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Find your location on a map, zoom in and out, and move the map to see the detail you need. While you’re following turn-by-turn directions, you can switch between a detailed 3D map and a 2D route overview, and when you’re not, you can show your current location.

When you follow turn-by-turn directions, you can tap the touchscreen or turn the rotary knob, then do one of the following:

• Switch between detailed and high-level views: To see a detailed 3D map with your heading at the top of the screen, select the Detail button. To see the route overview in 2D with north at the top of the screen, select the Overview button.
• Zoom in or out: Select the Zoom In button or the Zoom Out button.
• Scroll the map: Select the Scroll button, then select a direction arrow on one of the edges of the screen. To return to turn-by-turn directions, tap Resume.

On some touchscreens, you can also drag the map to scroll it.

You can also change the map view when not following directions. Tap the touchscreen or turn the rotary knob, then do one of the following:

• Show your current location: Tap the Tracking Off button. Your position is marked in the middle of the map.
• View a 3D map: Tap 3D. To return to a 2D map, tap 2D.
• Show your heading at the top of the screen: Tap the Tracking On button. To resume showing north at the top, tap the Tracking On Heading button.
• Zoom in or out: Select the Zoom In button or the Zoom Out button.
• Scroll the map: Select the Scroll button, then select a direction arrow at the edges of the screen. When finished, tap Done.
• Switch between detailed and high-level views: To see a detailed 3D map with your heading at the top of the screen, select the Detail button. To see the route overview in 2D with north at the top of the screen, select the Overview button.

In Settings in CarPlay, you can change the wallpaper, turn on Driving Focus, change how CarPlay looks on the display, turn suggestions in CarPlay Dashboard on or off, and show or hide album art.

Driving Focus is the one to know about. With Driving Focus on while your iPhone is connected to CarPlay, notifications and text messages are silenced or limited, so you can stay focused on the road while you drive.

Use the Driving Focus with CarPlay

To help you stay focused on the road, Driving Focus silences or limits notifications and text messages while it’s on and your iPhone is connected to CarPlay.

1. Open Settings in CarPlay using your vehicle’s built-in controls.

   Note: If you’re viewing CarPlay Dashboard and Settings doesn’t appear in the recent apps list on the left, tap the Home button to see pages of all of your CarPlay apps, including Settings.

2. Go to Driving Focus, then select Activate With CarPlay.

If you receive a Driving Focus notification when you’re not driving (for example, when you’re a passenger) you can turn it off—tap the notification, then tap “I’m not driving.”

Switch the appearance of CarPlay

CarPlay is set to dark appearance by default in most vehicles. If you prefer to have CarPlay automatically switch between dark and light appearance, do the following:

1. Open Settings in CarPlay using your vehicle’s built-in controls.
2. Select Appearance.
3. Select Always Dark.

At night and in other low-light environments, the dark appearance is optimized for viewing.

Change the wallpaper in CarPlay

Open Settings in CarPlay using your vehicle’s built-in controls, select Wallpaper, then choose one of the available options.

Hide or show suggestions on CarPlay Dashboard

Open Settings in CarPlay using your vehicle’s built-in controls, then turn Suggestions in CarPlay off or on.

Hide or show album art

Open Settings in CarPlay using your vehicle’s built-in controls, then turn Show Album Art off or on.

Capture screenshots from CarPlay

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Tap General, then tap Screen Capture.
3. Turn on CarPlay Screenshots.
4. While connected to CarPlay, take a screenshot with iPhone to also capture a screenshot of CarPlay.

Use CarPlay to send, hear, and reply to text messages from your iPhone. You can hear unread messages, respond to a thread, or react with Tapbacks, and your vehicle’s built-in controls can help. Pinned conversations from Messages on iPhone show up in CarPlay, too.

Send and receive text messages

Your vehicle’s built-in controls can help you send and receive messages, too. Open Messages in CarPlay and do one of the following:

• Hear unread messages or respond to a thread: Select a conversation.
• Start a new conversation: Select the Compose button.
• Automatically send messages: Skip the confirmation step when sending messages with Siri to send messages automatically, unless you ask to change or cancel it.

  In CarPlay, go to Settings > Siri, then select Automatically Send Messages.

React with Tapbacks

A Tapback, such as a heart or thumbs-up, gives you a quick and easy way to respond to a message.

When a message arrives in CarPlay, respond with “like that message” to give it a thumbs-up.

Or select the Tapback button and choose a different emoji.

Pin important conversations

Your pinned conversations from Messages on iPhone are now in the Messages app in CarPlay.

Note: If Messages doesn’t show up in the recent apps list on the left of CarPlay Dashboard, tap the Home button. Its pages show all of your CarPlay apps, along with incoming text messages with CarPlay.

