CarPlay no longer working in 2023 Bronco Sport

Y’all, I’ve tried EVERYTHING. I’m ready to give up.

I have a 2023 Ford Bronco Sport and when I upgraded my phone in October to the iPhone 17 Pro, my CarPlay stopped working entirely.

Since then I’ve tried everything: updated the car’s software, updated my phone’s software (including the most recent one today), tried different cables (both Apple and non-Apple), reset the entertainment screen, turned off my phone…I’ve done it all. What’s even more confusing is that when we updated the car’s software, my friend’s phone worked but mine still won’t. What the hell!!!

I’m so tired of not having full use and functionality and this is driving me crazy. Now when I plug it in to connect I just get “loading” on my car’s normal radio screen but then it never pulls up the CarPlay screen. If anyone can help I’d truly appreciate it because I honestly don’t know what else to try!!