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pgoelz

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Nov 20, 2017
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Anyone else noticing subtle CarPlay issues? I drive a 2024 Toyota Highlander and for the most part, wireless CarPlay has been great on all IOS versions up to and including 26.3b1. I use Simple Radio for streaming and it too has always worked just fine. But a couple days ago, the first thing I noticed was that the steering wheel << and >> buttons no longer changed streaming stations (they used to). Then the other day, Simple Radio stopped automatically re-starting the station it was playing when I shut the car off (it used to always re-start). And just this evening, suddenly all the streaming channel logos in my Simple Radio favorites are missing and replaced with the generic Simple Radio logo until any given channel is actually played.

The odd thing is that other than the recent background security update tests (no actual changes?), there have been no updates to IOS or the car since all the above was working perfectly. To my knowledge, the phone hasn't even been rebooted since it all worked 100%.

Granted, these are minor issues. But they are puzzling???
 
Unless I'm missing something, it seems like your issues are with the radio streaming app you're using. Have you reported the bugs to them?
 
The one thing that for some reason I didn't think of ;) No, I have not reported it to Simple Radio..... they have not responded to previous attempts at communication about audio dropouts (very sporadic) so I didn't even think of trying in this case.

I'll have a go with My Tuner and see if it behaves the same.

Trouble is that there are too many variables in the system and I can't figure out how to isolate a problem.
 
Looks like you were correct..... I tried a different player (Radio Box) and the steering wheel controls work again. So possibly not an IOS or Toyota issue after all.

And FWIW, Radio Box has a LOT more content than Simple Radio. Like Simple Radio, the free app has lots of ads but only if you play on the phone. Playing via CarPlay seems fine with no issues and no ads.
 
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