can no longer control music through steering wheel

[Shel_15]

This has been going on for me for well over a year now, I can play Spotify through my usb cable when it’s plugged into my car but since over a year ago I am unable to use the steering wheel controls to skip a song and the song title no longer displays on the dashboard. I’ve uninstalled Spotify etc. I have to skip a song manually which is obviously not very safe. Any help would be most grateful. I have an iPhone 8.

[KM8513]

Hey Shel!

 What worked for me is just having the Apple Music app on my phone,