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@leah.menon
iPhone & iPad Oct 06, 2026

CarPlay stopped working with my iPhone

Plug in the cable and the car screen just ignores the phone. Charging works. Was fine last week. Tried a different cable and restarting both the car and the phone. Anything else?
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maaya_tech Oct 29, 2026
leah.menon
Which USB port are you using? A lot of cars only do CarPlay through one of them, often the one with a phone symbol or in the centre console. The others just charge. If you've been using a different port lately, that's probably all it is. Also worth a look: Settings > General > CarPlay > your car, and make sure Allow CarPlay While Locked is on.
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dev_helpdesk Oct 09, 2026
leah.menon
Wired or wireless? If it's wired, swap the cable before anything else. A cable that still charges fine can still fail at data, and that's the most common reason CarPlay just stops. After that: - Settings > General > CarPlay, tap the car and choose Forget This Car, then plug back in and set it up again - make sure Siri is turned on, CarPlay won't start without it - Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps, check CarPlay hasn't been switched off there - restart the phone, and turn the car fully off and on so the head unit reboots too If it started right after an iOS update, the re-pair usually sorts it.
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