If you own an iPhone, you’re likely familiar with the feature called “CarPlay.” CarPlay allows you to use your iPhone as a car’s navigation system, playing music and movies from your iTunes library while you’re driving. Unfortunately, if you have an Apple CarPlay enabled iPhone, there’s a good chance that it will be disabled when you try to use it in a car. This is because Apple requires that all CarPlay enabled devices be connected to the same network and must be turned on in order for the feature to work. Fortunately, there are a few steps that can be taken in order to disable CarPlay on your iPhone without having to go through Apple. First, make sure that your device is connected to the network and turned on. Second, open up Settings and select “Carplay.” Finally, select “Disable” under “Carplay.”

Disable CarPlay From Your iPhone

To easiest way to ensure that CarPlay never automatically starts is by completely disabling the application from your iPhone. To do this, start by jumping into the “Settings” app on your smartphone.

Next, select the “Screen Time” option.

Scroll down and tap into the “Content & Privacy Restrictions” menu.

You will likely find most of the items here grayed out and disabled. Before proceeding, toggle on “Content & Privacy Restrictions.” After, select “Allowed Apps.”

Finally, toggle “CarPlay” off.

CarPlay will immediately stop running if your iPhone is plugged into your infotainment unit and will stop launching in the future.

From our testing, if your iPhone is plugged into your car when you turn the setting back on, you’ll need to unplug and plug your lightning cable back in to restart CarPlay.

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Disable CarPlay From Your Vehicle

Alternatively, you can completely disable CarPlay from launching your vehicle’s head unit. Although every car, SUV, truck, van, etc. is different, you can usually find the option to disable connected-devices somewhere in the device’s settings. Check your vehicle’s owner’s manual if you can’t find the option.

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