How to Connect and Use Apple CarPlay™ Thanks to your vehicle’s compatibility with Apple CarPlay™, you can enjoy a variety of your smartphone’s functions while on the road. Learn how to hook it up and make it work in this video, and you can have Siri® read your. Apple CarPlay The ultimate copilot. CarPlay is a smarter, safer way to use your iPhone while you drive. And now with an all‑new CarPlay Dashboard that helps you with tunes, turns, and Siri suggestions, a Calendar app that lets you view and manage your day, and maps that reveal more of what’s around you, getting there just got a whole lot easier.

What CarPlay does

CarPlay takes the things that you want to do with your iPhone while driving and puts them on your car's built-in display. When you connect your iPhone to CarPlay, you can get turn-by-turn directions, make calls, send and receive messages, listen to music, and more. CarPlay uses the contacts on your iPhone to help you make calls, send texts, and find destinations.

CarPlay uses Siri Voice Control, so you can ask for what you want while you're driving — allowing you to stay focused on the road. CarPlay even works with the built-in controls in your car — like a touchscreen, knob, or button.

Set up CarPlay

Follow these steps to get started:

  1. Make sure that you're in an area that supports CarPlay and that your car supports CarPlay.
  2. Start your car, then make sure that Siri is on.
  3. Connect your iPhone to your car:
    • If your car supports CarPlay via USB cable, plug your iPhone into the USB port in your car. The USB port might be labeled with a CarPlay icon or a smartphone icon.
    • If your car supports wireless CarPlay, press and hold the voice-command button on your steering wheel. Make sure that your stereo is in wireless or Bluetooth mode. Then on your iPhone, go to Settings > General > CarPlay, tap Available cars, then select your car. Check your car manual for more information.

Learn more about CarPlay and driving and navigating safely.

Use Siri with CarPlay

If your vehicle supports CarPlay or Siri Eyes Free, hold down the voice-command button on your steering wheel while you say what you need. If you aren't sure where the voice-command button is, check the manual for your car or stereo.

Remove and arrange CarPlay apps

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While using CarPlay, the display in your car will show available apps. To add, remove, or customize the order that the apps are in on your iOS device:

  1. Go to Settings > General, and tap CarPlay.
  2. Select your car.
  3. Use the add or delete icons to add or remove apps. Tap and drag an app to change the icon order.

Only apps that are supported by CarPlay will appear. If you have an issue with a third-party app, try to contact the app developer.

Get help

If CarPlay doesn't work like you expect, make sure that your iPhone has the latest version of iOS. After your iPhone is updated, follow these steps—checking CarPlay after each step:

  1. If CarPlay doesn't activate automatically, look for the CarPlay logo on your car's display.
  2. Restart your iPhone and your car.
  3. Make sure that Siri is on.
  4. If your iPhone isn't detected by CarPlay, make sure that CarPlay isn't restricted. Go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions, tap Allowed Apps and make sure that CarPlay is enabled.
  5. Go to Settings > General > CarPlay, and tap Forget This Car.
  6. Check your connection:
    • If you have a wired connection, try connecting again with a different USB cable to a different USB port if you have one.
    • If you have a wireless connection, enable AirPlane Mode by going to Settings > Airplane Mode. Don't enable Airplane Mode from Control Center.
  7. If needed, install firmware updates. Check your car's manual for more information.

If you still have issues connecting to CarPlay, contact Apple Support.

CarPlay is a smarter, safer way to use your iPhone while you drive. And now with an all‑new CarPlay Dashboard that helps you with tunes, turns, and Siri suggestions, a Calendar app that lets you view and manage your day, and maps that reveal more of what’s around you, getting there just got a whole lot easier. And a lot more fun.

Control with a word.
Or a touch. Or a twist.

CarPlay features Siri voice control and is specially designed for driving scenarios. CarPlay also works with your car’s controls — knobs, buttons, touchpad, or touchscreen. And the apps themselves have been reimagined for the car, so you can use them while your eyes and hands stay where they belong.

Siri

To activate Siri voice control, just press and hold the voice control button on the steering wheel.

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Touch

If your CarPlay-equipped vehicle has a touchscreen, you can use it to control CarPlay.

Knobs and Controls

CarPlay also works with the knobs, dials, or buttons in the car. If it controls your screen, it controls CarPlay.

Maps

Let your iPhone show you the way.

