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I've got a 2016 Honda Accord. The Apple Car Play sometimes freezes up completely and the whole system becomes unresponsive. I wish there were a hidden reset b
by massysett 5y ago
I've got a 2016 Honda Accord. The Apple Car Play sometimes freezes up completely and the whole system becomes unresponsive. I wish there were a hidden reset button though - if there is, I haven't found it. The only fix is restarting (rebooting?) the car.
Sometimes the whole stereo just freezes up even when I'm not using Car Play, or the FM radio just stops with some Android error message.
Generally I find the Bluetooth is more reliable than Car Play so I just use that. I now keep my old iPhone around and tether it to my new iPhone and use the old one for navigation.
Unfortunately the car does not have an aux jack, so Bluetooth is the next best thing.
I've thought about replacing it but Crutchfield flatly says they don't recommend replacing it at all, which makes sense - the backup camera displays on there and the whole unit has controls on the steering wheel, which I doubt would work with a third-party replacement. If a company that sells car stereos recommends that I don't buy one, I'd be a fool not to listen.
I have rented newer cars that have better infotainment systems but they make other changes I'm not crazy about - they now have entertainment information in the main instrument panel, leading them to shrink the speedometer to make space for it. Speed is the most important thing I need to know when driving, so don't shrink the speedometer. So I'm just not convinced a new car will be any better on the whole (and it's hard to get a new car now anyway) so I'll just keep driving this one.
- mullingitover 5y agoAnother data point from Honda: I have a 2016 Civic, which I've owned for three years. The infotainment system froze up once, I restarted the car and it was fine. No other issues, Carplay has worked great. My car is the Touring edition, so it also has about 80% of the self-driving functionality that I'd get from a Tesla at a fraction of the cost, and it gets incredible gas mileage while being impressively fast for a cheap compact.
- habeebtc 5y agoYou had an FRS and just bought a BRZ. I have really wondered how fun they are to drive. They are super fun, right? They seem really fun and they look great. Also, Be honest: Initial D fan?
- overgard 5y agoThey are fantastic cars! The glowing reviews are not wrong. Incredibly fun, but also practical in a sense that you won't get yourself killed driving them to the limit.