Apple Car only through USB?
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Apple Car only through USB?
Hello guys,
today i received my Corvette C8 Z51 with 3LT package
im glad i can joy to this elite team of C8.
i have a Apple Car (3 LT - Europe version) and every feature what this car can have. But.. i cannot connect my iPhone through Bluetooth to Apple Car.
When i plug USB - it works. When i go to Apple Car screen and iPhone is connected through Bluetooth i see info that i have to connect it through Bluetooth.
But i read that every Corvette from 2021 year has wireless Apple Car. So do question is: how can it be that i cant connect my 3LT C8 wireless to Apple Car?
Maybe im doing something wrong? I dont belive that my version dont support it...
today i received my Corvette C8 Z51 with 3LT package
im glad i can joy to this elite team of C8.i have a Apple Car (3 LT - Europe version) and every feature what this car can have. But.. i cannot connect my iPhone through Bluetooth to Apple Car.
When i plug USB - it works. When i go to Apple Car screen and iPhone is connected through Bluetooth i see info that i have to connect it through Bluetooth.
But i read that every Corvette from 2021 year has wireless Apple Car. So do question is: how can it be that i cant connect my 3LT C8 wireless to Apple Car?
Maybe im doing something wrong? I dont belive that my version dont support it...
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Sep 10, 2022, 07:11 PM
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Apple car play requires and uses wifi for the connection. It has nothing to do with the internet. It uses the wifi network to connect to the car. On my car apple car play will not work if wifi is disabled on the phone, and it gives me a message saying to enable wifi to use car play. See post 23. Repeat it has nothing to do with internet. It just use wifi network to connect to the car.
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1. Was Bluetooth pairing successful with your C8 and your iPhone?
2. Apple Car play wireless connection first uses Bluetooth then WiFi. Is your WiFi also enabled, along with Bluetooth?
2. Apple Car play wireless connection first uses Bluetooth then WiFi. Is your WiFi also enabled, along with Bluetooth?
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Then your issue makes no sense. My iPhone 12 plays through Bluetooth every time I get in the car. I've never used the wire or WiFi to get it to play. The phone is in my pocket! Maybe you could delete your phone and then reconnect it using the instructions in the manual.
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I find that the connection gets lost and won't come back after working for several weeks. So what I do is to do a hard boot on the phone (hold the power button for a while until it shuts off). Turn the phone back on and then on the C8, disconnect from that phone. Then on the phone, go to Settings, Bluetooth and "re-discover" the C8 (that may require to go to the Bluetooth Settings and wipe out the connection to the car first). After a few moments, the C8 and the phone are in love once again.
Perhaps a memory cache is getting too full?
Perhaps a memory cache is getting too full?
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Yes, wireless CarPlay does require wi-fi:
https://www.connectedcarlife.com/tec...-carplay-work/
https://www.connectedcarlife.com/tec...-carplay-work/
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Yes, wireless CarPlay does require wi-fi:
https://www.connectedcarlife.com/tec...-carplay-work/
https://www.connectedcarlife.com/tec...-carplay-work/
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If you just want to use car's audio apps over Bluetooth you don't even need Android Auto/CarPlay.
Last edited by RKCRLR; Sep 10, 2022 at 02:25 PM.
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How can i check if my car support connection through WiFi?
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If you have OnStar data you can turn on the car's hotspot and connect to your phone to the car via Wi-Fi.
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Apple car play requires and uses wifi for the connection. It has nothing to do with the internet. It uses the wifi network to connect to the car. On my car apple car play will not work if wifi is disabled on the phone, and it gives me a message saying to enable wifi to use car play. See post 23. Repeat it has nothing to do with internet. It just use wifi network to connect to the car.
Last edited by Andybump; Sep 10, 2022 at 10:43 PM.
