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4 CarPlay features you should be using in 2026

Apple CarPlay is not perfect. While some CarPlay settings can mess up your experience, it still offers an interactive and safe way to use essential iPhone apps while driving. Ever since it was first ...

Apple CarPlay Is Finally Getting Video With iOS 26, But There's One Feature Still Missing

The latest iOS update brings streaming capabilities to your dashboard while parked. However, one major communication app ...
AOL

5 Apple CarPlay Features Nobody Actually Uses

Introduced in March 2014, Apple CarPlay has come a long way over the years. From a minimalistic, toned down interface, it has evolved into a feature-rich setup that lets you access your iPhone in a ...

Apple's CarPlay Ultra Expanding to These Vehicle Brands Next

Last year, Apple launched CarPlay Ultra, the long-awaited next-generation version of its CarPlay software system for vehicles. Nearly 10 months later, CarPlay Ultra is still limited to Aston Martin's ...
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Apple Announces New CarPlay Features, Not the Massive Update You Expected

Unlike Android Auto, which is being serviced as a stand-alone app through the Google Play Store, CarPlay continues to be tied to operating system updates. This means the only way CarPlay can receive a ...
USA Today

The coolest, most useful Apple CarPlay Ultra features

Apple CarPlay has just received the biggest update in its 11-year history, and it’s called CarPlay Ultra. No longer stuck on your center infotainment screen, CarPlay Ultra can take over your ...
autoevolution

The Features CarPlay Should Get in the Next iPhone Update

Now that CarPlay 2.0 is here (officially known as CarPlay Ultra), Apple can focus more on the original version of its car experience, especially as it's been mainly neglecting it for the past two ...
9to5Mac

CarPlay in iOS 26: Three new features are coming to your car

iOS 26 will pack a lot of changes and new features. But the new software won’t just improve the experience of using your iPhone. There are new features coming to CarPlay too, powered by the latest iOS ...
BGR

3 Underrated CarPlay Features Everyone Should Be Using

CarPlay is one of the most popular Apple software features among drivers. Some people go so far as to hunt for a different car brand altogether to ensure they have CarPlay, while others try to get the ...

Apple CarPlay is Getting a Major New Feature

Back at WWDC 2025, Apple revealed that it was planning to allow CarPlay users to watch video via AirPlay in their vehicles while they are not driving, and the iOS 26.4 beta suggests that the feature ...

The Lucid Gravity is getting Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

Older Gravity SUVs will get the two smartphone mirroring features through an over-the-air software update.