The power and simplicity of Apple Maps is available in your car. CarPlay can predict where you’re going using addresses from your email, text messages, contacts, and calendars. And now with a more detailed map, turn‑by‑turn spoken directions, and immersive 3D experiences, it’s easier than ever to get where you need to go. One‑tap access to your go‑to and must‑see destinations also helps you find more to see and do when you get there — whether you’re searching for points of interest, driving to a favorite restaurant, or looking for nearby gas stations.

Phone

The road is calling.

Make calls, return missed calls, and listen to voicemail. Siri can help you do all of these things. All you have to do is ask.

Messages

Reading and writing is now listening and dictating.

Siri can read, reply, and send text messages for you, so you never have to look at your iPhone while driving. Just say “Siri, tell Blair I’ll be there in 20 minutes,” and it’s done. CarPlay can also play audio messages through the car’s speakers.

Music

All your music. Beautifully arranged.

How To Download Apple Carplay

Access all your content from your Apple Music subscription and additional audio apps using your car’s built‑in controls. Search by artist, album, or song. See what’s playing and what’s up next. You can ask Siri to play your favorite song by Arcade Fire, act as your personal DJ, or stream one of more than 100,000 live radio stations.

Calendar

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Stay on top of your day when you’re on the road.

A new Calendar app gives you a quick, simple view of the day ahead while you’re on the go. And if you have a meeting, you can just tap to get directions or dial in, using your car’s speakers and microphones to keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.

Invite more apps along for the ride.

CarPlay supports other apps on your iPhone — like your favorite audio, messaging, and voice apps. Apps developed by car manufacturers are also supported, so you can control more of your car’s features without ever leaving CarPlay.1 You can personalize your experience by rearranging exactly how your apps appear in CarPlay through settings on your iPhone.

  • Podcasts
  • Audiobooks
  • iHeartRadio
  • WhatsApp
  • Spotify
  • Stitcher
  • CBS Radio
  • Overcast
  • Audiobooks.com
  • Audible
  • Pandora
  • LiveXLive
  • VOX
  • NPR One
  • Downcast
  • Radio Disney
  • Amazon
  • Google Play Music
  • SiriusXM Radio
  • Tidal
  • At Bat2

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  • 2GIS
  • 百度地图
  • Google Maps
  • KakaoNavi
  • NAVER Map
  • NAVITIME
  • 搜狗地图
  • Sygic Car Navigation:
    GPS & Maps
  • 腾讯地图
  • T Map
  • Waze

The CarPlay Lineup

Every major automobile manufacturer has partnered with us in supporting CarPlay. There are over 500 models to choose from, with more on the way.3

See all models that work with CarPlay
  • Abarth

  • Acura

  • Alfa Romeo

  • Aston Martin

  • Audi

  • Baojun

  • Bentley

  • BMW

  • Borgward

  • Buick

  • Cadillac

  • Chery

  • Chevrolet

  • Chrysler

  • Citroen

  • Cowin

  • Datsun

  • Dodge

  • DongFeng Motor

  • DS

  • Ferrari

  • Fiat

  • Ford

  • Genesis

  • GMC

  • Haima

  • Haval

  • Holden

  • Honda

  • Honda Motor

  • Hyundai

  • infiniti

  • Jaguar

  • Jeep

  • Kia

  • Lamborghini

  • Land Rover

  • Lexus

  • Lifan

  • Lincoln

  • Maserati

  • Mazda

  • Mercedes

  • mini

  • Mitsubishi

  • MG

  • Nissan

  • Opel

  • Peugeot

  • Porsche

  • Qoros

  • Ram

  • Renault

  • Roewe

  • Seat

  • Skoda

  • Subaru

  • Suzuki

  • Tata

  • Toyota

  • Vauxhall

  • VW

  • Volvo

More than 500 models to choose from.

You can add CarPlay to your current car with an aftermarket system.

CarPlay is compatible with
these iPhone models.

  • iPhone 11 Pro
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • iPhone 11
  • iPhone ten s
  • iPhone ten s Max
  • iPhone ten r
  • iPhone X
  • iPhone 8
  • iPhone 8 Plus
  • iPhone 7
  • iPhone 7 Plus
  • iPhone 6s
  • iPhone 6s Plus
  • iPhone 6
  • iPhone 6 Plus
  • iPhone SE
  • iPhone 5s
  • iPhone 5c
  • iPhone 5