WORLDTECHGoogle confirms Gemini app coming to Apple CarPlay
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CarPlay now supports every major AI chatbot Google bringing Gemini to CarPlay is especially notable for one reason. iPhone apps including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI, and Grok all shipped CarPlay support already.
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. Apps CarPlay AI Gemini Zac Hall | Nov 11 2026 - 9:29 am PT 0 Comments Google’s Gemini AI chatbot app is coming to Apple CarPlay. Apple is a software and consumer electronics company based in Cupertino. Google is an Internet and software company based in Mountain View. Gemini was the last major AI chatbot holdout. CarPlay has supported AI chatbot apps and other conversational apps for a while now. Siri contains 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. 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. You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day.