Apple was against this function for a long time, but now adds him to CarPlay. You can read this and more in this week’s iPhone news overview.
Apple adds a forbidden position to CarPlay so far
A function that Apple did not allow for ten years now is now surprisingly added to CarPlay. Apple was not behind the feature because it would endanger the safety of road users. It is all the more striking that Apple is now adding a similar function to CarPlay with the arrival of iOS 26.
→ This is the function
iPhone 17 Pro will be in 3 months (with 12 new features)
The iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max will be on the market in just three months and there are all kinds of rumors about both the design and the new functions that you can expect from it. We list the 12 most important new features of the iPhone 17 Pro that we know so far for you.
→ These are the features
WhatsApp gets advertisements (and you can’t turn them off)
Do you regularly use WhatsApp? In that case you will soon see a big change in the messaging service, because WhatsApp will show advertisements for the first time. Meta, the parent company behind WhatsApp, has announced that it will add advertisements to the application. They are shown automatically and cannot be switched off.
→ This is going on
This improvement makes Apple Music much better than Spotify
Apple has announced iOS 26, which brings many new functions to all apps. Apple Music is also being improved with the update. The app of the music service has a completely new design with elements of Liquid Glass in it. That’s not all, because Apple adds a great new function to Apple Music.
→ This is the new function
Apple has postponed this important function on the iPhone
During WWDC 2025, Apple has shown iOS 26, but also postponed an important function. Originally that position was planned for iOS 18.4, but now it probably only comes in iOS 26.4. The official release of iOS 26 is in September, which means that iOS 26.4 only appears somewhere in the spring of 2026.
→ This is postponed
iOS 26 has new control panel on iPhone: This is what it looks like
In iOS 26, Apple has greatly refreshed the control panel (Control Center). And we have to be honest: it took some getting used to. The entire control panel has now received the new Liquid Glass design. This makes it look like the buttons and sliding bars are made of glass.
→ This is what it looks like
Spotify adds frequently sought after function: here you will find it
Spotify has a new version with which a long -awaited function is added. It has long been possible to download music and podcasts in Spotify. After downloading all songs and podcasts you can listen to them without an internet connection. But the new function makes this even easier!
→ This is the new function
This hidden battery function will make your iPhone much better
iOS 26 gets a completely new interface and many new functions. That’s not all, because many Apple apps get a new layout. For example, the camera, photo and settings app look differently in iOS 26. With the latter, Apple has added a handy battery function that greatly improves the battery of the iPhone.
→ View the battery function
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Long-awaited Spotify function is now coming
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