- Apple will reveal more details on Carplay updates next week
- Rumors suggest that iOS 26 will bring with design changes
- Increased accessibility characteristics have so far been found
Apple should announce some updates to its Carplay infotainment software during its WWDC 2025 event next week, the next main iOS version planned to include a certain number of car changes.
Apple has been relatively slow to publish Carplay updates in recent years, with only the addition of an additional row of icons appearing for those who have had the chance to display huge portrait infotainment displays in their vehicles.
It seems that Carplay Ultra, which widens the Carplay experience when the driver is displayed and was recently announced by Aston Martin, was at the center of the Californian technology giant.
But next week (in particular, Monday, June 9) could bring new welcome to those of us who have to be satisfied with a good old -fashioned carplay, because Apple is refreshing the appearance of its operating system on all devices with iOS 26, including those attached to the unit of head of a vehicle.
The details remain rare, but MacRumors reports that the new user interface will include a more glass design, of visual inspiration “, as well as new accessibility features, such as the possibility of activating a large text option and the expansion of sound recognition for Carplay.
This feature was launched with iOS 18 last year and can alert passengers or deaf or hard of hearing drivers to horns or sirens outside the car, as well as detect babies that cry in the vehicle, which emphasizes it with a notification on the screen.
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Although the introduction of a global design change and certain new accessibility features is probably only the tip of the Apple Carplay update, it is difficult to see how new adjustments can better better what the company has achieved with Carplay Ultra.
Finally, the system allows the type of control over the key car functionality (without having to leave the Carplay ecosystem) that many drivers have required for years.
Porsche introduced a kind of ultra-literal carplay with the launch of its new Macan, but Aston Martin is the first to give up the total control of its digital displays, including those in front of the pilot.
The purists will argue that Aston may have lost a certain charm with the disappearance of beautiful analog binnacles finished by hand, but it is difficult to move away from the conviviality of the user interface of Carplay Ultra.
The possibility of displaying the mapping application of your choice in a glorious resolution before the driver is a delight and the option of modifying vehicle safety parameters without leaving Carplay is simply logical.
Without the authorizations of the automaker, it will be very difficult for Apple to implement this type of functionalities in any generic update Carplay to come. But we know that Hyundai, Kia, Renault, Porsche and Ford are all online to receive Carplay Ultra in the near future.
Let’s just hope that Apple reveals certain features of the juicy carplay user experience to compensate for the fact that we cannot all allow ourselves new expensive cars. Stay listening for our full WWDC 2025 coverage next week.
