- WhatsApp just updated its CarPlay feature
- The app now offers a native in-car experience
- This makes hands-free calling simpler and more feature-rich
If you use WhatsApp with your vehicle’s CarPlay system, there’s some good news: Meta just updated its messaging app with expanded CarPlay support, and it might make the in-car experience a little more pleasant.
To be clear, WhatsApp has technically been working with CarPlay for years. You were able to send messages and make calls while driving using your voice, but the previous app relied on Siri for many of its features. Even though it worked, it was a basic, non-native solution that left a lot of room for improvement.
Fortunately, this improvement has finally arrived. The latest version introduces a native interface that makes using the app much more user-friendly. There is a new contact menu with each person’s profile details; support for your favorite contacts on a dedicated tab; and a call history log that shows whether calls were incoming or outgoing.
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The update was in testing over the past week, giving users an idea of what was to come. Now that it has arrived, you will be able to benefit from CarPlay improvements by updating WhatsApp in the iOS App Store.
Call on the go
The new version of WhatsApp compatible with CarPlay is just the latest development for Apple’s in-car entertainment and navigation system. Indeed, several leading apps have brought new features to their CarPlay integrations in recent weeks.
Perhaps the most notable of these is ChatGPT. You can now interact with the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot directly in your car, but it’s worth noting that you’ll only be able to do so in voice mode to avoid distractions while driving. It’s also a bit of a strange experience.
However, other apps have added new features to CarPlay, including Google Meet. Like WhatsApp, this added an improved way to make calls on the go and also displays your upcoming schedule if necessary.
So, if your car is equipped with CarPlay, contacting friends and family becomes a little easier. Hopefully updates to WhatsApp, ChatGPT and more will inspire other compatible apps to improve their offerings for Apple fans in the not too distant future.
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