CarPlay Blurred Background When Playing Music

Is there a way to adjust the brightness of the blurred album art? Or even to just switch it off so that it matches the background wallpaper for the other CarPlay apps? When driving at night, brighter album covers tend to light up the interior of the car, and it is too hard to read some of the text.

iPhone 12

Posted on Feb 21, 2023 2:04 PM

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1 reply

bruno75

Community Specialist

Feb 22, 2023 4:07 PM in response to MotleyGord

Hey there MotleyGord,

While there's not a way to adjust only the album art on your CarPlay, we did want to help provide a link if you wish to submit feedback for Apple to consider: Product Feedback

Cheers!

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