I don't know that it's just Toyota. My experience with Ford is awful as well. Maybe CarPlay itself is just lousy. You're WAY better off with a proper iPad or other tablet mounted elsewhere that just sends audio to the head unit.
Apple CarPlay is Garbage- Did we get the Beta version?
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Sorry to hear you're having issues! My wife and I both use the prado and connect to carplay and has worked perfectly!
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I just admit something must have been updated in the past 2 weeks and finally it’s been connecting automatically just like it’s supposed to. Happy early Christmas?
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I had an issue yesterday,, after connecting with apple maps, the radio would not produce any sound. After a couple of hours I managed to fix it. Toyota put a secret knob on the dash and when you rotate it counter clock wise the volume returns........... 
.......... I had forgotten I'd turned the volume all the way down when I was testing some switch installs.........ROTFLMAO!
.......... I had forgotten I'd turned the volume all the way down when I was testing some switch installs.........ROTFLMAO!
I never had an issue with it
Mine is working better as well. (Knock on wood)
Same as thognar….just seems like a step back that we have to pause or turn down the music/radio before doing a voice command/SIRI…the two audios must not be linked.
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I don't have to turn the volume down to say a "SIRI" command......... do it just about every day.
Seems this past week or so Apple CarPlay has developed a new bug on mine. When playing music over Spotify & I receive a phone call it connects the call and correctly silences Spotify - but for only about 1 minute - then Spotify resumes with the phone call still connected such that the caller is almost drowned out. Anyone else with this problem?
I don't have to turn down the volume for SIRI for a command either, but the music/radio doesn't pause when the command is given so I can't hear SIRI's response...clearly, two different audio paths/lines
I have a 2025 LC Premium. CarPlay microphone works fine from the driver’s side but not at all from the passenger side. I have had it to the dealer they told me it just doesn’t work for the passenger. Anyone able to talk into car play from the passenger side? I have never had a vehicle where the CarPlay microphone did not work on either side.
The only issue we have experienced with Apple car play is when using Google maps and or get a text message when listening to the radio. All seems fine and suddenly the radio disconnects and goes to my music, you have to press the connection button, click on radio.
It’s annoying when you have to go back, open the Toyota app and then hit radio 10 times in a long road trip.
It’s annoying when you have to go back, open the Toyota app and then hit radio 10 times in a long road trip.
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I've had success by pressing the radio volume knob once, turning the radio off, then waiting a few seconds, pressing the knob again to turn it back on, then a long press 20 sec or so, turning it off again (rebooting the radio) then pressing it to turn it on again. Doesn't work every time but sometimes.
Same problem here on a 2025. It's sporadic, but works as intended maybe half the time. I usually get annoyed and just type it out. This isn't a carplay issue. My 2021 GMC had a much better carplay experience.
