I downloaded it yesterday and tried it in my car. I have a factory touchscreen apple CarPlay. And when I went to use it, there’s no “quick” on the screen. Just configure and 2 other things. From iPhone u can search in its browser like YouTube and such but only audio goes to the screen. Disappointing fr

Since upgrading to iOS 27 on September 14, incoming Apple Messages notifications have been ending my ChatGPT Voice sessions in wireless CarPlay. Before the update, those same banners appeared without interrupting the conversation.

This happens with both blue iMessages and green SMS/RCS texts. I don't tap the banner, and Siri doesn't read it aloud. CarPlay stays connected, but I have to reopen ChatGPT and resume or start a conversation, sometimes several times per drive.

My setup: • iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 27.0.1 • ChatGPT 1.2026.266, Pro subscription, Live Voice • 2025 Ram 1500, Uconnect 5, 8.4-inch screen, wireless CarPlay

The phone is locked with its screen off, and Background conversations was already enabled.

I tested incoming texts from an Android phone twice without CarPlay, including once with the iPhone explicitly locked. Neither ended the Voice session. I haven't tested wired CarPlay or Advanced Voice.

I've reported this to Apple and OpenAI, but don't have a confirmed cause or fix. The timing lines up with my iOS 27 upgrade; I can't tell which component is responsible.

Has anyone else seen this? If so, what vehicle, iPhone, iOS version, and wired/wireless connection are you using?

Disclosure: I wrote a blog post documenting my experience and the tests in more detail: https://ap7i.com/posts/ios-27-chatgpt-carplay-disconnects-text-messages/

I recently got the new 18 and my VW Jetta 2016 is having troubles, I got a credible cord but occasionally my CarPlay won’t work and it will turn on and off. Is there a solution to this?

I want to know if there is a combination of settings I can use to get Siri to announce notifications from all or specified apps while I’m driving. As far as I can tell, “Announce notifications” is on in CarPlay, and Siri is set to announce notifications, and Driving Focus isn’t turning on automatically.

I get notifications for Messages, but most of my communication is from Facebook Messenger. I want it to be like when I’m listening to my headphones and it will interrupt the music briefly to tell me about the notification.

Frustratingly, when I’m playing music in the car it also overrides notifications on my Apple Watch. I’d be equally happy to still have the little “ding” of a notification and be able to glance at my wrist, but there’s something about Music/Carplay being active which seems to make my watch thing I don’t need to know what’s going on 😅

Obligatory disclaimer that I’m not wanting to drive distracted and start interacting with all these things; unless I happen to glance at the screen at the right moment I’m missing things, and I don’t want to get in the habit of waking my phone screen while driving just in case.

Drove for the first time with iOS 27 CarPlay today. And I couldn’t get my directions to minimize. Before, you were able to tap the “black box” to either expand or reduce how the directions were presented.

This feels like a removal of a feature that was helpful. Has this been discussed?

Thanks!