You can view app activities on CarPlay Dashboard so you can easily follow their progress, for example, directions in the Maps app, live sports updates, food delivery estimates, and more. These are the same Live Activity settings you see on iPhone, but you can adjust them app by app. That way, you can keep the updates you want in view while you drive, and turn off the ones you don’t need.

1. Go to the Settings app on iPhone.
2. Tap Apps and tap the app whose settings you want to change. Tap Live Activities.

You can use suggestions from Siri that appear on CarPlay Dashboard, or use Siri directly, to control your Apple Home-enabled accessories, such as garage doors, lights, and door locks, from your car. Siri’s suggestions show up right on the Dashboard.

With CarPlay accessibility features for vision, you can make it easier to read text and differentiate colors on the CarPlay touchscreen in your car.

You can apply filters for color vision deficiencies, change the text size, or view the entire screen in grayscale. You can also make the text bold so it’s easier to read. And with Voice Control, the microphone of your iPhone lets you control CarPlay with voice commands.

Note: CarPlay isn’t available in all countries or regions.

Filter display colors

Colors on the CarPlay touchscreen are easier to differentiate when you view the entire screen in grayscale or apply filters for color vision deficiencies.

1. In CarPlay, open the Settings app.
2. Tap Accessibility, then tap Color Filters.
3. Turn on Color Filters.
4. Tap a filter. To change the intensity of the filter, tap Low, Medium, or High.

Change the text size

1. In CarPlay, open the Settings app.
2. Tap Accessibility, then tap Text Size.
3. Tap a text size. You can see a preview of the text size below each number.

Make text bold

To make what’s on the CarPlay touchscreen easier to read, turn on bold text.

1. In CarPlay, open the Settings app.
2. Tap Accessibility and turn on Bold Text.

Control CarPlay with voice commands

With the microphone of your iPhone, you can control CarPlay with voice commands.

1. In CarPlay, open the Settings app.
2. Tap Accessibility and turn on Voice Control.

With Sound Recognition in CarPlay, you can have iPhone continuously listen for car horns, sirens, or baby crying, and recognize them using on-device intelligence. When these sounds are detected, a notification appears on the CarPlay touchscreen. It’s available with supported iPhone models, though you shouldn’t rely on it in high-risk or emergency situations.

Note: Sound Recognition in CarPlay is available with supported iPhone models. Don’t rely on Sound Recognition in circumstances where you may be harmed or injured, in high-risk or emergency situations, or for navigation. CarPlay isn’t available in all countries or regions.

1. In CarPlay, open Settings and then tap Accessibility.
2. Select Sound Recognition and turn on Sound Recognition.
3. Turn on the sounds you want to be notified about.

Use Siri or open Music in CarPlay, either on CarPlay Dashboard or from the Home button, to play music that’s available on your iPhone, including songs, artists, albums, playlists, and Radio.

Once it’s playing, you’re not limited to the screen. You can also use the controls on your vehicle’s steering wheel, buttons on the Now Playing screen, and CarPlay Dashboard to control music playback. And you can even play music together using SharePlay.

Note: Viewing CarPlay Dashboard? Tap the Home button, and Music is on the pages of all of your CarPlay apps.

On some systems, Now Playing displays only a partial list of choices while you’re driving. To choose among options not in the list, select More at the bottom of the screen, or use Siri by pressing and holding the voice command button on your steering wheel.

In select regions and countries, you can report traffic incidents like accidents, hazards, speed checks, and road work, though features vary by region and country. Apple evaluates incoming incident reports, and when there’s high confidence in them, markers appear in Maps for other users. You can also report on the status of a hazard or accident.

Report an incident

With turn-by-turn directions showing, select the Report button, then choose from one of the available options.

Apple evaluates incoming incident reports, and when it has a high level of confidence in them, Accident, Hazard, and Road Work incident markers appear in Maps for other users.

Note: You won’t see speed checks with incident markers. Notifications for them appear when you follow turn-by-turn directions instead.

Report on the status of a hazard or accident

Incident markers show information about hazards and accidents, and you can report their status when you’re near their locations.

1. Select the incident marker.
2. Select Cleared or Still Here.

Note: You can’t clear reports of speed checks.

After evaluating incoming incident reports, Apple removes an incident’s marker from Maps when there’s high confidence in reports that it has been cleared.

Note: Apple is committed to keeping personal information safe and private. To learn more, go to Settings > Apps > Maps, then tap “See how your data is managed.”

Upcoming events appear in CarPlay Dashboard. You can also use your vehicle’s built-in controls to open Calendar in CarPlay to view upcoming events. Calendar is with the rest of your apps, on the pages of all of your CarPlay apps in CarPlay Home. When you select an event, you can see more information about it. Some events give you options to get directions to the event or phone into it.

Note: If you’re on CarPlay Dashboard, tap the Home button to see pages of all your CarPlay apps, Calendar included.

To see more information about an event, select it. Options may allow you to get directions to the event or phone into it.