Tutorials
Everything you need to turn a stock CarPlay screen into your own cockpit — in plain steps, with screenshots of every setting.
How to Change Your CarPlay Wallpaper (iOS 26)
Change the CarPlay wallpaper in under a minute: where the setting lives, what iOS 26 allows, whether you can use your own photo — and the workaround for a truly custom look.
How to Add Widgets to CarPlay in iOS 26
CarPlay finally supports widgets in iOS 26. Here is how to add, arrange and customize widgets on your CarPlay dashboard — including custom designs with CarTheme.
How to Make a BMW Theme for CarPlay
Recreate the iDrive cockpit feel on any CarPlay screen: BMW-inspired colors, widgets, wallpaper and startup sound, step by step.
How to Customize Your CarPlay Dashboard (Complete Guide)
Everything you can change on your CarPlay screen in iOS 26: widgets, wallpaper, icon layout, themes and sounds — one complete walkthrough.
How to Install CarPlay Themes on iPhone
Give your CarPlay screen a whole new look: how to install themes, change wallpapers and apply widget styles with CarTheme on iOS 26.
How to Make a Pink CarPlay Theme
Turn your CarPlay screen into a pink aesthetic dream: wallpaper, pink widgets, icon styles and a matching startup sound — full step-by-step guide.
How to Set a Custom CarPlay Startup Sound (iOS 26)
Step-by-step guide to making your iPhone play a custom sound every time it connects to CarPlay — using CarTheme or the Shortcuts app.
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