BMW detours on Apple CarPlay subscription plans
BMW has decided to drop the $80-per-year subscription to access Apple CarPlay in its vehicles.
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Wireless Apple CarPlay will be supported in some 2020 Ford models with SYNC 4
Ford has just announced that some 2020 model year vehicles will support wireless Apple CarPlay thanks to its new SYNC 4 infotainment system.
iOS 13’s CarPlay features include Light theme, Dashboard, album art, Calendar, Hey Siri & more
CarPlay has received its biggest update ever with an all-new Dashboard with music, maps and more, a Calendar app, Siri support for third-party navigation and audio apps, and more.
iOS 13 gains Dark Mode, more speed, Street View-like photography in Maps, tighter privacy protections & more
During today’s WWDC keynote at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, Apple announced a plethora of new features and enhancements coming to iOS 13, the next major update to the world’s best mobile operating system.
iOS 13 to bring system-wide Dark Mode, tabs, enhanced Live Photos & Home screen, more
iOS 13 will rock Dark Mode for easier nighttime viewing and power savings on OLED devices.
Kuo: Apple to use custom chips for the long-awaited car effort between 2023 and 2025
Any significant talk about a possible Apple car or autonomous driving project is, of course, coming from Kuo, everyone’s favorite (and most reliable) Apple analyst “out there”.
You can now use Google’s Waze using CarPlay
The latest version of Waze finally adds CarPlay support to the popular navigation app. The compatibility arrives with the 4.43.4 app update.
You can now navigate Google Maps on CarPlay
Google Maps is officially supported by Apple CarPlay. Thanks to this support, iPhone users can navigate with Google Maps from their car’s built-in display.
How to customize Maps turn-by-turn navigation alerts on your Apple Watch in watchOS 5
With watchOS 5, Apple Watch wearers are allowed to separately toggle turn-by-turn alerts for driving, CarPlay and walking, which wasn’t possible on older watchOS versions. If you mainly navigate with your watch, here’s how to customize navigation alerts to your liking.
Mapsic incorporates music controls into Apple and Google Maps
Wish there was an easier way to control your music playback while you were navigating with Apple or Google Maps? Try Mapsic.
Sony’s bestselling aftermarket CarPlay receiver just got better
Not fond of buying a new car just to enjoy CarPlay? If so, consider Sony’s latest aftermarket receiver with a 6.4-inch touchscreen that brings CarPlay and Android Auto systems to any car, plus support for iDatalink Maestro and more.
Kuo: Apple Car back on track, coming within 5-7 years
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes the iPhone maker is positioning itself to introduce an automobile in three to five years.
