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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 May 13, 2021 with the EV charging and parking 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)

Audiobooks

Audible
Audio Books by AudioBooks.com
Bookmate
Free Audiobooks
Google Play Books
Kobo Books
Libby, by OverDrive
Scribd
Walmart eBooks

Communication apps

Cisco Webex Meetings
Telegram Messenger
WhatsApp
ZOOM Cloud Meetings

EV charging and parking

ChargePoint
PlugShare
SpotHero

Music

Amazon Music
audioBoom
Clammr Radio
Dash Radio
Deezer Music
Digital Concert Hall
Google Play Music
LiveXLive
Mixcloud
Next: Magic DJ & Playlists
Orange Radio
Radio Deejay
Radio Disney
Rdio (Update: Pandora acquired and shut down this service)
SiriusXM Radio
Slacker Radio
Spotify Stations
Tidal
VOX
YouTube Music

Navigation apps

2GIS
Google Maps (Works with Siri in iOS 13+)
NAVER Map
Rever Motorcycle GPS & Rides
Roads by Porsche
Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps (Offline maps)
TomTom GO Navigation
Waze (Works with Siri in iOS 13+)

News & Sports

Audm – New Yorker, Atlantic
CBS Radio News
CNBC: Stock Market & Business
MLB At Bat
NBA
NBC Sports Scores
NHL
NPR One
Newsflash
Umano: Listen to News Articles (Update: Dropbox acquired and shut down this service)

Podcasts

Acast
Anchor
Breaker
Castro Podcast Player
Downcast
iHeartRadio
Overcast: Podcast Player
Pandora (Works with Siri in iOS 13+)
Pocket Casts
Spotify
Stitcher
TuneIn Radio

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Stay tuned for more CarPlay apps as they update in the future!

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Zac Hall

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Zac covers Apple news, hosts the 9to5Mac Happy Hour podcast, and created SpaceExplored.com.