carplay colors are washed out

I’m having the same issue on Ford F-150. The Ford Sync screen looks normal, but when CarPlay launches it is really washed out, no contrast and colors are muted. It looks awful... best way to describe it is when you are viewing a cheap LCD TV with a dismal viewing angle. Really weird that it was fine until the update.

Hello fire708,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities! I see you have a question about the appearance of CarPlay, and I'd like to help.

The iPhone User Guide has a section on CarPlay, including how to change the appearance: Change settings in CarPlay

If that doesn't make the difference that you're looking for, I'd suggest checking with your car dealership or stereo manufacturer to see if there is a firmware update available.

Cheers!

Ya, I think it started somewhere after the 13.1.3 update. It looks bad, they need to fix it.

Here is what the Carplay color and contrast looks like...

VS. here is how the Ford Sync screen looks like when you exit Carplay.

Just purchased a 2019 Chevy Colorado and I am having the same issue. Carplay display looks washed out and horrible to the point where I rarely use it. The default infotainment screen looks great so its definitely an issue with the Carplay app.

Very disappointing as I was excited about finally having a vehicle that supports Carplay. Hopefully there is a fix coming....

I had the same prob with my Chevrolet Colorado 2016. Just purchased 2020 F150 Platinum same thing is happening. They both have 8 inch screens and have the same washed out look. The crappy thing about that too is because of it being washed out, it's very bright at night or early morning and I commute 60 miles each way...so that's a problem. I side with everyone else in this thread that it looks terrible. On my other car that has a 12.3 inch widescreen, this isn't an issue at all!

The only place I see 'washed out' colors is when using Maps in the daytime. In Dark Mode, Maps have a good high contrast color scheme, but Light Mode has virtually no contrast between the highways and the background. I keep hoping Apple will address this with an iOS update, but I'm on 13.3 and it's still essentially unusable.

I have the same issue on my 2018 F150. The screen is so washed out and lacking color depth and contrast that it is near blinding while driving at night. The ability to dim the dash lights some helps, but this is a bit ridiculous and borderline dangerous. Please fix this Apple, i have resorted to just using Sync when driving in dark conditions, and in MN at this time of year that is a lot.

I just updated my 2016 F150 to sync3 updated the USB module and I’m running iOS 13.2 and everything is washed out on CarPlay.

I just charged my iPhone SE with iOS 12.1.2 and CarPlay IS NOT washed out. Looks so much better.

it reminds me of dark mode on the new iOS. Has to be a fix for this.

Mine looks exactly the same as yours. Very disappointed.