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by doikor 5 days ago
Put in the destination before start driving?

CarPlay does not work at all if you have not enabled Siri. As in it won’t even connect.

2 comments

Since when? I've used Carplay for years and I've NEVER had Siri enabled. I despise voice control.
I purchased an iPhone 15 a few months ago and ended up making this discovery myself. CarPlay would refuse to launch unless I enabled Siri. I didn't do any of the Siri setup, or anything but the app would hard refuse to launch unless I went and toggled on Siri. Maybe that's different depending on your make/model, or the specific infotainment system in your car, but in my '21 Kia Forte, Siri is a very hard requirement.
Never enabled it or never disabled it? Do you remember disabling it?
Never enabled it. I always explicitly skip the "Setup/Enable siri" step on every update.
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