Apple CarPlay Navigation & IOS 16

Hi Gardenstatejerseyboy,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We understand you're running into an issue with CarPlay and navigations, and we're happy to help. Start with the steps to resolve CarPlay issues here: If you need help with CarPlay - Apple Support

If this issue continues, let us know if these same issues persist when using just your device for navigation, or if this is isolated to CarPlay. We'll go from there.

Thanks.

Hi there Gardenstatejerseyboy,

Family Sharing shouldn't be related to the issue you're describing with navigation apps on your iPhone. We'd like to learn more to see how we can help. Does this happen in all locations or only when you're traveling in your car? What kind of signal strength are you seeing for your cellular network connection when this happens?

Also, make sure you have Location Services turned on for those apps in Settings. Learn how using the steps below:

How to turn Location Services on or off for specific apps

1. Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services.

2. Make sure that Location Services is on.

3. Scroll down to find the app.

4. Tap the app and select an option:

* Never: Prevents access to Location Services information.

* Ask Next Time Or When I Share: This allows you to choose Always While Using App, Allow Once, or Don't Allow.

* While Using the App: Allows access to Location Services only when the app or one of its features is visible on screen. If an app is set to While Using the App, you might see your status bar turn blue with a message that an app is actively using your location.

* Always: Allows access to your location even when the app is in the background.

You'll find that information in this support article: Turn Location Services and GPS on or off on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Next, make sure that cellular data is turned on for each of these apps with the guidance in this link: Use cellular data on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Let us know how it goes.

Thanks!

Quite a few others are having same issue with IOS 16.6 and Location Services. No solution yet, some say Apple knows and is working on a fix. Seems IOS 17 does not have this issue. I found that the main cause is the Find My app. After rebooting or hard reset, Location Services will work again. But the minute I open the Find My app, this issue returns. So, the temp fix I am using is not opening Find My app after rebooting Iphone. This seems to be working for me at this time, waiting for next update to hopefully fix this issue. There are other posts here on this issue.

If you do need to use Find My app, you will need to reboot or hard reset Iphone again to get Location Services working again.

I’m having this exact same issue and have been for quite some time. Its random. Sometimes it’s fine other time it completely loses its mind. I have two iPhones. Yesterday I tested it when it started. Using the iPhone that I did not have connected to CarPlay, I opened maps and set my course. Worked just fine. Plugged it into CarPlay and it went haywire. Meanwhile, my other iPhone, once unplugged from CarPlay and reset, went back to working just fine in Maps. This haywire issue was also happening in Google maps and Waze. So basically ANY navigation app, was having issues. As long as the phone is not connected to CarPlay the navigation works just fine. The minute you plug it into CarPlay that’s when the issue starts. It’s almost like it can no locate you.

on the instructions you give above. There is no option for “always” under location for Maps. Perhaps that’s the issue. Clearly this is a location issue.

one other note. This happens regardless if I am hard wired or using wireless and my Bluetooth is alway on.

Thanks - this worked for me 👍