The ground, while most likely a good thing to do, didn't even come close to solving the issue...for me... And if you turn off Blue tooth, you can't use the semi-worthless Honda Link app...
I'm stubborn and tried a bunch of combos before I took a sledgehammer to the head unit.
If it's warranty work, then pretty sure they won't give the old one back. Since a)the work is "free", and b)they may want to hold on to the defective hardware to "investigate".
I have been using CPLAY2air wireless adapter to give me wireless CarPlay. It has worked reliably for a year now and still going strong. The connection to your phone once you start the car is between 15-30sec (it varies) but once connected I never experience any disconnection. I have Waze on my Iphone8 and connection/functions are fine. Once every blue moon if something is odd or slow a reset of the infotainment system clears it up (I probably had to do that perhaps 2 times over the last year of ownership -- very very rare). Its pretty much plug n forget. Lmk of you have any questions -- btw I am not affiliated with the company and the unit is plugged into '18 CTR, and Idk what my firmware is but it's all factory.
Mine would crash regularly with a flash drive until I put my flash drive on an extension cable. Apparently a flash drive overheats if it's plugged directly into the port.
19+ head units still have issues. Honda actually did release a firmware update for 17-18 models that fixed a lot of random DC issues (there is a TSB for it, only applies to 17-18 Civics though). I debated updating to the 2020+ model when it was announced because LogR sounded really cool... But then I remembered all the BS CarPlay stability issues my 18 had before the update and said naw...
alot of local 20-21 owners in my area have the same issues but i havent had it happen to me for a few months. im more annoyed by the little rattle my tweeter speakers are making lol
I was going to get one cplay2air too. But why I saw so many negative comments on apple tech talk? I guess their product should be ok, not as bad as they said, after all so many people have bought it. But Anyway I didn't want to take this risk to get it, so finally I bought another brand following their good reviews on youtube:https://carlinkitcarplay.com/products/carlinkit-wireless-adapter-for-factory-carplay. Received and installed it on this Monday, so far so good.
Hate to break it to you, but it's the same company....so...if the Cplay2air truly are crap...this is just a rebrand. Keep us posted as to any issues or if it's awesome.
CPlay2air user here just want to update that the unit is still going strong with no problem for me. I installed for my brother (another ‘18 CTR) and friend (non-Honda) and theirs also experience no problem. Again I’m not associated w the company.. just sharing in hope of helping some Civiv-brothers out. FYI I dropped my ‘18 CTR in for service two weeks ago and the dealership did NOT mention any headunit firmware upgrade SB.
