Is any Data transferred when I connect my phone to CarPlay?

When I plug my phone into a cars CarPlay system is any data from my phone transferred to the car? If not does that mean I can plug my phone into any car with CarPlay and not have to worry about my data being copied? When I’ve finished using another cars CarPlay can I just unplug it or do I have to “forget the phone” on the car? Thank You!

iPhone XS Max, iOS 12

Posted on Apr 13, 2019 8:49 AM

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Posted on Apr 15, 2019 6:22 AM

Correct - CarPlay runs entirely from your iPhone. I have used my iPhone in several CarPlay enabled cars and no data is left behind other than potentially a "connection" listing that my iPhone had been connected at some point.

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Is any Data transferred when I connect my phone to CarPlay?

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