Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Issues with Car Play

[Charles Perry (charles]

Clyde –

 

I think I’ve figured the CarPlay issue out. My head unit has both wired and wireless CarPlay. I don’t use the wireless since it requires a speed sensor to be hooked up to the head unit that I haven’t had time to do. But I think the latest iOS update prioritizes wireless CarPlay, so if the phone sees wi-fi, it looks to that first for CarPlay, which interferes with the USB connection.

 

If you turn off the Wi-Fi on your phone when you’re in the car, I think you’ll find things are dramatically better. With my phone Wi-Fi off, my CarPlay connects 100% of the time with the first plug of the USB cable. If I leave the phone Wi-Fi on, my CarPlay connects 15-20% of the time with the USB cable (although it always shows charging).

 

Try it and see. I’d be curious to see if your experience matches mine.

 

-- charles

 

 

 

 

 

From: Charles Perry
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 11:05 AM
To: Clarence Romero Jr. <clyderomerof4 [at] gmail.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] Issues with Car Play

 

Yes. I sometimes have to unplug & replug my phone a number of times (2-6) to make it re-connect properly.

 

I have noticed it’s more reliable if the phone is plugged in before I start the car/boot the radio.

 

Mine’s an iPhone XS Max with a Kenwood head unit.

 

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+charles=carolinasound.com [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Clarence Romero Jr.
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 10:49 AM
To: Charles Perry <charles [at] carolinasound.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: [Ferrari] Issues with Car Play

 

Have any of you had issues with CarPlay recently?

After the latest apple upgrade 

My CarPlay doesn’t work with the USB cable but yet it shows charging the phone