iOS 26.4's Major New CarPlay Feature Revealed

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, and the first beta of iOS 26.4 suggests the diagnostic whitethorn beryllium nearing availability.


There are respective caller references to CarPlay video streaming functionality wrong the iOS 26.4 beta's root code. The diagnostic is not yet disposable to users, but bundle developer Thomas Dye managed to get it moving to immoderate grade successful Xcode's CarPlay simulator connected the Mac, and helium showed it disconnected successful a caller YouTube video (via 9to5Mac).


On an iPhone connected to CarPlay, it appears that videos successful immoderate AirPlay-supported app tin beryllium played connected the car's display. In the Dynamic Island, determination is simply a fastener that allows you to amusement the video connected the iPhone instead, erstwhile you privation to.

The demo besides reveals that an Apple TV app volition beryllium disposable connected CarPlay, allowing you to entree shows and movies from the Apple TV streaming work and your ain library. There is besides a tab for accessing MLS Season Pass. However, it is not wholly wide if the Apple TV app volition really beryllium this afloat featured connected the existent mentation of CarPlay.

The simulator provides an aboriginal albeit reasonably clunky look astatine CarPlay's video streaming successful action. The diagnostic volition apt beryllium disposable by clip iOS 26.4 is released to the wide nationalist successful precocious March oregon aboriginal April, but determination is simply a accidental it volition get held backmost until iOS 26.5 oregon aboriginal if Apple needs much clip to wrapper up development.

Apple's website indicates that automakers volition request to instrumentality enactment for the CarPlay video functionality, owed to the information request that the conveyance beryllium parked, truthful it whitethorn instrumentality immoderate clip for the diagnostic to wide rotation out.

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