How to install apps in Apple CarPlay | Laptop News

Key Takeaways

• Typically, any downloaded iPhone apps should automatically appear in CarPlay if they’re compatible.
• You can add, remove, or rearrange apps by going to
  Settings -> General -> CarPlay -> [car name] -> Customize.
• If you’re missing an app on your iPhone, you’ll have to download it from the App Store.

At this point, Apple CarPlay is so widespread that some people may get upset if they buy a vehicle without it, unless perhaps it’s from Tesla or Rivian. CarPlay adds tremendously to the convenience of driving, letting you access preferred music, charging, and navigation apps without a half-baked automaker interface getting in the way. Eventually the software should be able to replace a car’s gauges and buttons.

After you’ve got your iPhone set up for CarPlay, the next thing is making sure compatible apps are installed. The good news here is that there’s (almost) nothing you need to do, in most cases, outside of personalizing the experience for maximum convenience when you’re driving.

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How to install apps in Apple CarPlay

By default, any apps compatible with CarPlay should automatically appear on your dash if they’re installed on your iPhone. There’s no comprehensive support list, but here’s a sample of some of the better-known titles on the App Store, excluding Apple’s (which are baked into iOS anyway):

• Amazon Music
• Audible
• Bandcamp
• Calm
• Chargepoint
• Downcast
• Google Maps
• iHeartRadio
• Line
• NPR One
• Overcast
• PlugShare
• SpotHero
• Spotify
• Stitcher
• Tidal
• TuneIn Radio
• VLC
• Waze
• WhatsApp
• YouTube Music

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