Turn on both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
fire up the CarPlay toggle for your car.
Then tap the CarPlay toggle to turn it on.
Forget and reconnect your car.
Your iPhone can remember connecting to multiple vehicles for CarPlay.
you might then reconnect wirelessly or via a Lightning cable, and see if CarPlay still disconnects.
Switch to a wired connection.
Some vehicles dont work with wireless CarPlay, and others have connectivity issues.
Try using a cable instead.
Use an MFI-certified cable.
Try a different Lightning cable if youre already using a wired connection.
Clean your iPhone charging port.
Clean the cars USB port.
Use the same methods to clean the cars USB port, taking the same care not to damage it.
power cycle your iPhone.
Some connectivity issues are solved by restarting the iPhone and then reconnecting CarPlay.
Sometimes, several restarts are required before the connection stops dropping out.
reboot your cars head unit.
If you havent already done so, try restarting your cars head unit.
If it doesnt turn off automatically, consult your owners manual for a shut-down procedure.
If disabling the VPN fixes your problem, you should consider contacting the VPN provider to report the issue.
They may release an update to fix the conflict so you could turn the VPN back on.
In some cases, out of date software on your phone can cause CarPlay to disconnect.
FAQ
Yes, but mostly no.
Apple pushes out all updates, so it’s not updated the way you update apps on your iPhone.
As far as functionality is concerned, they are the same.
