CarPlay Not Working for Some iPhone 15 Users, Possibly Because of USB-C Cables

[HDFan]

There have been quite a few web articles about the risk of using 3rd party USB cables. Here's one discussing an Amazon cable which melted:

https://apple.news/AeR58Rtb_TqCZ7_FAPqdPnQ

Here's a warning about hacking potential (which doesn't apply here):

https://apple.news/AbeYFAzPDSx6wV_mI2d75AA

An excellent video explaining why Apple's USB-C cable is so expensive. In this hard to view shot you see how Apple has added length to a lead in order to make sure that signals get to the right place at the right time.



and look how complex the cable actually is:



compare it with this one:

so you are generally getting a much better cable if you buy from Apple and are wiling to pay the price. Otherwise ....

 

[Oldhelp]

I'm facing a problem that I'm no longer able to use Carplay and Android Auto. I'm using iPhone 15 Pro Max 17.0.2 since I first got it. I connected the phone to the car with the same USB C to A cable I have been using for 2-3 years. Initially it worked and able to get Carplay working for like 3 different days. But now it constantly says

"A charging error has occurred with the connect USB device. When safe please check the compatibility of the device and USB cable and try again"

whenever I connect the cable. It shows charging status for 5 seconds and than disconnects with the above message pop up and constantly on loop cycle while connected.

So I tried using the official cable that came in the box and since its C to C, needed an adapter to convert to A. But even with an adapter, this still didn't fix the problem. So I tried another 3 different C to C cable (iPad pro cable, USB C 3.1, thunderbolt 3). All of which didn't work.

So I thought, it might be the adapter that might be causing this to not work. So I decided to boot up the android phone that I have been using for the past 2-3 year using Android auto. Tried connecting using the original cable and now Android Auto is no longer connecting. I have tried all the other cables and all the same result. What ever apple did has seem to corrupted my infotainment or at least the port. The port itself doesn't appear to be damaged nor the cables.

Things I tried:
-Removing saved devices in car's settings.
-Disabled/Enabled Carplay in Content & Privacy Restrictions>Allowed Apps
-Removing connected car history in General>CarPlay
-Enable/Disable Accessories in Face ID & Passcode
-Turning car on and off
-Re-seating the infotainment's fuse in the cars fuse box

Car: 2017 Honda Civic Sedan
Phone 1: iPhone 15 Pro Max 256gb Natural Titanium
Phone 2: Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra 512gb CN version (Global ROM installed)

Same issue. Started one month ago when we got two new iPhones. 15’s.
One would connect, with a cable, to Honda carplay, one would not. Except one time, when the one having issues did connect. The one having issues would get the “connectivity with usb” screen on the car. Tried everything, new cables( have apple cables, rebooting both head player and phone, deleted and reinstalled, nothing worked. Then it dawned on me, my phone is always close to fully charged, the other phone is always on the low end of a charge. Fully charged the phone with issues last night, tried CarPlay this morning and voila!! Issue resolved. Not sure at what point of charge the connectivity issues, not being able to charge using the card’s usb port nor connecting to CarPlay happens. Wasted enough time on this so I’m not going to find out.

 

[DCIFRTHS]

so you are generally getting a much better cable if you buy from Apple and are wiling to pay the price. Otherwise ....

Cool video 😁