The 2027 Cadillac Lyriq Still Has CarPlay. Most GM EVs Don’t.
Cadillac’s 2027 Lyriq configurator still lists Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard, while other GM EVs have already lost phone mirroring. A Cadillac representative says the brand is evolving its cabin tech based on customer feedback.
DETROIT — If you are shopping a General Motors electric vehicle and care about Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, read the window sticker carefully. On most of the company’s newer EVs, those features are already gone.
The 2027 Cadillac Lyriq is the holdout.
Cadillac’s online configurator still lists wired and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard on the Lyriq. Among GM battery-electric models sold in North America, it is currently the one that still offers both.
A Cadillac representative told CarBuzz the company is “continuing to evolve its infotainment strategy across the EV portfolio, based on customer feedback, while also prioritizing the native, in-vehicle experience.” That is softer than the hard phaseout GM sketched in 2023, when it said phone projection would start disappearing with EVs and then move across the lineup.
On the lot, the split is concrete. Newer GM electrics launched without CarPlay or Android Auto. Some models that once had them lost the features at a refresh. The GMC Hummer EV dropped phone mirroring for 2026. The base Chevrolet Silverado EV did the same. Cadillac’s Optiq and Escalade IQ rely on Google Built-In instead, with no factory phone mirroring in the U.S.
GM’s case for dropping the apps has been consistency. Mary Barra, GM’s chief executive, has said customers found it “very clunky” to jump between the car’s own screens and phone projection, and that the shuffle could distract. The company wants people living in a native system, with Google software now and AI assistants layered in later.
Plenty of buyers still want the opposite: maps, podcasts, and messages that behave like the phone they already know. CarPlay and Android Auto turn the car’s screen into a window on software you already pay for, without another login or another subscription. For those shoppers, the Lyriq listing can decide the deal.
The 2027 Lyriq itself starts at $61,195 including destination for Luxury rear-drive, about $200 above the prior year. Signature rear-drive is $70,295, all-wheel drive adds $3,500, and the Lyriq-V range begins at $80,495. The same model year also adds a native NACS charge port; see our earlier pricing note.
Treat the CarPlay listing as real until a build sheet says otherwise, and as temporary until Cadillac says it is permanent. Confirm wired and wireless mirroring on the exact VIN or order you sign. If you want Google Maps and Spotify to follow you the same way they do in a gas Cadillac, the Lyriq is currently the GM EV path that still matches that habit.
For charging and trip planning, start with the road-trip range anxiety guide, the EV versus gas road-trip calculator, and condo charging basics.