No Messages app available in CarPlay after iOS 18 update

You have to remove require Face ID from messages app and reboot your phone. That will show messages in the CarPlay app again

On the iPhone Home screen, tap and hold on the Messages icon and turn off Require Face ID. I have this option switched on for a number of apps. I turned it off via the Home screen, and Messages is now back in CarPlay.

I have been experiencing the same problem myself. This Forum helped me immediately when I noticed that I had to remove Face ID from the messages app on iPhone. The moment I disabled require Face ID, the Messages icon appeared on my car dashboard. Thank you guys for helping me with this

Mine isn’t set to Face ID on for messages and it still doesn’t show them in car play. Any other suggestions? Thanks

thank you, that worked! :)

Thank u sooo much guys this has been bugging me for ages! I didn’t click that it was since ios18! Now iv switched off face id for the message app its back on my car play!

Thank you for the fix. It worked for me

Thanks for you help

Turn off face id for the message app and it will fix it

EXCELLENT! That worked perfectly! Thank you!

I have the same issue. I just read in another forum if messages app is “hidden” then it won’t show on CarPlay. I don’t have mine hidden BUT I do have it set for Face ID to open the app-maybe it also hides it from CarPlay. I will try these fixes when I get in my car next time.

Well it wasn’t wrong because it worked for me and others! i also tested it to watch it come and go off the carplay app depending if face id was toggled on and off for messages! But Sorry it didn’t work for you, im not sure on other fixes other than double checking the carplay app that its on the list but im sure u have done the basics like that, u could check siri permissions? Or maybe check its not something if u have it in driving focus?

How annoying! Sorry thats not the case for u, im not actually sure on other fixes other than double checking the carplay app that its on the list but im sure u have done the basics like that, u could check siri permissions? Or maybe check its not something if u have it in driving focus?

I had this issue and the Solution for me was because I had set the "Require Face ID" to ON for messages.

As soon as I reverted to not requiring Face ID the Messages App immediately appeared on CarPlay.

Related problem and a solution - No notifications or received messages when Messages app IS present you should check the Focus is not sent to Do Not Disturb or something similar.

Could you tell the fixes you are talking about