For the past several months, I’ve run into a problem with CarPlay that I can’t seem to fix. Whenever I’m on a phone call, all CarPlay alerts and notifications are completely muted. This includes messages and, more importantly, Apple Maps navigation instructions.
Previously, if you were on a call, CarPlay would at least play a light ding to let you know to glance at the screen for an upcoming turn or reroute. Now it’s totally silent.
What I’ve tried:
This doesn’t appear to be isolated to my phone or car. A friend who travels for work and sets up CarPlay in many different rental cars is experiencing the exact same behavior.
Has anyone else noticed this? Are there known workarounds, or even just confirmation from others that this is happening? I never see discussion about it, but it doesn’t seem to be just me.
Previously, if you were on a call, CarPlay would at least play a light ding to let you know to glance at the screen for an upcoming turn or reroute. Now it’s totally silent.
What I’ve tried:
- Verified that navigation alerts are not set to mute during calls
- Reinstalled the Maps app multiple times
- Tested across multiple iOS versions — the issue first showed up around iOS 18 and is still present as of iOS 26 Release Candidate Beta
This doesn’t appear to be isolated to my phone or car. A friend who travels for work and sets up CarPlay in many different rental cars is experiencing the exact same behavior.
Has anyone else noticed this? Are there known workarounds, or even just confirmation from others that this is happening? I never see discussion about it, but it doesn’t seem to be just me.