Find out how to use the Voice Control feature in CarPlay through your iPhone running iOS 26 to navigate apps, the Home Screen, and interact with your car’s screen without actually touching it.
How to use handsfree voice control in CarPlay in iOS 26
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How to see iPhone Live Activities on car’s screen in iOS 26
Learn how to get active Live Activities from your iPhone apps on your car’s display when using wired or wireless CarPlay in iOS 26.
Fix wireless and wired CarPlay issues on iPhone 17 models
In this troubleshooting guide, we go over several solutions to address wireless and wired CarPlay issues that have affected several people with the new iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air.
How to use iPhone app widgets in CarPlay on iOS 26
iOS 26 lets you add widgets from your iPhone apps to your car’s screen when using CarPlay. This handy feature ensures you can quickly glance at important information while driving, thus eliminating the need to open a CarPlay-supported app on your car’s infotainment system or take your eyes off the road to reach for your iPhone.
iOS 26 brings a dozen new wallpapers to CarPlay
Apple's new iOS 26 operating system brings new wallpapers not only to the iPhone, but CarPlay as well, with 12 new options available.
CarPlay 26 reduces incoming phone calls to an unobtrusive banner, but outgoing calls still take over navigation
Incoming calls on CarPlay 26 no longer take over turn-by-turn navigation thanks to a new compact interface, but Apple should do the same for outgoing calls.
Tapbacks on CarPlay 26: Now you can crash with feeling while reacting with emoji
Apple is bringing Tapbacks to Messages on CarPlay. Now you can react to chats with emoji while driving because what could possibly go wrong?
What is CarPlay sports mode? How does it work?
Learn everything about sports mode on CarPlay, which lets apps display real-time stats for live sporting events on the Now Playing interface while streaming audio.
iOS 26: Smart Display Zoom on CarPlay brings an extra row of app icons
Apple's iOS 26 operating system brings a new Smart Display Zoom setting to CarPlay which resizes the interface to fit an extra row of app icons.
LeminLimez says upcoming hack could enable custom CarPlay wallpapers without a jailbreak
In a post shared to social media platform 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) on Monday Nugget and Pocket Poster lead developer LeminLimez said that it would be possible to apply custom CarPlay wallpapers with Pocket Poster.
iOS 26 brings multitouch gestures to CarPlay mapping apps
Apple will let CarPlay users perform multi-touch gestures like pinching to zoom and pan in compatible mapping and navigation apps, like on their iPhone.
CarPlay 26 lets you AirPlay videos from iPhone, but not while driving
iPhone owners users will be able to wirelessly stream videos via AirPlay to watch on their vehicle' infotainment screen, Apple has announced.