Did you know you can find your parked car using your iPhone? You can on an iPhone 6 or later thanks to the Maps app.
Maps can drop a parked car marker when you disconnect your iPhone from your car’s Bluetooth or CarPlay system.
Before you begin
- Turn on Location Services: In the Settings app, tap Privacy & Security > Location Services. Then turn on Location Services.
- Turn on Significant Locations: In the Settings app, tap Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services. Then turn on Significant Locations.
Turn on Show Parked Location in Maps
- In the Settings app, tap Maps.
- Scroll to Show Parked Location and turn the feature on.
Receive notifications about your parked car
- In the Settings app, tap Notifications.
- Tap Maps.
- Turn on Allow Notifications and select the type of alerts that you want to receive.
Get directions to your parked car
- In Maps, search for Parked Car. Choose Parked Car from the results to view the location, edit the location, or add notes. Tap Directions to then route to your car.
- On your Home Screen, tap the Search field. Tap Parked Car below the Siri Suggestions to get directions to your car.
(This how-to is based on my experiences and info on Apple’s support pages.)
