2021 Subaru Crosstrek. 2020 iPhone SE w/ iOS 15.2. Pandora v. 2110.1.1. Subaru requires connection via USB port in car to connect to CarPlay. Enable Launch From Car is turned off.  Yet Pandora opens automatically and won’t close.  I assume Pandora either doesn’t care about the issue or doesn’t employ anyone competent enough to solve the problem since Pandora has done nothing to fix the problem. This is THE ONLY app I have with this issue. It’s just about time to delete Pandora.  ... View more

I have this issue, too, and its very annoying.  There's an option called "enable launch from car" that was turned on. It seems that was supposed to keep Pandora from automatically opening and playing.  It didn't work.  Even worse, when I'm connected to CarPlay, I cannot close the Pandora app even if it's not playing. I know how to close apps on my iPhone, but Pandora refuses to close. I close it, and it will open back up. Every. Single. Time.  This should not happen.  Waze does not automatically open when I connect with CarPlay.  No other apps on my phone automatically open when I connect with Car Play, even the Apple apps. When will Pandora hire someone that knows how to write code correctly?  And when will there be a solution to this problem? ... View more