CarPlay is an Apple standard that enables a car radio or head unit to be a display and a controller for an iOS device. According to Apple’s website, all major vehicle manufacturers are using CarPlay. Let’s look at how to use it in iOS 17.
The CarPlay Dashboard brings a simpler view of the road ahead. The dashboard gives you a single place to keep track of Maps, audio controls, and Siri Suggestions, which provide easy access to things like your Calendar events. You can even use the dashboard to take control of your HomeKit accessories, like door openers.
Depending on your car, there are two ways you can use Siri to control CarPlay:
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.
(This how-to is based on my experiences and info on Apple’s support pages — where the images sometimes come from.)
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