CarPlay on iOS 14 and iOS 15

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My app developed with the new Xcode 26 doesn't appear on CarPlay when running on iOS 14–15 devices. My developer has obtained the com.apple.developer.carplay-driving-task permission, but iOS 16+ devices allow my app to display on CarPlay. Can anyone help resolve this issue? Is it because the carplay-driving-task permission is only available for iOS 16+ devices? If I want compatibility with iOS 14–15 devices, do I need to apply to Apple for the carplay-audio permission to use it? Has anyone encountered a similar issue? Thanks!

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Thanks for the post. Wow trying to go down the memory lane on iOS 14 and 15.

If think you've diagnosed the problem perfectly. In my opinion, your issue is almost certainly because the com.apple.developer.carplay-driving-task entitlement is only available for iOS 16 and later as you said.

To make your app compatible with iOS 14 and 15, you must fit into one of the legacy categories and obtain the corresponding entitlement from Apple.

If your app has any audio playback features, applying for carplay-audio is the most common and straightforward path.
If your app is for navigation, you’d apply for carplay-navigation.

I would recommend to go to the Apple Developer website and request the appropriate CarPlay entitlement. https://developer.apple.com/contact/carplay/

Fill out the form, specifying the App ID and the entitlement you are requesting (e.g., carplay-audio).

Follow this documentation https://developer.apple.com/documentation/carplay/requesting-carplay-entitlements

I could be wrong so please do follow the documentation above and the post from previous developers.

Please look at this post from Eskimo about legacy one https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/702310

Inviting CarPlay engineers to provide the name of those entitlements here as well as the best way to have all those in the same project and applying for those as I have never applied for one of those. Going over this can be very helpful to other developers as well I the forums.

Albert Pascual   Worldwide Developer Relations.

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