Is there an easy way through any of the navigation apps, whether Apple, Waze, or Google, to determine stops that are along the route you are currently on. For example, if I’m looking for the next truck stop on the route or Starbucks or anything. I can’t stand when the nearest rest stop or suggestion is 0.5 miles behind me. I feel like I’m missing a setting somewhere

sometimes it connects within seconds, sometimes i have to keep turning on/off bluetooth/wifi.

everything i’ve read says i just need to restart my phone or infotainment system, but i feel like there’s a simple fix that i just don’t know about; something im doing wrong.

anyone else have an issue like this and figured it out?

when i leave my house, my car is still connected to my home wifi. do i need to drive far enough away for it to disconnect and then connect to the dongle?

i’m brand new to this so im sorry if its a common question. thank you!

oh also, when Carplay DOES work, my bluetooth says it’s connected to my car but not the dongle. this seemed backwards to me but that’s what it says when it happens to work.

Hey everyone! I’m not sure if there was an update or something but one day my CarPlay stopped showing icons like it usually does. I noticed it for messages where usually the initials showed above a person’s name if they’re favorited, but now it’s just blank air. Also with my Google Maps, the icons that usually show for saved locations like home are also just blank. Do I need to reset or update something? Any advice is much appreciated! I have a 2019 Toyota Camry if that helps.

This is for Carplay. I dual posted and that is a key piece missing from my (uneditable) title.
Since upgrading my iPhone 15 pro to iOS 27 the touchscreen in CarPlay has been flaky. Sometimes works sometimes not. This part of the screen works, that part does nothing. Change screens and different parts work.
Anyone else seeing inconsistent behavior?
Using it wireless.

I am running iOS 27.2 on an iPhone 18 ProMax. Earlier this week I updated to the latest version of iOS. No problems whatsoever. This morning CarPlay refuses to connect and the CarPlay settings have completely disappeared from the Settings menu on the iPhone. When I search for the CarPlay settings, it appears in the list of search results, but nothing happens when I select it. It’s like CarPlay has completely disappeared from the software. Doesn’t appear in Settings, doesn’t appear in ScreenTime, and doesn’t appear anywhere else.

Some further context is that I have two devices in the car with me. One of the devices I have disabled CarPlay on because I use the other iPhone as a dashcam. I have had zero issues with my setup for the past year until today. When I try to go and enable CarPlay on the dashcam iPhone, it too doesn’t show CarPlay settings or CarPlay in screen time. ScreenTime doesn’t even show CarPlay as a blocked app on the dashcam iPhone despite me having it setup that way for the past year.

This makes absolutely no sense to me. I am proficient with iOS (been learning to develop apps) and have never seen such a strange issue like this before. I am stumped by this and I’m wondering if anyone else is having the same issue.

I also connect using a USB cable in a 2023 Lexus that doesn’t show any available updates for the car.

Does anyone know how I can get google maps or Waze on my digital dash virtual cockpit on my MK7.5 GTE ADVANCE 2020 without changing the head unit? I saw that people can do it for MHI2 versions but that’s expensive to replace from an MST2. Was wondering if there is some update or something I can do to add it? PLS LMK!!!

Installed SW train version:
MST2_EU_VW_PO876D

Installed SW MU version:
0876

Part number:
3Q0035874C

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After upgrading my iPhone 16 to iOS27 I realised a few widgets had disappeared in CarPlay. The one that stood out for me was Spotify (Recently Played).
It was no longer on screen, nor was it now on the list of Widgets available to add/remove via my phone - Wasn’t on the hidden list of incompatible widgets at the bottom of the screen either.

Long story short, I’ve had to delete the app from my phone and reinstall it. Having to re-download my offline media (sigh) is the only drawback but the app has reappeared in my available widgets..

Hopefully this might help somebody out there who has a lost widget since the update. Completely delete the app from your phone, and reinstall.

Settings - General - CarPlay - MyCar - Widgets

Hi there,

Yes, after market systems are bound to fail. But before I change it I wanna see if it's fixable.

Recently I changed phones, same sim. The system has slowly started to glitch in it's audio, and freeze the screen until it fixes itself.

It happens at random intervals, I was of the assumption that it could be other cars that interfere with my connection but that wasnt it.

Any ideas?

Hi! I have a 2015 VW Golf 7 GTE with an AUTOABC aftermarket CarPlay screen.
A white border appears around the screen. It disappears a few seconds after turning on my parking lights, but stays permanently when I disable automatic headlight detection.
The seller thinks it might be an iOS issue.
Has anyone experienced this or found a fix? Thanks!