Apple Car Play Disconnects at Same Spots on Highway

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Connecting an iPhone to Apple CarPlay via WiFi or Bluetooth can lead to disconnections in specific highway areas, possibly due to environmental factors like underground power cables or obstacles that disrupt signal strength. Issues similar to FM radio dropouts may occur when signals are weak or obstructed. The conversation highlights that Apple CarPlay typically uses Bluetooth for connection and WiFi for data streaming. It is advised to explore using spectrum analyzer apps to monitor signal strength while driving, which could help diagnose the connectivity problems. The user drives a 2024 CRV and does not make other wireless connections with their car.
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I've been connecting my iphone to Apple Car Play via WiFi or Bluetooth for about 6 months and there are a few sections of highway where it disconnects every single time. I don't see any large comms towers anywhere. What do you think is going on?
 
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jedishrfu said:
Could be underground power cables. This would happen with FM radio sometimes where the signal would abruptly drop and come back always at the same place.

Some other possibilities:

https://pairedtech.com/the-definitive-guide-to-a-stronger-bluetooth-signal/
In Milwaukee we have power cables over poles. Could there also be power cables under ground?
 
Beyond the 'Missing Mast' issue, or a mast blocked on that singular vector' by a building, silo, ridge or seasonal foliage,, if signal strength is already low, you may be getting 'ghosting' due multiple paths. Would your receiver handle such well ??
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
via WiFi or Bluetooth
Sorry, what does that mean? You are making a wireless connection between your iPhone and your car so you can play music on your car stereo? And you can choose either WiFi or Bluetooth to make that wireless connection?

What kind of car is it? Are you making any other wireless connections between your car and other devices? Or between your iPhone and other devices (like Bluetooth earbuds)? If so, do those other connections ever drop out? Do you ever have problems with dropped calls on your iPhone in those areas?

There are "spectrum analyzer" apps that you can get for your phone that will show you signal strengths, so you could download one of those and have a passenger watch the display as you drive around...

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berkeman said:
Sorry, what does that mean? You are making a wireless connection between your iPhone and your car so you can play music on your car stereo? And you can choose either WiFi or Bluetooth to make that wireless connection?
Correct. Sounds like Apple CarPlay uses bluetooth to connect and then wifi for the data steaming.
https://robots.net/tech/how-does-wireless-carplay-work/
berkeman said:
What kind of car is it?
2024 CRV
berkeman said:
Are you making any other wireless connections between your car and other devices?
No
 
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