Change settings in CarPlay

In Settings in CarPlay, you can turn on Do Not Disturb While Driving, switch the appearance of CarPlay, turn suggestions in CarPlay Dashboard off or on, and show or hide album art.

Use Do Not Disturb While Driving with CarPlay

Do Not Disturb While Driving helps you stay focused on the road. While your iPhone is connected to CarPlay, notifications and text messages are silenced or limited.

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 to see pages of all of your CarPlay apps, including Settings.
Select Do Not Disturb While Driving.
Turn on Activate With CarPlay.

When you’re not driving, you can do the following in Settings on iPhone:

Choose who to send an automatic reply to.
Customize the auto-reply text message.

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:

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

The dark appearance is optimized for viewing in low-light environments, such as at night.

Hide or show suggestions in 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.

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iPhone User Guide

Change settings in CarPlay

Use Do Not Disturb While Driving with CarPlay

Switch the appearance of CarPlay

Hide or show suggestions in CarPlay Dashboard

Hide or show album art