[bennie1432]

Is anyone else having issues with CarPlay since upgrading to IOS 11? I have a 7Plus and the maps started ok then I tried to launch some music and it all stopped. The iPhone disconnected and would not reconnect until after a reboot. The music didn't work well either after all this. It all worked great before the upgrade.

 

[jeff_h]

Is anyone else having issues with CarPlay since upgrading to IOS 11? I have a 7Plus and the maps started ok then I tried to launch some music and it all stopped. The iPhone disconnected and would not reconnect until after a reboot. The music didn't work well either after all this. It all worked great before the upgrade.

No real issues here - upgrade to the phone (6S) went fine, only glitch I've seen is a really small one - when map is shown on screen and phone is used to go to something else, prior version would send the carplay screen to main menu but with the upgrade it goes to gray screen and bottom left main menu icon is needed to get screen back.

 

[Yipsan]

Just got a 6s and updated to ios11 before trying CarPlay, I got a blank screen! Then booted off completely. Any suggestions? I used to have a 5s running 9.3 and it worked smoothly and a friend’s 7+, ios10 was fine too.

 

[KenC]

Just one reboot, after updating to iOS11 in CarPlay. Worked fine before and worked fine after, just let it do its reboot.

 

[rnumrich]

I posted on my experience earlier on this site. But to repeat just a few notes, generally I am very pleased with the impact of IOS 11 on car play. Very first time I tried CarPlay did not come up at all, though I saw some note on needing an app but that never followed up. But a hour or so later CarPlay did come up (later for me it seems if I first start the car and then connect to usb I am fine, if I connect to usb first CarPlay will not show).

I have some minor issues with music on AmazonMusic where the play button will not work the first time from the screen, so instead I push play from my phone. But then after that, the play/pause/etc all work fine?

AppleMaps is a huge improvement, speed limits, lane assist, and much more detailed graphics (the grey satellite view shows up without having to zoom, with a much richer detail.

Not sure what to advise as to your issue, but would not be surprised to learn that all is fine at the time of my writing this.

 

[jcanoe]

I recently installed iOS 11 on my iPhone SE. Then I tested CarPlay in my 2017 Volt. I had a chance to try out Apple Maps guidance and prefer the new map display, especially now that arrival time, minutes to destination and miles to go does not disappear when approaching turns on the trip route. Even though Apple Maps now displays the speed limit on the current road I have observed several times that Apple Maps displays an incorrect speed limit, so always check the road signs. I had trouble getting Amazon Music to play. I was successful once I started Amazon Music from the phone instead of from within CarPlay. I notice that Spotify (Free version) no longer works with CarPlay. I am not sure if this is a change in Spotify's terms of service or a compatibility issue. I did experience one hiccup where all audio stopped working on the Volt Infotainment system. Shutting off the Volt for 15 minutes seems to have reset the system, fixed the problem.

 

[kf4ape]

I havent had many issues with carplay on my 7 (just got the 8)...if anything the "Hey Siri" doesnt kill AC or audio right away like iOS 10 did...

 

[limbery]

My 6s with IOS 11 and CarPlay seem to be working fine still. Is there a way to get the maps app to show your direction at the top rather than North at the top? (can't seem to find a setting in the maps app)

 

[Yipsan]

Turns out my cable is the problem. I put on an original cable and it worked right away.

 

[Yipsan]

Spotify, free account, worked in my case, but podcast app shows a blank for a while, then I switched to another app and later after a stop and start it worked. Maps app navigation was missing a couple of guidance, not sure why. Seems to be occasionally not continuing at random after Siri or guidance.

 

[Aseras]

IOS 11 has some serious problems. It flat out refuses to work well with office 365 or exchange 2016.

How this made it out of beta in into production is another nail in the coffin Tim Cook is building for Apple. Steve Jobs would never tolerate the fiasco ios 10 and 11 have been.

