To safely join meetings while you drive, you can use Google Meet on Apple CarPlay. It provides a simplified, audio-focused experience designed to reduce distractions.
Learn what you need to use Apple CarPlay
- A vehicle that supports Apple CarPlay.
- A connection between your iPhone to your vehicle via Bluetooth or a USB cable.
- An updated Meet app on your Apple device.
Tip: If you're not signed into Meet, you receive a prompt to sign in.
Join a meeting
Important: Meetings joined from Apple CarPlay skip the pre-call screen.
- Connect your iPhone to your vehicle through Bluetooth or a USB cable.
- On your Apple CarPlay display, tap the Meet app
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.Join a scheduled meeting
- On your Apple CarPlay display, the default interface shows your upcoming meetings.
- From the list, select a meeting to join.
- Your video is off automatically.
- Your microphone might be automatically muted if you join a large meeting.
Tips:
- If you need to use video or other features, such as Chat or Polls, safely park your car. Then, use your mobile phone to do so on the Meet app.
- You join the meeting on both your iPhone and car display.
- If the host turns on a waiting room, you get a status message on your screen until they admit you.
- Your audio switches automatically:
- When you connect your phone to CarPlay: Your audio transfers from your phone or earbuds to the car’s speakers.
- When you disconnect your phone from CarPlay: Your audio returns to your phone, earbuds, or the previously used output device.
Use in-meeting controls
While in a meeting, use the controls on your car’s display:
- Mute or unmute: To change your audio, tap Mic
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- Leave a meeting: To exit and return to the Meet home screen, tap End
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Manage permissions & setup
If you’re not signed into Meet or haven't granted permissions, you'll be prompted to do so:
- When safe, check your iPhone for permission prompts or the sign in screen.
- To turn on calling features, grant mic access.
- To continue the use of car display, make sure you acknowledge any privacy prompts on your phone.
Learn more about the in-call experience
- Safe driving mode: When you connect to CarPlay, your iPhone automatically enters On-the-Go mode. This shows a simplified mobile UI.
- Display: Only the call info and controls are visible, not presentations or other participants.
- Audio notifications: If a meeting is being recorded, transcribed, or using Gemini, you hear spoken notifications.
- Limited interactions: To meet safety standards while you drive, you can’t use features like Hand Raise, Q&A, or Polls.
- Breakout rooms: If a breakout room is created, you automatically move into it. When the breakout room session ends, you return to the main room.
Note: Meeting hosts can’t admit or reject participants from the car controls.
Tip: When you join Apple CarPlay from your car, your video is off by default. If you need to use video or other features, such as Chat or Polls, safely park your car. Then, use your mobile phone to connect to the Meet app.