Originally Posted by
Acronychal
This is just a PSA in case anyone has been having problems with CarPlay in their Mirage/Space Star.
I just got my Space Star a little over two months ago and it has been perfect for my use, I really love this little car. The only issue I've had so far is Apple CarPlay has not been working.
I got my car from a dealer about 250km away from where I live, and on the drive home I used CarPlay for navigation and it worked for the first hour but then it just started disconnecting constantly even though the USB was plugged in. I've been fighting with it ever since, and have just been using the built-in TomTom navigation (which isn't bad, just not as convenient as CarPlay for me) and Bluetooth for music/phone.
Today I tried something different: I unchecked the "Allow CarPlay While Locked" option in the Settings app (Settings -> General -> CarPlay). It was the first time in over a month I had no disconnects during my 25 minute drive to work and back, so almost an hour in total. I also updated my iPhone 11 to iOS 14, but I still had disconnects in the beginning until I unchecked this option. This basically keeps your iPhone unlocked all of the time while connected to CarPlay, which is fine for me. So far, so good, and hopefully it stays this way.
If you have been having CarPlay issues try updating iOS and unchecking the option I mentioned above. Maybe it will solve your issue.
I took my car in twice to the only Mitsubishi dealer in my area and they said that it is a known issue with recent iOS updates and the stock head unit. The dealer said Mitsubishi hasn't updated the software of the head unit fast enough, which has caused problems with CarPlay in newer iOS versions. They told me there is nothing they can do but wait for an update from Mitsubishi.
Acronychal not sure if you've seen these or if they will help any but here you go:
TIN: Ending Call with iPhone® (11.0/11.0.1) Using Apple CarPlay™
TIN: SDA (Smart Display Audio) Software Update
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