I went back to 10.3.3

 

[fishyducky]

I used office for several hours today without issue. But typically if an app has an issue with a specific OS, then the app developers are likely at fault.

 

[supchrgamx]

after software install car refused to connect either Bluetooth or car play
cleared links in iPhone and car , relinked and then worked fine
seemed to improve sound when streaming music .maybe , once working , off the car and wife went

 

[jcanoe]

My 6s with IOS 11 and CarPlay seem to be working fine still. Is there a way to get the maps app to show your direction at the top rather than North at the top? (can't seem to find a setting in the maps app)

If you switch your Apple Maps view be to Detail View instead of Overview the direction you are heading will appear at the top of the screen.

 

[bennie1432]

It seems that after a couple of car restarts CarPlay is working as expected. The maps look great now by the way. I do wish there was a temperature reading. Hopefully we will someday see an update that lets us use CarPlay wirelessly.

 

[jcanoe]

This might belong in a separate thread but I recently tried using an Apple Watch 3 (the GPS version not the GPS + LTE version) in my 2017 Volt. I was unsuccessful in getting the Volt's Bluetooth (BT) to pair with the Apple Watch so any plans for streaming music from the Apple Watch or making hands free phone calls using just the Apple Watch were dashed.

I also attempted to use my Volt's wireless charging option to see if the Apple Watch would detect the Volt's charging slot. The Apple Watch easily fits inside the wireless charging slot if you remove one of the watch straps (the watch strap will slide right out when you press the release button on the back of the Apple Watch.) I tried positioning the Apple Watch in different locations within the wireless charging slot and faced the Apple Watch forwards and backwards but the Apple Watch did not detect the Volt's wiring charger.

The Apple Watch did pair with the iPhone while the iPhone was streaming audio via BT through the Volt's audio system. Depending on the watch display setting the Apple Watch will display the title of the current music track that is playing. The music title also displayed on the Apple Watch while Amazon Music was streaming over WiFi and playing through the Volt's audio system via BT.

The MyChevrolet app will work from the Apple Watch 3 but only the key fob functions of the MyChevrolet app are available on the Apple Watch. The MyChevrolet app requires you to enter your OnStar PIN before you can access the key fob functions using the Apple Watch unless you have set a pass code for the Apple Watch that you then enter when you strap the Apple Watch onto your wrist, then I don't believe that the MyChevrolet app requires you to enter your PIN to use the keyfob functions. Unlike other Apple Watch functions and apps that can work with BT or WiFi (if BT is not available or within range) the MyChevrolet app appears to require a BT connection to be able to communicate between the Apple Watch and the iPhone. The MyChevrolet app indicated that the iPhone was not found would not allow me to use the key fob functions when I turned off BT on my iPhone.

[Updated] I was finally able to pair the Apple Watch 3 with my Bose Quiet Comfort 30 BT earbuds. I had to first clear the list of previous BT devices from the headphones by holding the power button for 10 seconds. The Bose earbuds now work with the Apple Watch 3.

The latest version of Amazon Music now includes Alexa service. You have to tap the Alexa button within the Amazon Music app on your phone. Then you can issue all of the Alexa commands including home lighting and automation. So if you have an OnStar data plan in your Chevrolet Volt, Bolt, etc. the WiFi hotspot will enable you to communicate with your Alexa app while on the road. The Amazon Music App with Alexa works with the Volt's BT, at least the Alexa audio was playing through the Volt's audio system, I am not sure if the Volt's microphone is active in this mode.

 

[1puck]

My Maps favorites don't sync between my mac (High Sierra) and my iphone 6 (ios11).

 

[kf4ape]

click the navigation carrot in the top left (next to 3d)

 

[jeff_h]

I had an additional small issue pop up a couple days ago where the podcast screen was totally blacked out, don't know if it was something with the IOS software or one of the podcast tags got corrupted, etc.

However last night when I plugged into iTunes it told me there was an IOS 11.0.1 update available, I applied that and now all is well.