 Pro. With the 13 Pro I could plug it in and turn on the truck and when the phone unlocked it would activate on the display. Now I find myself needing to unplug and plug the 15 Pro in multiple times to get Car Play to activate. Anyone else having this issue?
 
scarez said:
In my 2021 Ram 1500 I have USB-C ports, but I am noticing that Car Play can be quite difficult to activate since switching to the 15 Pro. With the 13 Pro I could plug it in and turn on the truck and when the phone unlocked it would activate on the display. Now I find myself needing to unplug and plug the 15 Pro in multiple times to get Car Play to activate. Anyone else having this issue?
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I had that on my 13pro max until I trusted the car play system and allowed it to sync without unlocking the phone.
 
Apple_Robert said:
Granted, I have only had it since 9/9 but, it connects fast and I haven't had any random disconnects.
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@Apple_Robert , just curious why you went with this brand over the CarLinkit brand on Amazon. I have the CarLinkit version 4.0, but was wondering if there was any particular reason you went with Schmidt Spiele

Thanks!
 
VineRider said:
@Apple_Robert , just curious why you went with this brand over the CarLinkit brand on Amazon. I have the CarLinkit version 4.0, but was wondering if there was any particular reason you went with Schmidt Spiele

Thanks!
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After reading a lot of complaints about slow connect, lag and drops, I decided to step outside of going brand and give Schmidt Spiele a shot.
 
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Apple_Robert said:
After reading a lot of complaints about slow connect, lag and drops, I decided to step outside of going brand and give Schmidt Spiele a shot.
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Thanks - I know from reading many of your posts that you are very security conscious. Do you have any reservations about using these adapters from a security perspective?

I've searched online but cannot really find much about whether or not any research has been done on the security aspect of these adapters.

I suspect that it's probably ok since all it's doing is sitting in the middle of your phone and car, providing a Wi-Fi connection via the adapter. But curious what your thoughts are.
 
I use generic USB-A to USB-C cables in both my cars, as well as a Carlinkit wireless dongle in one. Both cars are working fine for CarPlay with our 15 Pro Max phones and iOS 17.0.2.
 
A1423 said:
I had that on my 13pro max until I trusted the car play system and allowed it to sync without unlocking the phone.
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Yeah already trusted, my experience has been that regardless of trust or not I typically need to unlock my phone in order for Car Play to enable, even with my old phone.
 
VineRider said:
Thanks - I know from reading many of your posts that you are very security conscious. Do you have any reservations about using these adapters from a security perspective?

I've searched online but cannot really find much about whether or not any research has been done on the security aspect of these adapters.

I suspect that it's probably ok since all it's doing is sitting in the middle of your phone and car, providing a Wi-Fi connection via the adapter. But curious what your thoughts are.
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Good question. I have researched as best I can in this area and I didn't find any evidence of "phoning home" to a third party entity during use. As far as I am aware, my CarPlay usage stays with me and Apple. If new information comes to light, I will go back to the cord.
 
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Apple_Robert said:
Good question. I have researched as best I can in this area and I didn't find any evidence of "phoning home" to a third party entity during use. As far as I am aware, my CarPlay usage stays with me and Apple. If new information comes to light, I will go back to the cord.
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Thanks for the response. I'm in the same line of thinking as you are.
 
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