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

klrobinson999 said:
Many vehicles - including 2023 models - still only come with USB-A. It's truly insane. Hopefully the majority of the 2024 suite of vehicles are (finally) all equipped with USB-C.
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I’m guessing they will be since Apple switched.

I went with a Native Union USB A to USB C in a Lexus 2021 Lexus. Worked well.
 
I haven't tried it yet. My car (2016) has a USB-A port. My A to C cable is an Anker one... I'll be mad if I can't use CarPlay anymore. I don't use it a lot but I'd hate not being able to use it anymore.
 
Manzanito said:
Is EU to blame for apple’s sloppiness? Android phone makers figured out how to make their phones work with the universal standard, how hard can it be for the wealthiest company in the world to pull off such a feat?
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I happen to agree with you. 👍

It's way too early to be able to determine what the cause(s) is (are). Everyone's confirmation bias is on full blast. (mine included... see below)

Some will blame the EU. Some will blame cheap USB-C cables. Some will blame cars with Car Play. Some will blame Apple.

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All I know is the cables I look at on Amazon specify “charging” or “data transfer”.
 
SoundMan said:
This topic doesn't make sense, we have a 2021 Truck and it was USB C ports and have Wireless CarPlay, what is everyone driving.
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Hyundai is shipping 2024 model EVs with only USB-A ports and no wireless CarPlay. And Toyota until very recently was shipping USB-A ports for CarPlay and USB-C ports for charging.
 
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I drive a 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4XE. It does have a USB-C port. I have been having issues with my Carplay with my iPhone 15 Pro Max. I am using the braided cable that came with my iPhone. I have to unplug and plug it in several times before it works. I do have a work VPN installed on my phone. I did see some comments about that being a potential part of the issue. It does eventually work, but it takes several tries sometimes. I hope this gets fixed with a future software update.
 
eifelbube said:
The problem is not the forced change, the problem is the lack of a true USB standard. The tech industry and the agencies who set standards need to get their act together because this is only getting worse.
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The group setting standards will often incorporate many options to include what all members want so tehy get agreement. As a result, two device can be fully compliant but incompatible.

Shirasaki said:
USB-IF is solely the one to blame to create inconsistent requirements for USB-C port and cable. They should’ve known simpler is better for this sort of thing, yet they never listen and never learn from their horrible mistake of USB2 era.
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Simpler was never going to happen because if they did companies would come up with their own variants to add features they want and simply not call it USB-C.

Manzanito said:
Is EU to blame for apple’s sloppiness? Android phone makers figured out how to make their phones work with the universal standard, how hard can it be for the wealthiest company in the world to pull off such a feat?
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You can blame Apple but they likely have a USB-C port that is fully compliant with the spec, since the spec allows a lot of variants, and the cables are all fully compliant as well but just do not include the same capabilities which results in incompatibility.

The whole notion of 1 cable to rule them all was a pipe dream, anyone who read the spec and rule would realize all it did was set a connector and some basic power requirements; beyond that manufacturers were free to design their own pinouts and proprietary implementations. In addition, nothing in the rule required cables to comply with the spec.
 
CloneBB said:
Wireless CarPlay avoids the issue.
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I use wireless CarPlay, however the issue is the diminishing power on the phones battery. The car cannot wirelessly charge the phone faster than carplay will drain the battery. On long drives that means you must plug in at some point.
 
I can confirm that from my experience that my 2023 AMG with supplied Mercedes NTG6 “Media Interface Consumer Cable Kit” works perfectly, connected to iPhone 15 Pro Max. The car has the multiple widescreen MBUX configuration. Data exchange is stable and the phone charges as required.

Mercedes P/N A1778203001 for anyone interested.
 
I had issues with CarPlay and my iPhone 15.

I purchased a USB-C to USB-A converter a while back, since most of my cables had USB C and my truck only has USB A. I had issues for a couple of days with CarPlay not starting right away, and a couple of times where I was on the phone with my wife, and CarPlay just quitting in the middle of a phone call.

I went to Best Buy and found a USB A to USB C. I used that for a couple of days now and CarPlay starts almost instantly, and no issues with CarPlay quitting in the middle of a call.

I am pretty sure that the issues is with the converter that I purchased before. The USB C Cable was a braided cable from Apple.

Even though the cable I purchased from Best Buy is NOT an Apple cable, it is for power and data, and it is a thicker cable than most. It was $19.99 and 3 foot long which is more than I needed, but since it works, I don't care.

That is my experience.

Truck is a 2018 Ram Truck 1500. All connections are USB A.
 
jlc1978 said:
The whole notion of 1 cable to rule them all was a pipe dream, anyone who read the spec and rule would realize all it did was set a connector and some basic power requirements; beyond that manufacturers were free to design their own pinouts and proprietary implementations. In addition, nothing in the rule required cables to comply with the spec.
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So, everyone agree because no one agrees.
Classic.
USB-C might not even exist at all imo.
 
Looks like the real "one cable to rule them all" success story was the Lightning ecosystem.

One MFi cable would work in any use case involving a product with a Lightning port.
 
nicolas_s said:
Looks like the real "one cable to rule them all" success story was the Lightning ecosystem.

One MFi cable would work in any use case involving a product with a Lightning port.
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Because Apple strong-handed the specifications and charge a fee for the MFi, alongside iOS software that locks non compliant cables out. USB-IF has none of that, and thus cannot achieve the same effect.
 
The kind of thing that should be expected with the USB change.
But it shows the type of program you can have with cables that are not Apple. I just bought a new 2024 Toyota sequoia. The Toyota distributor has an option kit that they install in every vehicle. It’s a 4 cable set. USB A and C to Lighting along with USB A and C to USB C. The stupid thing is 70 dollars. My car has wireless CarPlay What these people had happen is exactly why when my vehicle comes in, I am going to bring all of these cables in the house and put them in a box. Don’t need problems with my new iPhone.
 
nicolas_s said:
Looks like the real "one cable to rule them all" success story was the Lightning ecosystem.

One MFi cable would work in any use case involving a product with a Lightning port.
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Maybe those having issues with USB-A to USB-C cables can use the existing USB-A to Lightning cable with Apple’s new Lightning to USB-C adapter.
 
My pioneer car stereo is USB 1.1/2.0 high-speed so all I really need is it 2.0 cable. Just figure out what spec your stereo is, and use that and nothing more.
 
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