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iPhone 13 mini has crackling sound when using Apple CarPlay

Hello,


I'm having issues with noice and my Apple CarPlay: Every time I'm connected and playing sound, it's like there's a crackling/scratchy sound on top of the original sound. Here's som details:


  • I'm using an iPhone 13 mini (which I started using from new in late 2022)
  • It's the same issue across different cars (and car brands) all connected to CarPlay with bluetooth
  • It hasn't been an issue in the past
  • I've tried updating to IOS27
  • I've tried removing the cars from my phone and my phone from the cars (in CarPlay)
  • I've tried turning my phone (and the cars-systems) off and on and again
  • Sound works fine across all other types of bluetooth devices
  • I tried plugging my phone in with lightning cable to a car which has a multimedia-setup, but no CarPlay, and the sound is perfectly fine in that car
  • In one of the cars I tried other people regular iPhone 13s, and the sound works fine


So in conclusion: I tried all I could figure out. It seems like the issue is about my iPhone 13 mini and CarPlay in general. And I don't know how to fix it.


Do any of you have the same og similar issues?

Do any of you know how to fix it?


Have a nice day :)

1 reply

Further details:

  • I tried resetting the network settings of my iPhone
  • I tried connecting to one of the cars with only bluetooth an not CarPlay: the same car where CarPlay made the noice unbearable, worked fine with bluetooth
  • My issue is both with CarPlay with cars over bluetooth and wifi and with cars over corded connection