Apple CarPlay gives you hands-free access to your iOS apps while you drive by routing everything through your car’s infotainment system. Which is great until Apple CarPlay stops working properly. You may notice that CarPlay won’t connect, that CarPlay apps won’t open properly, or that you can’t hear anything when CarPlay is connected.

Here's how to reconnect everything if Apple CarPlay isn't working.

No matter what the problem is, no connection, no sound, apps not working, there are a number of steps you can go through to try and fix it. Try each of these steps to see if it fixes your problem and gets CarPlay working again. If not, move on to the next one. You will likely have fixed whatever issue you may be having before you reach the end of the list.

Make sure CarPlay is enabled on your iPhone. Various settings can interfere with the CarPlay connection. For example, if you disabled CarPlay, you will need to re-enable it.