iOS 26 Public Beta Review
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Apple’s iOS 26 update brings CarPlay video streaming, enhanced location sharing, and AirPods sleep detection for a smarter experience.
One of AirPods’ best features has long been absent from CarPlay, but that’s finally changing in iOS 26. Here are the details.
The fourth developer betas of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 have landed, with the update adding more Liquid Glass changes, Dynamic Wallpapers, and even CarPlay customizations. Here's what's new this time.
Apple released the fourth beta of iOS 26 today, and the company has continued making changes to the way that Liquid Glass looks. There are also
CarPlay is getting some useful changes in iOS 26, such as calls that don't completely take over your dash. A big focus is on widgets, including new widget types, and the ability to see more content via Smart Display Zoom. Apple Maps users will benefit from expanded incident reporting options like traffic congestion.
As with every iOS update, iOS 26 will bring with it some changes for the CarPlay interface that appears when your iPhone is connected to your vehicle – and Apple has now quietly confirmed that one of those changes will be support for video playback.
The fourth developer beta of iOS 26 introduces 12 new CarPlay wallpapers. The new CarPlay wallpapers are based on the official iOS 26 wallpaper