Apple just announced iOS 26 at WWDC 2025, and along with a new “Liquid Glass” design language, the company revealed some new features coming to CarPlay.
Two of the biggest additions: widgets are coming to CarPlay, and so is the ability to chose a “tapback” response to incoming messages. Users will now also be able to pin their favorite conversations, just like in iMessage.
One other change Apple highlighted during Monday’s event is that the incoming call UI will no longer take over the entire CarPlay screen. The UI instead will stay small and at the bottom of the screen, meaning a phone call won’t hide things like in-progress navigation.
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