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Use Voice Control commands to interact with CarPlay

With Voice Control, you can use your voice to navigate CarPlay and apps, and interact with what’s on the CarPlay touchscreen.

Note: Voice Control is available only in supported languages. CarPlay is available only in supported countries and regions.

Turn Voice Control on or off

  1. In CarPlay, go to Settings > Accessibility.

  2. Turn Voice Control on or off.

    When you turn on Voice Control, the Voice Control icon appears in the sidebar to indicate that Voice Control is listening for commands.

Start using commands

To use Voice Control in CarPlay, just say a command.

Voice Control: Say, for example, “Open Maps,” “Pan left,” or “Go back.”

When you say multiple commands in quick succession, pause about half a second between commands.

Pause or resume Voice Control

Pause Voice Control when you don’t want words you say to be interpreted as commands. Resume Voice Control when you’re ready for it to listen for commands again.

Voice Control: Say “Stop listening” or “Start listening.”

Commands for navigation and interaction

Command

Description

“Open [app]”

Open an app.

“Go Home”

Return to the Home Screen.

“Go back”

Return to the previous screen (in apps with a Back button).

“Tap [item]”

Tap an item on the touchscreen.

In some apps, if you’re not sure what to call an unlabeled item, you can refer to it based on its position relative to other items. For example, if you see a row of icons with no text labels, you can try saying “Tap first” or “Tap second” to tap the first or second icon in the row, respectively.

“Single tap”

Tap the touchscreen.

This can be useful in an app like Maps where some items are hidden after a period of inactivity. Tapping the screen causes hidden items to reappear.

“Double-tap”

Double-tap the touchscreen.

This can be used in an app like Maps to zoom in on the map.

“Double-tap [item]”

Double-tap an item on the touchscreen.

“Swipe left” or “Swipe right”

Swipe between pages in CarPlay Home or CarPlay Dashboard.

“Swipe up” or “Swipe down”

Navigate up or down in a list.

“Pan left,” “Pan right,” “Pan up,” or “Pan down”

In an app like Maps, move around the map.

“Open Siri”

Activate Siri (instead of pressing the voice command button on the steering wheel).

Use Voice Control in Maps

If you use Voice Control in the Maps app in CarPlay and don’t know what to call a button, you can use the button names in the table below.

If a button has a text label, use the text shown as the name of the button. For example, to tap a button labeled Go, just say “Tap Go.”

Button

Name

The Zoom In button.

Zoom In

The Zoom Out button.

Zoom Out

The Pan button.

Pan

The Tracking button.

Tracking

This button may appear as The Tracking button., The Tracking Off button, or The Tracking On Heading button, depending on the current setting.

The Overview button.

Overview

or

Route Overview

The Expand button.

Expand

or

Up

The Collapse button.

Collapse

or

Down

The Close button.

Close

or

Dismiss

The Report button.

Report

The Speaker button.

All Guidance

or

Speaker

The Alerts Only button.

Alerts Only

The Mute button.

No Guidance

or

Mute

The Siri button.

Siri

or

Dictation

The Keyboard button.

Keyboard

To learn more about using the Maps app in CarPlay, see Get turn-by-turn directions with CarPlay, Change the map view, and Report traffic incidents.

Use Voice Control in Music

If you use Voice Control in the Music app in CarPlay and don’t know what to call a button, you can use the button names in the table below.

If a button has a text label, use the text shown as the name of the button. For example, to tap a button labeled Cancel, just say “Tap Cancel.”

Button

Name

The Play button.

Play

The Pause button.

Pause

The Fast Forward button.

Fast Forward

The Rewind button.

Rewind

The Shuffle button.

Shuffle

The Repeat button.

Repeat

The Autoplay button.

Autoplay

The Favorite button.

Favorite

The More button.

More

The Go Back button.

Go back

The List button.

List

See alsoChange settings in CarPlayUse Siri to Control CarPlayAccessibility features for mobility on iPhone
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