{"id":477086,"date":"2026-06-14T16:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/477086\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T16:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:40:13","slug":"everything-new-coming-to-carplay-in-ios-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/477086\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything new coming to CarPlay in iOS 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple barely talked about CarPlay at its WWDC 2026<\/a> keynote, giving most of the spotlight to Siri AI and the broader Apple Intelligence additions in iOS 27<\/a>. But that doesn\u2019t mean CarPlay is a no-show this year.<\/p>\n

The Cupertino giant buried most of the CarPlay updates in a developer-only video, and, as it turns out, there\u2019s genuinely more here than you would have expected. As a CarPlay<\/a> user myself, I\u2019d say some of these features are long overdue, while others tag along with the broader iOS 27 redesign.<\/p>\n

So, without any further ado, let\u2019s discuss everything new coming to your CarPlay dashboard this fall, with the stable iOS 27 release.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Electronics,<\/p>\n

\t\tApps with video playback in CarPlay with iOS 27 Apple \/ YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Full video apps for when you\u2019re parked<\/p>\n

The most substantial update to CarPlay this year is support for video playback. Apple\u2019s iOS 27<\/a> lets developers build video streaming apps for your car\u2019s dashboard. CarPlay already got AirPlay video casting last year, but iOS 27 takes it a step further, letting you watch videos directly from supported apps.<\/p>\n

Apple hasn\u2019t confirmed the list of supported apps yet, but it might include names like YouTube<\/a> and Netflix<\/a>. The catch, however, is that you can only watch videos on your CarPlay screen when your car is parked. Further, the manufacturer has to specifically enable the feature, which is why I\u2019m not expecting every car to get this on day one.<\/p>\n

Audio scrubbing in Now Playing<\/p>\n

This is the \u201chow was this not already here\u201d CarPlay update. I can\u2019t tell you how many times I\u2019ve tried to jump to a specific part of a song using the horizontal audio bar on the CarPlay Now Playing screen<\/a>, only to realize it doesn\u2019t do anything.<\/p>\n

\"Electronics,<\/p>\n

\t\tCarPlay Now Playing screen with audio progress bar Apple<\/a><\/p>\n

With iOS 27, the Now Playing screen finally gets a real scrubber. Using the horizontal progress bar, you can drag and jump to any point in a song or podcast. If you\u2019re the type who replays the same 10 seconds of a song on a loop, or skips podcast intros entirely, this one\u2019s for you, no question.<\/p>\n

A persistent audio MiniPlayer<\/p>\n

Music and podcast apps will get a persistent MiniPlayer. It\u2019s in the top-right corner of the CarPlay dashboard<\/a>, offering basic playback controls along with the album art.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can simply glance over while checking the map for your exit, and you\u2019ll actually know what\u2019s playing and be able to skip it, without backing out of navigation first. <\/p>\n

\"Electronics,<\/p>\n

\t\tAudio MiniPlayers in CarPlay in iOS 27 Apple \/ YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Better navigation heading and GPS accuracy<\/p>\n

This is one of the quieter yet most important CarPlay updates Apple ships with iOS 27<\/a>. The company is improving how the iPhone-mirroring<\/a> system tracks your direction and position, refining both GPS<\/a> accuracy and the heading detection (the direction your car is pointing in).\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll admit that it\u2019s not a flashy feature, but it should fix the occasional car icon spinning in circles at a stoplight glitch or navigation confidently rerouting you down a street you are not on.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More reliable wireless CarPlay<\/p>\n

Wireless CarPlay<\/a> is all about convenience, and it works just fine, until it doesn\u2019t, and that\u2019s usually when I give up and switch to a wired connection. For anyone who\u2019s dealt with mid-drive drops, unclear voice calls, or a dip in audio quality after hanging up, iOS 27 could be much-awaited fix.<\/p>\n

Though Apple doesn\u2019t explain the extent of the change, it says that wireless CarPlay connections are more reliable in iOS 27.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Text,<\/p>\n

\t\tApp templates across different categories for developers Apple \/ YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

New developer tools<\/p>\n

iOS 27 adds new app templates across categories. It also gets support for Live Activities (introduced with iOS 16.1)<\/a> and widgets from any app, so you could have a live sports score widget running on your CarPlay display without actually opening the app.<\/p>\n

Developers also gain new APIs for building conversational voice apps<\/a>, including AI chatbot integrations, into CarPlay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A subtle visual refresh<\/p>\n

While the design language would remain the same, CarPlay gets a total of 14 new wallpapers in the same Celosia style, debuting across iOS 27 and macOS 27<\/a>. Liquid Glass elements will reflect the transparency level you choose with the new iOS 27 slider<\/a>, while app icons gain additional refractive layers that add depth and definition.<\/p>\n

\"iPhone<\/p>\n

\t\tSiri AI on iPhone Apple<\/p>\n

Siri AI finally comes to your car<\/p>\n

On top of all that, CarPlay also gets Siri AI with iOS 27<\/a>. For those catching up, it\u2019s Apple\u2019s long-delayed, Gemini-powered assistant that can handle natural follow-up questions the way Gemini does.<\/p>\n

So, you should be able to ask for a restaurant<\/a>, then ask what time it closes, without repeating the entire request. Siri AI also stores every conversation on your iPhone\u2019s Siri app, with a small car icon indicating you asked the question while using CarPlay.<\/p>\n

The catch, however, is that Siri AI for CarPlay requires an iPhone 15 Pro<\/a> or newer.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple barely talked about CarPlay at its WWDC 2026 keynote, giving most of the spotlight to Siri AI…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":477087,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[32339,354,12461,91558,211024,240308,6799,100159,240309,220178,34066,19468,6992,14804,111,139,69,240310,222716,145,240311,240312,240313],"class_list":["post-477086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-apple-carplay","tag-apple-intelligence","tag-apple-intelligence-features","tag-carplay","tag-carplay-dashboard","tag-carplay-in-ios-27","tag-cars","tag-ios-27","tag-ios-27-beta","tag-ios-27-features","tag-iphone-15-pro","tag-iphone-16","tag-iphone-17","tag-iphone-air","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-siri-2-0","tag-siri-ai","tag-technology","tag-videos-in-carplay","tag-wired-carplay","tag-wireless-carplay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}