GM can’t ‘bring back’ Apple CarPlay because it never left

<figure> <img alt="GM Apple CarPlay" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: GM" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Apple_CarPlay_Split_Home_View_Screen_Projections_Trailering_dd9a21.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last week, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/994875/gm-chevy-gmc-truck-software-ui-carplay-android-auto">GM announced a new software experience</a> for its upcoming Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks, including a new look for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the popular phone mirroring systems that the automaker made a big deal about removing from its electric vehicles in 2023. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Naturally, this led to some confusion about whether GM was "bringing back" CarPlay and Android Auto to its vehicles. <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/gm-brings-back-apple-carplay-as-buyers-demand-it-121047213.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAG1--NEziXpzD_jmlSxGDqgnHVfhmEKXIXupiRos70Tj5a50iJ5UbBKoHBUWw4UKY6VZbAHbIjXZ9DiPtxM2XYruTHHwk3PW4i8Mi8sBMAsKFnC9z4GJ3n_Jdkwbjr7TiRCo_mo0VuNVTAl5n6Ouq9fuawUypCD-TfBcsCyKRRQ3"><em>Yahoo Finance</em> reported</a> it that way, calling it an "about-face" by the automaker, while <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/15/gm-caves-carplay-wont-be-cut-from-gas-powered-vehicles"><em>Apple Insider</em>'s headline</a> boasted that GM "cave[d]" on its decision to remove the interface from its gas-powered vehicles. Even <em>The Verge</em>'s own commenters were …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/998259/gm-apple-carplay-android-auto-phone-mirror-google">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>