One screen. One job.
When you connect your iPhone to the car, Vibes shows up alongside your other audio apps. Tap in and you see the most recent song someone sent you — full-bleed album art, sender name, big "Play" button. Tap play. The song goes to the car stereo. That's the whole interaction model.
If there's a queue (multiple unopened vibes), they auto-advance like a playlist, oldest first. Each card announces who sent it via VoiceOver before the song starts, so you know it's "Maya sent this" without ever looking at the screen.
What it doesn't do
No scrolling. No swiping.
CarPlay enforces strict driver-distraction guidelines and we agree with them. Vibes for CarPlay deliberately strips out:
— No browsing the discover tab.
— No reading sender notes (the note is read aloud at the start of the track if it exists, but never displayed in a scrollable view).
— No friend selector for sending — you can't compose a vibe while driving. That's a phone-stationary action and we won't pretend otherwise.
— No reactions while driving. You can react when you park.
When the car is stationary (parking brake on, or speed below 5mph for a sustained period), the interface unlocks slightly — you can tap reactions and skip to the next vibe. The instant the car moves, those controls hide again.
Siri
"Hey Siri, play my latest vibe."
Siri Shortcuts cover the three most useful commands: "play my latest vibe," "play my unopened vibes," and "what's the last song [name] sent me?" The shortcuts run via App Intents — no special "OK Vibes" wake word, just the regular Siri pipeline.