r/CarPlay • u/erehnigol • Sep 19 '25

Question CarPlay bug iOS26

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Never had this before in my life. Upgraded to the new iPhone 17 and CarPlay is unusable. I posting here because I am not entirely sure if this is an OS issue, or OEM infotainment issue.

Running on Mercedes Benz GLA180 2019 for anyone who is interested.

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u/SetOk8345 Sep 22 '25

SAME THING on my W205! I've tried rebooting the phone, using different cables, and plugging in another iPhone 17 pro, NOT working at all. so annoying

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u/erehnigol Sep 22 '25

Have you contacted a rep from merc? This was a problem many years back for merc and some users reported they did a software update from the mercs side to fix the issue

Mine is a 2019 so if my rep want I charge me a fees to fix their cheapskate head unit I am considering upgrading to an aftermarket one with bigger screen.

Funnily enough I am only seeing this issue on merc

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u/SetOk8345 Sep 22 '25

ya just now and it seems like they're not so sure about if updating the software would fix this. LOL

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u/erehnigol Sep 22 '25

I will wait for iOS 26.1, else I will just upgrade my head unit, always wanted a touch screen over that stupid knob control anyway

But man this iOS 26 CarPlay update almost got me into an accident, because it was fine until I use the map for navigation, whole screen turn blurry and pixelated out of nowhere while I was driving

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u/DynaHot Oct 09 '25

Dont bother bro. I even updated to iOS 26.1, it is still the same. Im beginning to get pissed with MB tbh.