Wed Mar 16, 2022, 02:52 PM

Lulu KC (2,343 posts)

My Maps app doesn't always talk to me

I really need the voice on the Maps app--sometimes he speaks, sometimes he doesn't. I have looked at all the settings and have everything that I think may apply to sound turned on. Sometimes he just gets me out of the driveway, speaking, then stops for the rest of the trip! Has anyone else experienced this?

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My Maps app doesn't always talk to me (Original post)	Lulu KC	Mar 2022	OP
Happens to me too!!! the only way I can get the voice back is to unplug it from the car and	mitch96	Mar 2022	#1
I just did a little more digging	Lulu KC	Mar 2022	#3
Thx..	mitch96	Mar 2022	#8
usually it's because it is connected to your car via bluetooth	drray23	Mar 2022	#2
My car is too old, I think.	Lulu KC	Mar 2022	#4
There is a new option to have the app to work	Phoenix61	Mar 2022	#7
This is what my kid tells me. It's so confusing to a 70 year old.	vanlassie	Mar 2022	#5
I use a wired connection and it happens to me.. nt	mitch96	Mar 2022	#9
A couple of ideas	Louis1895	Mar 2022	#6
Thanks!	Lulu KC	Mar 2022	#10
The simple answer--this works	Lulu KC	Dec 2022	#11

Response to Lulu KC (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 02:57 PM

mitch96 (12,038 posts)

1. Happens to me too!!! the only way I can get the voice back is to unplug it from the car and

Plug it back in, then it works fine... How to fix it??
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Response to mitch96 (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 03:31 PM

Lulu KC (2,343 posts)

3. I just did a little more digging

It said to be sure you've updated your phone (which I just did). And if it keeps not working, uninstall and reinstall the app. If it keeps doing it, I'll try that and post the results here.

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Response to Lulu KC (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 04:39 PM

mitch96 (12,038 posts)

8. Thx..

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Response to Lulu KC (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 03:30 PM

drray23 (6,997 posts)

2. usually it's because it is connected to your car via bluetooth

if you don't switch your car audio to Bluetooth you won't hear anything.

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Response to drray23 (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 03:33 PM

Lulu KC (2,343 posts)

4. My car is too old, I think.

All the sound comes out of the phone itself. No connection to the car except through car lighter/charger.

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Response to Lulu KC (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 04:23 PM

Phoenix61 (15,491 posts)

7. There is a new option to have the app to work

through blue tooth. Nice as you can listen to the radio and the map app will cut in with directions. If you don’t have blue tooth and accidentally tap that I assume you’ll loose the sound. It’s a weird squiggle looking thing.

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Response to drray23 (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 03:33 PM

vanlassie (5,094 posts)

5. This is what my kid tells me. It's so confusing to a 70 year old.

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Response to drray23 (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 04:41 PM

mitch96 (12,038 posts)

9. I use a wired connection and it happens to me.. nt

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Response to Lulu KC (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 03:39 PM

Louis1895 (763 posts)

6. A couple of ideas

These may or may not work but they are simple and worth a try.

The first thing I would try is to make certain I had the latest iOS installed.

The second thing is to shut down the phone completely (https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/turn-iphone-on-or-off-iph841379c3d/ios). Then restart to see if rebooting has resolved the issue.

Are you connecting your phone to your car through the USB port or just just the phone by itself? If you use the USB port to charge and play through your radio, make certain you do not have lint stuck in the port. I carry my phone in my pants pocket and it picks up lint. I then occasionally have trouble charging or connecting to AirPlay in my car using a USB cable. Using compressed air and a wooden toothpick to loosen the lint and blow it out, I can clean out the port so everything works properly.

Hope these ideas help with the odd behavior of your iPhone!

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Response to Louis1895 (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 17, 2022, 10:03 AM

Lulu KC (2,343 posts)

10. Thanks!

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Response to Lulu KC (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2022, 01:00 PM

Lulu KC (2,343 posts)

11. The simple answer--this works

Very simple. If it's plugged in to the dash, the car thinks it's a faulty CD. (2015 car--smart, but not that smart.) If I just unplug it while I need the voice, it works fine. I plug it in for charging when I'm on the long stretches with no new instructions.
This was making me nuts.

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