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iPhone 13 music cuts out during AirPlay in car

I load my CDs onto my iPhone 13 via iTunes to play in my car through Apple air play.

the music cuts out for a second and comes back in again.

anyone experience this problem?



2 replies

Hi there


Please try this

  • . Go to Settings > Music > EQ, and if it is off, turn it on to any preset (like Late Night), then turn it back to Off.
  • Restart the Infotainment System: Many car stereos suffer from a temporary digital handshake glitch. Hold down your car's main volume/power button for about 15 seconds until the screen goes black and reboots.
  • Reset CarPlay Profile: On your iPhone, go to Settings > General > CarPlay, select your car, and tap Forget This Car. Then, re-pair your iPhone from scratch with your vehicle's head unit.
  • Check Wired Connections: If you use a wired connection, switch to an MFi-certified Lightning cable and clean out any lint or dust from both your iPhone's charging port and the car's USB port using a toothpick or compressed air.
  • Background App Refresh: Close out unneeded background applications or disable Background App Refresh for non-essential apps under Settings > General > Background App Refresh to free up system resources. 


Deadglen wrote:
I load my CDs onto my iPhone 13 via iTunes to play in my car through Apple air play.
the music cuts out for a second and comes back in again.
anyone experience this problem?

I’m sure someone else out of the 2 billion iPhone users has a similar problem, but how does knowing that help you?


If you are connecting to AirPlay using Bluetooth there can be random Bluetooth interference, or your car’s alert systems may be cutting in for a moment, or you may be getting a notification from an app, mail or texts. There are many possibilities.


Are you also using CarPlay?