How to Manage Your Apple CarPlay Apps

Apple CarPlay is the smarter and safer way to use your iPhone while driving. The Apple CarPlay apps available to you are designed to make changing songs, getting directions, and checking your schedule easy and safe. We’ll show you how to add and remove apps on CarPlay, and how to change their layout on your screen. You can also check out our suggestions for the best Apple CarPlay apps to try.

Related: How to Find Your Parked Car Using Apple Maps on iPhone

What’s in This Article:

• How to Add CarPlay Apps
• How to Remove CarPlay Apps
• How to Manage the Layout of CarPlay Apps
• Best CarPlay Apps to Try

How to Add CarPlay Apps

If you accidentally delete a CarPlay app or come across a helpful app for CarPlay that you want, it can quickly and easily be added. Here’s how to add Apple CarPlay apps through CarPlay settings:

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1. Open Settings on your iPhone.
2. Tap General.
   
   
    
3. Tap CarPlay.
4. Tap the name of your car.
   
   
    
5. Tap Customize.
6. Tap the + symbol on the app you want to add.
   

How to Remove CarPlay Apps

If you are tired of an old app or want to get rid of one you never use, remove it from CarPlay. You can easily remove apps through CarPlay settings. Here’s how you remove Apple CarPlay apps:

1. Open Settings on your iPhone.
2. Tap General.
   
   
    
3. Tap CarPlay.
4. Tap the name of your car.
   
   
    
5. Tap Customize.
6. Tap the - symbol on the app you want to remove.
   
   

How to Manage the Layout of CarPlay Apps

You like your apps arranged in a certain way on your iPhone, and the same goes for Apple CarPlay apps. You can quickly and easily arrange your CarPlay apps so they are organized and within reach. Here’s how to manage the layout of your CarPlay Apps:

1. Open Settings on your iPhone.
2. Tap General.
   
   
    
3. Tap CarPlay.
4. Tap the name of your car.
   
   
    
5. Tap Customize.
   
   
    
6. Press and hold the 3 horizontal lines on the app you want to move.
7. Drag the app to its new position and release.
   
   

Best 3rd-Party CarPlay Apps

There are so many great apps to choose from to add to Apple CarPlay. You can choose from a vast range of navigational, entertainment and musical CarPlay apps to make your car ride more efficient and fun. Here are some of our top suggestions for the best CarPlay apps. 

1. Waze Navigation & Live Traffic
   Just a few things this app features are locations of the cheapest gas stations, updates on traffic incidents and accidents and listening to music or podcasts from within the app.
2. TuneIn Radio
   Use this app for live sports, musi, news and podcasts for endless, hands-free entertainment.
3. iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts
   Listen to live radio stations or tune into podcasts in any genre or topic.
4. Overcast 
   This podcast-focused app provides downloadable podcasts for offline listening.
5. Audible
   Use this app to listen to the world’s largest selection of audiobooks, kids stories and more.
6. Spotify 
   You can easily search for any album, song or artist on this app and listen for free.