GM to Remove CarPlay from All Future Vehicles, Including Gas Cars

[ngoni]

GM to Remove CarPlay from All Future Vehicles, Including Gas Cars

General Motors began phasing out support for CarPlay in its electric vehicles back in 2023, leading to complaints from iPhone users, but the company...

www.macrumors.com

Some of the EVs have already dropped the feature. Something to consider for the next gen BWs.

 

[BlackBW4]

Bad business decision in my opinion.

 

[CT4-Venom]

Bad business decision in my opinion.

Unless they have something comparable or better which does not seem likely.

 

[Mike Martz]

I was actually thinking about an Optiq-V as a third car but no Apple Carplay is a deal breaker. If Cadillac thinks their OS is worth $20-$40 per month, then provide consumers both and see if they think it is worth it. I suspect they know the answer which is why they are removing Carplay support. This will be a boom for the people who make the phone holders that fit in the cupholders as everyone will be going back to that!

 

[Z28]

There are already workarounds. Would expect the market for this kind of thing to flourish.

https://evplay.io/shop/ev-play-lite-gm

 

[Mike Martz]

There are already workarounds. Would expect the market for this kind of thing to flourish.

https://evplay.io/shop/ev-play-lite-gm

Nice! Good to know.

 

[Blue Diesel]

Mike, greetings! What are you considering now for 3rd car?

 

[Mike Martz]

Mike, greetings! What are you considering now for 3rd car?

Who knows! Looking at a bunch of possibilities. The new Audi SQ5, BMW X3 M50 (ugly but great seats) and the new M-B E-Series sedan. Having back issues and may not be able to drive the manual much so looking for something that is REAL comfortable on the back. But am in no big hurry.

 

[blackeneth]

>“Anderson said that GM's in-house infotainment option offers a "much more immersive environment" and can "do so many more things" than ‌CarPlay‌.”

If they deliver on that, no one should miss CarPlay.

CarPlay kinda sucks anyhow, if people are honest.

 

[CT4-Venom]

>“Anderson said that GM's in-house infotainment option offers a "much more immersive environment" and can "do so many more things" than ‌CarPlay‌.”

If they deliver on that, no one should miss CarPlay.

CarPlay kinda sucks anyhow, if people are honest.

Hasn't been my experience with CarPlay. It's worked better than all the others, Android auto and the manufacturer's systems.

 

[xnifex]

>“Anderson said that GM's in-house infotainment option offers a "much more immersive environment" and can "do so many more things" than ‌CarPlay‌.”

If they deliver on that, no one should miss CarPlay.

CarPlay kinda sucks anyhow, if people are honest.

My personal phone is an android & my work is an iPhone, so I've tried both. I think carplay is way worse. The newest update with widgets is nice though. Generally though, AA just works so much better.

 

[nordique14]

GM announced an update/clarification: CarPlay and AA to remain in ICE cars for the foreseeable future.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2025/10/gm-keeping-apple-carplay-and-android-auto-in-ice-vehicles-for-the-foreseeable-future/