Apple adds video playback to CarPlay in iOS 27, alongside navigation and UI refinements
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Shubham Sawarkar
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Summary
Apple's iOS 27 brings video playback support to CarPlay, allowing users to watch video through AirPlay when parked in supported vehicles. Developers can also build CarPlay apps with video browsing capabilities. The update also includes refinements to navigation accuracy and the Now Playing screen, focusing on making the system more useful and complete rather than a flashy redesign.
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· 3 pulledApple's new CarPlay update is less about a flashy redesign and more about making the system feel a little more useful, a little more modern, and a lot more complete.
The headline feature is video support: in supported vehicles, users will be able to watch video through AirPlay when parked, and developers can also build CarPlay apps with video browsing capabilities in iOS 27.
This is the kind of feature people have been asking about for years, mostly because it fills a gap that has always felt oddly obvious in a screen-first dashboard experience.
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