Apple Announces New CarPlay Features on iOS 27, Including Video Apps

Back astatine WWDC 2025, Apple revealed that it was readying to allow CarPlay users to ticker video via AirPlay successful their vehicles portion they are not driving, but we did not perceive galore circumstantial details astir this functionality until now.


In a WWDC 2026 video aimed astatine developers, Apple said the CarPlay video diagnostic is disposable successful caller vehicles that enactment it. When playing a video successful an iPhone app that supports AirPlay video streaming, users tin prime the car's show from the AirPlay paper connected iOS and ticker the video connected a compatible vehicle's screen.

New successful iOS 27, Apple is allowing developers to make CarPlay apps with video browsing capabilities, truthful you tin find videos to ticker close connected CarPlay.

This diagnostic tin support you entertained portion you are not driving. For example, Apple said you whitethorn usage it portion waiting successful your car astatine the airport, oregon charging your electrical vehicle. For information reasons, video playback is lone enabled erstwhile the conveyance is parked.

In addition, the much idiosyncratic and intelligent mentation of Siri — aka "Siri AI" — will beryllium disposable connected CarPlay erstwhile it is utilized with an iPhone 15 Pro oregon newer. Apple offered the pursuing illustration for utilizing Siri AI via CarPlay: "On the road, inquire Siri which trailhead your person suggested and get the reply instantly."


In a descent shown precise concisely during the WWDC 2026 keynote, Apple revealed 4 further enhancements coming to CarPlay:

• Audio scrubbing wrong CarPlay's Now Playing interface


• Improved GPS accuracy and navigation heading


• A mini-player for audio wrong apps


• Improved wireless CarPlay reliability

All of the caller CarPlay features necessitate an iPhone moving iOS 27, which is available successful developer beta starting today. A nationalist beta volition travel successful July, and the bundle update should beryllium released to each users with a compatible iPhone successful September.
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