How to connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your car

Find out how to connect your device to your car stereo.

Connect using CarPlay

Available in selected cars, CarPlay is a smarter, safer way to utilise your iPhone in your machine. CarPlay takes the things yous want to practice with your iPhone while driving and puts them directly on your machine's born display.

Commencement, make certain CarPlay is supported in your country or region and that it's supported in your  car.

If your car supports CarPlay using the USB port, plug your iPhone into the USB port of your machine or stereo. The USB port may be labelled with a CarPlay icon or a smartphone icon.

If your automobile supports wireless CarPlay, printing and hold the vocalism command button on your steering bike to fix CarPlay. Or make sure your car is in wireless or Bluetooth pairing way. So on your iPhone, go to Settings > General > CarPlay > Available Cars and choose your auto. Check the manual that came with your motorcar for more information.

Detect out more almost CarPlay or how to set up and utilise CarPlay.

CarPlay is not supported on iPad and iPod touch.

Connect using Bluetooth

  1. Restart your device.
  2. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, and turn off Bluetooth. Await for nearly v seconds, then plough Bluetooth back on.
  3. Cheque the manual that came with your automobile for more than information about how to pair with a Bluetooth device. Well-nigh cars require a phone setup on the car display.
  4. If you've continued multiple phones to your car stereo, endeavour renaming your device: go to Settings > General > About > Name, and type a new name. Then endeavor connecting over again.
  5. Update your device.
  6. Make sure your stereo is using the latest firmware from the car manufacturer. Check your machine's manual for more information.

If you lot still tin't connect, contact Apple tree Support.

Connect using USB playback

  1. Restart your device and your car.
  2. Make sure your device is unlocked and on the Home screen.
  3. If possible, effort to connect using some other cable or USB port. Check the manual that came with your car to discover out how to connect an Apple device.
  4. Check your charging port for any debris or damage. Brand sure your charging cablevision is inserted correctly into the port.
  5. Update your device.
  6. Make certain your stereo is using the latest firmware from the car manufacturer. Bank check your car'southward manual for more than information.
  7. Try playing audio from a unlike app. If you lot can't play audio from a tertiary-political party app, contact the app programmer for help. If you tin can't play audio from an Apple app, contact Apple tree Support.

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