Seems like a lot of people complain that this or the other do not work well with CarPlay (it is a nature of forums I know) but I had great experience over last 3 days. During my regular day, I use my iPhone over BT most of the time with an occasional CarPlay / Maps plug in, but over last 3 days, both my wife and I used CarPlay in my '17 Accord extensively.
It was a 3 day trip, about 16 hours of driving time. My wife's 6S+ was plugged in most of the time, with Maps or Waze running (when music was also streaming off her phone). I plugged in about 3-4 times also (my 6S). Both phones are running latest iOS.
We plugged in after the headunit was booted up. We plugged in before the car was started up and then started it. Also, plugged in while the HU was booting up. The software did the right thing every single time. Not one glitch. Navigation would simply keep going after we made the restroom / gas stop and music would keep playing where it stopped when the car was turned off. Wife did other stuff on her phone many times while I was driving and the head unit focus would switch away from map, still play music and then switch back to the map no problem. Music was many times chosen from the HU but also from the phone, varied between locally stored music and streaming / Apple music radio stations.
It can happen! :laugh
It was a 3 day trip, about 16 hours of driving time. My wife's 6S+ was plugged in most of the time, with Maps or Waze running (when music was also streaming off her phone). I plugged in about 3-4 times also (my 6S). Both phones are running latest iOS.
We plugged in after the headunit was booted up. We plugged in before the car was started up and then started it. Also, plugged in while the HU was booting up. The software did the right thing every single time. Not one glitch. Navigation would simply keep going after we made the restroom / gas stop and music would keep playing where it stopped when the car was turned off. Wife did other stuff on her phone many times while I was driving and the head unit focus would switch away from map, still play music and then switch back to the map no problem. Music was many times chosen from the HU but also from the phone, varied between locally stored music and streaming / Apple music radio stations.
It can happen! :laugh