iPhone 17 Pro Max Possible Carplay maps issue, has anyone had anything like the following?

[Antaris]

Hi! So far I've enjoyed my return to iPhone (17Pro Max, using iOS 26.4.2), but in a trip of recent, and I had 5 cellphone bars, Apple Maps via Carplay stopped responding when tapping on the car's dash screen but became responsive a few moments later. Completely random. I quickly closed Maps from the dash via home button, restarted, and re-set the destination, and the issue seems resolved. I do not know if it's a hiccup with the iPhone (this hadn't happened before and I'd upgraded to 26.4.2 only very recently.) It's a small hiccup, but am wondering if others have had anything like this.

(Interestingly, the video stream in the background was unaffected.)

Thanks!

 

[mdcmdcmdc]

I've had the full-screen CarPlay map crash a couple of times on long roadtrips. Each time, I noticed that the full-screen map stopped following my progress for a minute, then it was suddenly replaced by the three-app screen. The map display there was still going, and when I went back to the full-screen map, it zoomed to my location and was fine. The Maps app on my phone was still going too. I didn't notice how many bars I had or anything like that.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I have had the CarPlay screen freeze on me several times while audio continues.

 

[Aneef]

This does not happen to be while using wired Carplay. But when I am on wireless carplay using a 3rd party dongle, the carplay crashes sometimes and restarts. I am on 26.3.1 though

 

[Antaris]

Thanks!

Quick follow-up question, was the audio source used in the background CarPlay or another? (I think I had YouTube Music playing at the same time... will try other playback devices too to rule out possibilities. )

 

[HouseLannister]

What kind of car? Stock or aftermarket stereo? Make sure your car is up-to-date. Some of those issues can be the fault of the head unit and installing those updates can be a paaaaain.

 

[Aneef]

Thanks!

Quick follow-up question, was the audio source used in the background CarPlay or another? (I think I had YouTube Music playing at the same time... will try other playback devices too to rule out possibilities. )

I normally use Spotify. But that crash/frozen carplay shouldn't be because of music app.

 

[mdcmdcmdc]

Thanks!

Quick follow-up question, was the audio source used in the background CarPlay or another? (I think I had YouTube Music playing at the same time... will try other playback devices too to rule out possibilities. )

For me, it was most likely SiriusXM through the car radio.

 

[Deacon-Blues]

Maps have been really solid for me. The audio has been more my problem. Sound drops continually. I have to turn the stereo on and off to get the sound working again. Although it does seem to happen more often when I have the map showing, much less when I’m on the Apple Music screen. Very annoying though.