[Update: New audiobooks, podcasts, maps, news apps] Best CarPlay apps for iPhone

- Jan. 1st 2020 1:00 am PT

CarPlay is Apple’s feature that brings communication and entertainment functions to the built-in screen in your car using iPhone apps. The feature appears on a lot of aftermarket displays and new cars that you can buy today.

As CarPlay support shows up from more manufacturers, we’re also seeing more developers enable CarPlay capabilities in their own apps. Once you install these apps on your iPhone, they appear on your CarPlay-enabled display when you connect your iPhone. Read on for the growing list of iPhone apps that support CarPlay.

Updated January 1, 2020 with the dozens of additional CarPlay apps.

Apple apps

Phone (Favorites, Recents, Contacts, Keypad, Voicemail)
Music (Apple Music including Beats 1)
Maps (Search, POI’s, Navigation, Nearby, Lane Guidance, ETA sharing)
Messages (Create, read, reply over Siri)
Now Playing (This will show audio content from any iPhone app similar to iOS’s Control Center)
Podcasts (Also works with Siri)
Books (Since iOS 8.4 for playing audiobooks)
Calendar (Since iOS 13 for viewing current and upcoming events, including addresses)
Settings (Since iOS 13 for controlling Do Not Disturb While Driving, Light and Dark Mode, and Siri Suggestions)
Dashboard (A new addition to the Home Screen since iOS 13, includes tiles for navigation, favorite locations, now playing audio, Siri Suggestions, and calendar events)