OS 26 includes many new features and changes for CarPlay in vehicles. To try out these features now, you will need to be using an iPhone

One of AirPods’ best features has long been absent from CarPlay, but that’s finally changing in iOS 26. Here are the details.

With iOS 26, Apple revealed major CarPlay updates that offer a clearer glimpse into the future of in-car tech. Here's a quick recap.

As with every iOS update, iOS 26 will bring with it some changes for the CarPlay interface that appears when your iPhone is connected to your vehicle – and Apple has now quietly confirmed that one of those changes will be support for video playback.

Apple has changed up the wallpaper collection on CarPlay in iOS 26 beta 4. Several new options have been added. The update also removes many of the existing wallpaper options that were still hanging around from older iOS versions.

iOS 26 brings a fantastic update to CarPlay, redefining its design, functionality, and customization capabilities. This release emphasizes seamless iPhone integration, enhanced usability, and ...

Apple said iOS 26 public beta would be available in July, according to MacRumors, and Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman posted last week that it would likely be released around today — on Wednesday, July 23. And today, in his Power On newsletter, Gurman said that "iOS 26 should go into the public beta phase this coming week."

The release of the iOS 26 developer beta brings new CarPlay features like a Liquid Glass material design, widgets, Live Activities, and more.

Hot on the heels of its introduction of CarPlay Ultra, Apple announced new upgrades to standard CarPlay at its 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference.

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