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monstermash

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iPhone 14 Pro Max, running iOS 16.0.2.
2017 Buick Encore.

Plug phone in - it "activates" CarPlay on the car - but the screen just goes blank.
On the Phone, it gives the CarPlay launch screen - and then goes blank.

So, it doesn't work.

Wife's iPhone Xr running 16.0.2 works fine.

Anyone else have such issues and able to solve them?
 
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Issue discovered.

With ExpressVPN on, CarPlay doesn't work. With ExpressVPN off, it does work.

Additionally, this seems to be a known issue with the Network Protection option. If you turn off Network Protection, CarPlay works with ExpressVPN on.
 
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Thanks for posting this. Very helpful in debugging why my CarPlay wasn't working properly.
 
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