Use your phone to sign in to Google apps & services in your car

You can safely access your Google Account and apps in your car.

You'll need:

• iOS 11 or higher.
• A Google Account.
  • Tip: If you use an account through your work, school, or other group, these steps won’t work. If you don’t have your own Google Account, learn how to create one. 
• A car with Google apps and services built in. Learn which cars are compatible.

Important: For your safety, your car must be in park to sign in to your Google Account.

1. Start your car.
2. On your car screen, select a Google app, such as Google Maps  , Google Play Store  , or Google Assistant  .
   • To use Google Maps  , tap the circle with your account photo or your first initial in the top right corner  Sign in.
   • To use Google Play Store  , tap Sign in.
   • To use Google Assistant  , tap the circle with your account photo or your first initial in the top right corner  Sign in.
3. On the app sign in screen, tap Sign in with iPhone.
4. A QR code will appear on your car screen. To scan the QR code with your phone, open the built-in camera app and focus it on the QR code on your car screen. At the top of your phone screen, tap the notification that appears. 
5. Select the Google Account you want to use and confirm on the next screen.

Tip: The QR code should automatically scan. If it doesn’t, you can:

• Make sure your phone is updated to run iOS 11 or higher.
• Make sure the QR code is bright enough to read by turning up the brightness on your car screen.
• Clean the camera lens on your phone.
• Keep your phone upright. If your phone is tilted, the camera may not scan the QR code.
• Find the right distance between your phone and the car screen. Keep the QR code in the camera’s viewfinder, while you:
  • Bring your camera close to the QR code, then slowly move your camera back.
  • Hold your camera about a foot away from the QR code, then slowly move your camera forward.