Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
CarPlay on iOS 26: Here's Everything New
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
They don't want you scrolling through long lists of detailed information so it's hidden.
I think MacRumors inserted the wirelessly part. Apple's description of the feature makes no mention of it being wireless only. They just call it CarPlay with AirPlay video. AirPlay works fine over ethernet for example so there's no requirement for it to be wireless.
but that's no different to scrolling through e.g. your music (which I frustratingly need to do often), which I would never do while driving. It's useful when you need it and the contacts often include good notes that are easier to read on the bigger display. If that really is the reason the app is missing then I object! And yea, I know about providing feedback (and I know it's a waste of time, in my experience).
Does the phone app take up the entire screen once answered? Also, when I use siri to report a harzard/speedcheck does the entire view still switch to map mode?
So you'd be reading notes while driving? They already block reading of text messages, they're obviously not gonna allow reading notes.
My music apps frustratingly limit the number of items they show. Probably like 2-3 pages at most.
I just want to be able to see my next turn, the name of the song playing on Apple Music and not have a useless calendar meeting taking up 1/3 of the Split View screen.
As if iPhone can't play Video while it is in motion. People keep their phones on the dash, in front of instrument cluster etc and watch YouTube!
?? What car do you have that has an inaccurate speedometer? I have tested mine for decades and [always using stock tire sizes] every one of half a dozen vehicles has always been accurate to within one or 1.5 mph. Tested often at various speeds.
I do not need live speed, I need to see the posted speed on one of the interior displays. Roads in some USA states change speed limits constantly, and it is a big challenge knowing what the current posted speed is. And in wide-open western states it may be many miles before the next speed limit sign, so if a big rig is between you and a sign it may be many miles before you know what the current speed limit is.
When the heck are they ever going to put weather maps in the damn thing???
I -- for one -- would like to know if I'm driving into a tornado or not...
I -- for one -- would like to know if I'm driving into a tornado or not...
I’m curious to see how this will look with the liquid glass design… especially in a car setting, less contrast is likely not an improvement, especially when you need to be able to glance and see what you are looking at quickly.
…or just go past the cameras at the speed they are set to trigger above. All vehicles are calibrated to read higher than the speed you’re going and all cameras are calibrated to a little higher than the limit set, specifically to prevent the above scenario. If your car’s speedo reads 70, you’re not going to trigger a 70 camera unless you’ve changed the size of your wheels and not had the car’s speedo recalibrated (which would be a stupid thing to do).
GPS speed calculations aren’t perfect either and can read incorrectly. Better to just drive under until you’re clear of the camera.
I was watching a YouTube video and it looks like there's a Contacts widget now available.
How could you possibly think that, this to me is an unexpected number of quality of life improvements to CarPlay. What features were you looking for?
Some people expections are just aren’t realistic. It’s for a damn car hardly much needs to be there. The fact they have added widgets and live activities is a big thing to add outside of what it already has.
Yes, perhaps they want to be wowed which defeats what a CarPlay interface needs to do which is uncluttered simplicity with a series of useable in-car features. Tbh I think CarPlay and CarPlay Ultra for that matter, are Apple at their best. Most companies given the opportunity to design an in-car experience ruin said UI at every turn. Just look at the Mercedes S Class, the software experience and screen setup is hellish. An otherwise great car utterly ruined IMO.
Last edited:
I spend most of my time on the dashboard screen but do find it a bit frustrating, particularly the calendar box. I appreciate it for what it is, but without the ability to dismiss it, I spend a lot of time driving around without music controls because some event (like a doctor’s appointment) for a family member from our busy family calendar eats that space.
Also annoying is the HomeKit box. We have multiple garage doors, and different members of the family use different doors. About 80% of the time, the box is offering to open or close the wrong door because it shows the most recently used one even if the use wasn’t by me. So I end up either having to use Siri to do it — which interrupts my music for far too long — or using my car’s button for it, which requires I be much closer and tends to be a little flaky.
I’m hoping with widgets, I can build a new screen that is basically the dashboard screen, minus the calendar, plus a fixed control for my usual garage door.
Over in Maps, I’m also hoping they’ve finally caught up to every other digital mapping solution since the ‘80s by adding a mode that locks North oriented up. But I have pretty low confidence that we’ll ever get this one, as odd as its omission feels to me.
Also annoying is the HomeKit box. We have multiple garage doors, and different members of the family use different doors. About 80% of the time, the box is offering to open or close the wrong door because it shows the most recently used one even if the use wasn’t by me. So I end up either having to use Siri to do it — which interrupts my music for far too long — or using my car’s button for it, which requires I be much closer and tends to be a little flaky.
I’m hoping with widgets, I can build a new screen that is basically the dashboard screen, minus the calendar, plus a fixed control for my usual garage door.
Over in Maps, I’m also hoping they’ve finally caught up to every other digital mapping solution since the ‘80s by adding a mode that locks North oriented up. But I have pretty low confidence that we’ll ever get this one, as odd as its omission feels to me.