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How Can I Sync iPhone to Car with CarPlay

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<strong>How</strong> <strong>Can</strong> I <strong>Sync</strong> <strong>iPhone</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Car</strong><br />

<strong>with</strong> <strong>Car</strong>Play?<br />

https://www.coolmuster.com/idevices/sync-iphone-<strong>to</strong>-car.html


<strong>Car</strong>Play, the vehicle-mounted system designed by Apple, seamlessly<br />

combines the user's iOS device <strong>with</strong> the iOS experience <strong>with</strong> the<br />

dashboard system of cars. So <strong>to</strong> speak, <strong>Car</strong>Play is the best partner of<br />

Apple's Siri and Maps. <strong>How</strong>ever, how <strong>to</strong> sync <strong>iPhone</strong> <strong>to</strong> car <strong>with</strong> <strong>Car</strong>Play?<br />

Please keep reading <strong>to</strong> find out more information.


Part 1. What You Need <strong>to</strong> Know about <strong>Car</strong>Play<br />

1. What <strong>Can</strong> <strong>Car</strong>Play Do for You?<br />

<strong>Car</strong>Play can help you access your <strong>iPhone</strong> while driving a car, including<br />

phone call, messages, music, maps, podcasts, audiobooks and more<br />

apps on your <strong>iPhone</strong>. And the whole thing can be done <strong>with</strong> Siri, <strong>to</strong>uch<br />

screen of car or physical but<strong>to</strong>ns in car.


Siri: You can communicate <strong>with</strong> Siri and tell the car what <strong>to</strong> do next <strong>with</strong><br />

Siri, for example, searching a route of somewhere <strong>with</strong> maps; you can<br />

listen <strong>to</strong> the messages received from your <strong>iPhone</strong> through the car system,<br />

and also reply the message <strong>with</strong> Siri in the form of voice dictation.<br />

Touch Screen: Some cars that supports <strong>Car</strong>Play have a <strong>to</strong>uch screen,<br />

which enables you <strong>to</strong> turn off/on the apps on main screen.<br />

Physical But<strong>to</strong>ns: Besides Siri, you can also control <strong>Car</strong>Play <strong>with</strong><br />

physical but<strong>to</strong>ns in car. You can turn up/down the volume of music, or<br />

change the song as you like.


2. What Kinds of <strong>iPhone</strong> Models Support <strong>Car</strong>Play?<br />

<strong>Car</strong>Play now only supports the <strong>iPhone</strong> devices <strong>with</strong> lightning port. And<br />

iPad has the lightning port, but <strong>Car</strong>Play does not support <strong>to</strong> work <strong>with</strong><br />

iPad for now. And below are the <strong>iPhone</strong> models that works <strong>with</strong> <strong>Car</strong>Play:<br />

- <strong>iPhone</strong> X, <strong>iPhone</strong> 8, <strong>iPhone</strong> 8 Plus<br />

- <strong>iPhone</strong> 7, <strong>iPhone</strong> 7 Plus<br />

- <strong>iPhone</strong> 6s, <strong>iPhone</strong> 6s Plus, <strong>iPhone</strong> 6, <strong>iPhone</strong> 6 Plus<br />

- <strong>iPhone</strong> SE, <strong>iPhone</strong> 5s, <strong>iPhone</strong> 5c, <strong>iPhone</strong> 5


3. Which <strong>Car</strong>s Support <strong>Car</strong>Play?<br />

<strong>Car</strong>Play is available in some selective car models like Ferrari, Honda,<br />

Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. And also <strong>Car</strong>Play will cooperate <strong>with</strong><br />

some car models in the future, including BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Jaguar,<br />

KIA, Land Rover, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Opel, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Subaru,<br />

Suzuki and Toyota.


Part 2. <strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Sync</strong> <strong>iPhone</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Car</strong> via Using <strong>Car</strong>Play<br />

Before the process, please make sure that both of your car and <strong>iPhone</strong><br />

conform <strong>to</strong> the needed models of <strong>Car</strong>Play, then you might start <strong>to</strong> connect<br />

your <strong>iPhone</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Car</strong>Play.<br />

Step 1. Get a USB lightning cable <strong>to</strong> connect your <strong>iPhone</strong> and vehicle on<br />

the USB ports.<br />

Step 2. Then your car will detect your connected <strong>iPhone</strong> and <strong>Car</strong>Play will<br />

au<strong>to</strong>matically launch.<br />

Step 3. Then you can select the appropriate icon from <strong>Car</strong>Play menu <strong>to</strong><br />

switch interface between <strong>Car</strong>Play or vehicle's native infotainment as you<br />

like.


When using <strong>Car</strong>Play mode, you can access your <strong>iPhone</strong> on your car now.<br />

So you can ask Siri <strong>to</strong> do what you want her <strong>to</strong> do <strong>with</strong> the car while<br />

driving.<br />

<strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> activate Siri function? You can press the voice control but<strong>to</strong>n on<br />

your car <strong>to</strong> access Siri and ask Siri <strong>to</strong> play music, make a phone call,<br />

send or reply messages or find driving directions and so on.

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