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To configure these, open Google Maps on your iPhone and tap your profile picture at the top-right
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Then go to Settings > Location & privacy.
Key facts
- Apple Maps has improved a lot since its troubled launch, but many people still prefer Google Maps
- One is to place Google Maps on the first page of your CarPlay Home Screen: in your iPhone's Settings, go to General > CarPlay
- Of course, you'll need to download Google Maps to your iPhone from the App Store first (among the dozens of CarPlay apps available )
- Again in Google Maps on your iPhone, tap your profile picture and select Offline Maps
Summary
A few tricks provide a seamless Google Maps experience in your car with CarPlay. Apple Maps has improved a lot since its troubled launch, but many people still prefer Google Maps. Apple has always been restrictive when it comes to changing the iPhone's default apps. This means when you ask Siri for directions or tap an address, your iPhone and CarPlay will use your preferred app instead of Apple Maps. Otherwise, Apple Maps will remain the default navigation app on CarPlay, but there are a few tricks you can use to improve your navigation experience with Google Maps in your car. If you're outside the EU and Japan, there are still ways to use Google Maps in CarPlay more seamlessly.