2019 Kia Stinger GT Carplay/UVO

[BrodyS]

I recently purchased a Kia Stinger and I didn't have a USB cord during the walk-through. Now, when I attempt to connect my phone to enable Carplay, the head unit doesn't recognize my phone. However, when I plug it into the Carplay USB port, it charges the phone, but no recognition and I get the message, "A smartphone is required to use UVO. Connect phone via USB and try again."

I have made sure Siri is enabled, restarted my phone, tried different USB cords, and I am unsure if the head unit is bad, or if I am doing something incorrectly. Has anyone else encountered this issue before?

 

[MrSmoofy]

Just guessing here but have you gone through the car menus and enables carplay in the "Phone Projection" menu option?

 

[BrodyS]

Just guessing here but have you gone through the car menus and enables carplay in the "Phone Projection" menu option?

Yeah, I disabled/enabled Apply Carplay and even tried doing it with Android play disabled.

 

[MrSmoofy]

Are you sure the USB cable you are using is data and power and not just power only?

 

[eflyguy]

Yeah.. cheap cables sometimes only provide power. Try another (original, if possible) cable.