How to Customize the CarPlay Screen

You customize the CarPlay screen on the iPhone.

Here’s how:

OpeniPhone prefs.

Select your car for controls specific to it.

iPhone path to CarPlay selection

Use the+ (Plus)or- (Minus)to add or remove apps.

Tap and drag apps to change the order they appear on the CarPlay screen.

The next time your iPhone connects with CarPlay in your car, the changes transfer.

CarPlay showing Creation Station option

Hidden CarPlay Tricks and Secrets

Using CarPlay is straightforward.

Here are a few hidden secrets buried in CarPlay you may not have run across.

First, openSettings> turn onLocation Services> tapSystem Services> and enableSignificant Locations.

Path leading to Show Parked Location of your car

From there, return toSettingsand tapMaps>Show Parked Location.

It doesn’t work with every street, but it covers most highways.

Not every third-party iPhone app will appear as an option for CarPlay.

You’ll know if it’s compatible if you see it from the CarPlay Customize screen on your iPhone.

you’ve got the option to view an updatedlist of cars that support CarPlayon the Apple website.

Rearrange the order of CarPlay apps in your iPhone tweaks.

Go toSettings>General>CarPlay, choose your car, and selectCustomize.

Tap and hold the app you want to move, and then drag it to the desired position.

Apple CarPlay doesn’t support video streaming apps like Netflix.

Apple CarPlay integrates with the HondaLink app, allowing you to control your smart garage.