Google confirms Gemini app coming to Apple CarPlay

Google’s Gemini AI chatbot app is coming to Apple CarPlay. The company confirmed that it is. bringing the full Gemini Live conversation experience to CarPlay starting today.

CarPlay now supports every major AI chatbot

Google bringing Gemini to CarPlay is especially notable for one reason. Gemini was the last major AI chatbot holdout.

CarPlay has supported AI chatbot apps and other conversational apps for a while now.

iPhone apps including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI, and Grok all shipped CarPlay support already. Siri includes a standalone app in iOS 27, which also supports CarPlay.

Google has previously supported Gemini features through Google Maps on CarPlay, but not the Gemini Live experience through the dedicated chatbot app.

Here are more details from Google:

Following our rollout on Android Auto and cars with Google built-in, today we’re bringing the Gemini app directly to Apple CarPlay. Now, iOS users can have natural, free-flowing conversations with Gemini Live right from their car’s display — hands-free, so you can get more done while keeping your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road. […]

Gemini on Apple CarPlay is rolling out globally starting today to all Gemini users on iOS across every supported Gemini Live language.

To get started, make sure you’ve updated to the latest version of the Gemini app on your iPhone, enabled microphone permissions, and used Gemini Live on your phone at least once. The next time you connect your phone to your car, tap the Gemini icon on your CarPlay display, then start a new conversation or pick up a recent one.

The app update doesn’t appear to be live quite yet, but Google’s announcement makes it clear that we should expect the CarPlay app update to arrive as soon as today.

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