My car only has USB-A input for CarPlay. The new iPhone will come with a USB-C-to-C cable, but is there an A-to-C cable that is also certified for use with CarPlay? Or a tiny adaptor that goes from male A to female C but won’t screw up CarPlay compatibility?

So confusing.

Update: Grabbed a bunch of random USBC cables out of my drawer from who-knows-where. All of them worked with CarPlay. Great success!

Bought one from Best Buy and it wasn’t connecting to carplay

I know that there has been some issues with cables that reliably work with the iPhone 15 and the new USB-C connector on it for cars whose only connector for CarPlay is USB-A (which includes the I6). Anyone have a A-C cable that they recommend that they know works?

I’ve got an iPhone 13, but all my cables for carplay (car doesn’t support wireless) seem to break really easily and stop providing car play within a month or so. This including the so-called armoured or tough cables.

Are there any which are best to use/won’t get damaged? I thought about possibly getting a phone mount for the car if this might help, does anyone know?

My car has CarPlay that the input is USB-C . So I thought great the included cable is all I need. Nope. I bought a few other cables and still nothing. The only thing that works is if I use a USB-C male to USB-A female adapter and then use USBA to USBC cable. What the heck is going on.

Edit: Here is the pin out of the included USB C CABLE

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Pin out for the little usbc to USBa adapter

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Any recommendations for a USB A to C cable? We've tried Belkin which is usually good but whatever we buy never fits snug in the port. And because it jiggles, the phone frequently disconnects and reconnects.

Don't want to deal with a wireless adapter.

Does anyone recommend their favorite goldilocks cable?

(TLDR: Upgrading my phone, what kind of USB-C to USB-A do you use for Carplay that works)

I’m planning on upgrading my phone from an iPhone 12 to a 17 soon, my car’s media port is USB-A, I typically use a Lightning to USB-A Apple Cable It's worked great but now it will need to be retired once my 12 goes off to pasture. Since the 17 lineup uses USB-C exclusively.

Unfortunately, Apple doesn’t directly make a USB-C to USB-A which really sucks since some cables out there are pretty hit or miss on whether they are capable of supporting CarPlay.

Of course, a Google search will bring up plenty of examples of “Apple Certified” cables but I don't want to play roulette of trying cables. So for people out there in the same boat as me, what cable brand did you buy from that works reliably? Links are deeply appreciated.

Does anyone know of any reliable USB A to USB C cables that possibly are Mfi certified or at the very least trustworthy. I have a bunch of accessories (ex: portable chargers, MY CAR) that only has a USB A port, so I'm looking for a wire that is trustworthy and won't charge super slow or destroy my phones battery. More importantly, it needs to work with apple carplay too. Apples website has no USB A to C cables, only adapters. Yes I know I can "google it" but I didn't want to buy a bad brand.

I am looking to connect my iPhone 15 Pro to the USB-C port in my vehicle. I am currently using the cable that came with the phone. It functions properly, but I am looking for a better aesthetic. I would prefer a cable that is black, braided, and short enough to not have too much excess length; probably 6-12in. Coiled would also be fine but not necessary.

I’ve found a few cables that are power-only, but I’m having trouble finding a data-capable cable from a reputable brand. I don’t want to use a generic branded cable. Thanks very much!

Bluetooth carplay isn't working in my Cx-30, so while I figure that out, I need a recommendation for a USB to USB-C cable (I have a iphone 15), I'm poking around on various sites but some cables aren't compatible?

who's bought one that works?

thanks!

Probably a tall order, but I upgraded to a 15 Pro and my wife is still on a 13. We both drive the same car and only have one USB-A port for CarPlay, and it's already becoming a pain to have to swap cables sometimes multiple times a day. I ordered a split USB-C/Lightning to USB-A cable from Amazon but it's only charging, not delivery CarPlay so I'm assuming no data. Does (or could) a cable exist that delivers both inputs through one USB-A connection?

Might be a dumb question, but I just realized that I’ll have to get new cables for the iPhone 15 series to work with CarPlay, given the move to USB-C.

Am I correct in assuming that any standard USB A-to-C cable would work? Is there any reason to expect that I’d have to buy one straight from Apple versus third party?

I’ve previously only used Apple-brand USB-A-to lightning cables for CarPlay.