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iOS 26.2 RC― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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It’s only 2 builds higher, so would be nothing worth fixing
I've updated my two everyday devices: an iPhone 17 Pro Max and an iPhone Air. Wireless CarPlay still isn't working with my 2026 Hyundai Kona.
It gives a message access error when pairing and won't connect to CarPlay.
It stopped working after updating to iOS 26.2. It works with other iPhones (15 and 15 PM) and iOS 26.1.
It gives a message access error when pairing and won't connect to CarPlay.
It stopped working after updating to iOS 26.2. It works with other iPhones (15 and 15 PM) and iOS 26.1.
Have you tried removing the profile from both the phone and the car and rebooting both before re-adding?
Yes, in fact, the problem has been happening on the iPhone Air since I installed the first or second beta; it was working fine on the 17 Pro Max with 26.1. I've updated both and they both have the same problem. It's quite a coincidence to have the same error on two different phones, isn't it?
I updated both an iPhone 16 Pro Max and an iPhone 16e to RC2 and I'm also still having an issue.
I've got a 2018 Chevy Impala..
I submitted FB21062288 prior and have been updating that.
I've tried removing my car from CarPlay and reconnecting to add it again, but I'm wired not wireless...
I'm interested in understanding your use case better. What do you mean when you say that you can't downgrade to iTunes without data loss? What data are you talking about, what data does Apple Devices (or iTunes) manage for you on your Windows PC?
Also, about OTA stability: sure, once in a million or so, an OTA upgrade may go bad. But the likelihood of that happening is lower than it happening with Apple Devices. So indeed I recommend you stick with the upgrade method most likely to be successful.
If you want to try this, it solved my problem: restart your iPhone, unpair the car from Bluetooth, go to CarPlay settings and remove the car as well, resync, and you're done.
Again, I have done this.. I don't sync via BlueTooth so nothing for me to remove there. But I have been having this issue since beta 3 of iOS 26.2, and I've restarted many times during that time thru now. I've tried using a different cable. I even tested an iPhone 16e still on iOS 26.1, and it was working fine. Updated it to the 26.2 RC and I started having issues. So, it's not just the cable or the iPhone.
It's going to be really really crappy when some family members can no longer use the Maps app in CarPlay when traveling over the holidays because of this. I have 2 iPhones under this roof with this issue, and know of at least one other iPhone 13 in a different model car all together that's having similar issues.
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Yes, that was what I meant by removing the profiles from both Bluetooth and, most importantly, from CarPlay on the phone and from the vehicle. I am glad that resolved it for you. I had to do that with my phone in my one car.
I did check just to confirm, but I do not have a listing for my car under BlueTooth. I've again "forgotten" the car in CarPlay settings and will reboot and try again in a bit.. Just odd that this also happened on an iPhone 16e, and that was the very first time I connected that phone in my car.. I was able to select the option to accept the Lock Screen security on the 16e, and head unit still rebooted.. I tested an iPhone 14 Pro still on iOS 26.1 and it's still working. So I know it's not my head unit.
no issues with wireless Car Play on 25 Tucson w 17PM...its been rock solid thru all the betas. Id try deleting and reinstalling
Well, I’m not sure it requires further explanation. But if you insist, the display does not adjust to indoor or outdoor lighting appropriately. And when I would get messages it would temporality brighten display to max brightness. It appears RC2 has fixed it, at least so far.
You can also play a round of 18 holes at St. Andrews with just a putter. I cannot imagine that it would be a pleasant experience, but it can be done.
Same thing applies here.
Might be too early to call, but having switched to just light/dark icons instead of glass or tinted and so far, after 24 hours the performance on iPadOS has not degraded and no visual glitches to be see.
Cable works fine when I connect my wife's iPhone 14 Pro to the same car. CarPlay pops right up. This only happens with iPhones on 26.2, from my testing anyway, on both an iPhone 16 Pro Max and 16e
I haven’t noticed the issue wired into a Chevy Bolt 2020. I’ve seen that Chevy is shedding CarPlay, and my experience has been average over the last year. My Kia Niro 2020 performs much better using CarPlay. iPhone 17 pro max latest software installed.
Yeah, this was my fear initially, too.. But then when an iPhone 14 Pro still on 26.1 was still working? And mine was working before this, too.. I've had my car since it had only 6 miles on it and have used CarPlay for its entirety over the last 7 years. No Software updates have made their way down to my Car from GM, so the only real change has been the iOS updates. And still right now, I can plug in an iPhone on 26.1 and it works, 26.2 and it does not.
