{"id":485993,"date":"2026-02-19T19:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485993\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:51:10","slug":"apple-looks-set-to-open-the-floodgates-to-carplay-video-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485993\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Looks Set to Open the Floodgates to CarPlay Video Streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Automakers have been busy adding video-streaming apps<\/a> to their cars in recent years, designed to help occupants pass the time when waiting for their EV to charge or just biding time until their kids are done with hockey practice. But as has been the case with so many native in-car infotainment features, Apple now looks poised to offer a similar\u2014and perhaps even better\u2014video playing experience for inside the vehicle.<\/p>\n

As our Hearst Autos relatives at Car and Driver<\/a> first brought to our attention, a YouTuber named Thomas Dye just dropped a video<\/a> (embedded below) showing what video streaming on Apple CarPlay<\/a> looks like via an iOS 26.4 beta. That software version is currently available to developers, and the video-playing functionality is looking mighty impressive.<\/p>\n

Based on Dye\u2019s video, it looks like you\u2019ll soon be able to AirPlay any compatible video to a car\u2019s infotainment system hooked up to Apple CarPlay. This enables the capability of streaming virtually any video app you\u2019d like, from Netflix to YouTube and beyond. Of course, certain vehicles already have video streaming apps you can login to, but this really opens things up to whatever platform is available on an iPhone.<\/p>\n

In addition to the AirPlay functionality, this beta version also has an Apple TV app baked into CarPlay. Assuming you subscribe to Apple TV, this would allow you to pretend that you\u2019re on an iPad or TV at home, scrolling through movies and TV shows like you would on any of the other devices.<\/p>\n

Of course, all of the above will come with the stipulation that your car is not moving. Adding video streaming capability to the (often massive) in-car infotainment screens in cars is like opening a can of worms when it comes to safety concerns. There will no doubt be the dumb bold who try to force workarounds or attempt to \u201chack\u201d past the safety measures and use the capability while driving. we hope Apple builds a sufficient wall around things, but when there\u2019s a computer, there\u2019s almost always a way for the truly dedicated.<\/p>\n

As of this story’s publication, Android Auto does not support this sort of video playback, but we wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see Google chase Apple by using its Chromecast technology to bring the same functionality to its smartphone mirroring one day. Apple doesn\u2019t list a release day for this feature yet, but considering it\u2019s now in beta, we wouldn\u2019t be surprised if it started showing up in cars well before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

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A Michigan-born car nut and racing enthusiast, Zac Palmer is talking about or thinking about cars somewhere. He bought his first when he was still 15, a 2001 Acura Integra GS-R that still resides in the garage today. It’s now joined by a 2004 Porsche Boxster S, and there will be even less practical additions to follow. Palmer worked at both Autoweek and Autoblog before joining R&T.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Automakers have been busy adding video-streaming apps to their cars in recent years, designed to help occupants pass…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485994,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,782,195833,784,1642,195832,61],"class_list":["post-485993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-6aaff025-cb52-47d0-b831-734e3ec14960","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-locale-us","tag-shorttitle-apple-carplay-is-adding-video-streaming-capability","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}