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How to stop iPhone from auto-playing music in your car
Learn what to do if music starts playing automatically through your car’s speaker when you get in the car with your iPhone.
How to use WhatsApp in your car with CarPlay
Find out how to send messages, listen to new texts, and make calls over WhatsApp directly from your car’s screen using Apple CarPlay.
How to use ChatGPT, Grok, and AI voice apps in CarPlay
Find out how to set up and use ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity, and other AI apps in your car via Apple CarPlay.
How to auto-open Maps when you connect to CarPlay
Find out how to set your iPhone to automatically open Google Maps, Apple Maps, or some other app the moment you start wired or wireless CarPlay.
How to use handsfree voice control in CarPlay in iOS 26
Find out how to use the Voice Control feature in CarPlay through your iPhone running iOS 26 to navigate apps, the Home Screen, and interact with your car’s screen without actually touching it.
How to see iPhone Live Activities on car’s screen in iOS 26
Learn how to get active Live Activities from your iPhone apps on your car’s display when using wired or wireless CarPlay in iOS 26.
Fix wireless and wired CarPlay issues on iPhone 17 models
In this troubleshooting guide, we go over several solutions to address wireless and wired CarPlay issues that have affected several people with the new iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air.
How to use iPhone app widgets in CarPlay on iOS 26
iOS 26 lets you add widgets from your iPhone apps to your car’s screen when using CarPlay. This handy feature ensures you can quickly glance at important information while driving, thus eliminating the need to open a CarPlay-supported app on your car’s infotainment system or take your eyes off the road to reach for your iPhone.
iOS 26 brings a dozen new wallpapers to CarPlay
Apple's new iOS 26 operating system brings new wallpapers not only to the iPhone, but CarPlay as well, with 12 new options available.
CarPlay 26 reduces incoming phone calls to an unobtrusive banner, but outgoing calls still take over navigation
Incoming calls on CarPlay 26 no longer take over turn-by-turn navigation thanks to a new compact interface, but Apple should do the same for outgoing calls.
Tapbacks on CarPlay 26: Now you can crash with feeling while reacting with emoji
Apple is bringing Tapbacks to Messages on CarPlay. Now you can react to chats with emoji while driving because what could possibly go wrong?