Carplay hijacks the audio system

That's all I needed to see to finalize my Apple/Android vacillations. I'm not entirely devoid of Apple products though. I still have a 7th generation Nano that I plug in to the vehicle USB and it works wonderfully for music and podcasts. It won't show me the album covers though, which I might be able to see with an iPhone. No great loss.

 

Hmm. I don’t have this problem. I listen to the radio while using CarPlay. When a navigation prompt comes along, it plays instead of the radio, and then goes back to the radio.

 

Likewise, I do not have the issue you are experiencing. But I use a CarLink Mini that connects 199% of the time and does not drop calls(after an update).

It may be a CarPlayAir2 issue. Check for updates.


iPhone ?

 

I have an aftermarket pioneer and experience similar symptoms. It’s most likely the handling of CarPlay since many apps utilize sound so even if there is no sound initially, the app most likely has configuration to utilize the audio if needed.