What I can do with CarPlay?

Use Siri to control CarPlay

Depending on your car, there are three ways you can use Siri to control CarPlay:

• Press and hold the voice command button on your steering wheel. Then ask Siri a question or to do something.

• Touch and hold the CarPlay Dashboard or CarPlay Home button on your touchscreen. Then ask Siri a question or to do something.

• If your vehicle supports "Hey Siri," say "Hey Siri." Then ask Siri a question or to do something. Go to Settings > Siri & Search, and make sure that Listen for "Hey Siri" is on.

Siri also makes suggestions in CarPlay for what you might want to do next, such as drive to your next meeting. Siri Suggestions and CarPlay work seamlessly to keep your favorite apps at your fingertips.

If you have HomeKit-enabled accessories, like a garage door opener, you can use the Siri suggestions that appear on the CarPlay Dashboard, or simply ask Siri to do things like "Open the garage door" when you get close to your house.

Let Siri announce messages

With iOS 15 and later, Siri can announce your incoming messages in your car. With this feature turned on, Siri plays a tone, then announces the sender's name and reads the message. If a message is long, Siri announces the sender's name and says only that they sent you a message. You can ask Siri to read the full message.

To turn on Announce Messages from your iPhone:

1. Open the Settings app, then tap Notifications.

2. Tap Announce Notifications.

3. Tap CarPlay, then turn on Announce Messages. From here, you can also change when you want announcements to start.

4. Tap Back to manage which messages Siri reads. Tap Messages, then select either Time Sensitive and Direct Messages or All Notifications.

To turn on Announce Messages from your car's display:

1. Open the Settings app in CarPlay, then select Announce Messages.

2. Turn on Announce Messages.

3. Select Announce Options to choose whether messages will be spoken or not at the start of your drive.

Use your car's built-in controls to operate CarPlay

Cars supported by CarPlay should have built-in controls, such as a touchscreen, rotary knob, or touchpad. To learn how to operate your CarPlay display, check the manual that came with your car. You can also use Siri to control CarPlay, even if you have built-in controls.

Learn more about the common controls used in cars supported by CarPlay.

Arrange your CarPlay apps

While using CarPlay, the display in your car will show your available apps. To add, remove, or arrange the order of the apps on your iPhone:

1. Go to Settings > General, then tap CarPlay.

2. Select your car. Then tap Customize.

3. Tap the Add button or Delete button to add and remove apps. Tap and drag an app to change the order the apps appear in.

The next time you connect your iPhone to CarPlay, the new order of your apps should appear on the display. Only apps that are supported by CarPlay will appear on your display.

Change your CarPlay wallpaper

1. From your car's display, open the Settings app in CarPlay.

2. Select Wallpaper.

3. Choose the wallpaper that you want to use, then select Set.

Invite anyone in the car to play music with SharePlay

In iOS 17 and later, you and your passengers can all control the music that's playing through SharePlay and CarPlay. The driver must have an Apple Music subscription, but everyone else only needs iOS 17 or later.