Apple has released a new test version of iOS 18.2, revealing new features of CarPlay 2.0. You need to know this!
CarPlay in iOS 18.2
It has long been clear that Apple is working on a new generation of CarPlay. In 2022, Apple announced CarPlay 2.0 during WWDC, but the updated operating system is still not available in the first cars. On Apple’s website it can be read that CarPlay 2.0 will come to the first cars in 2024. Now, new clues for the next generation of CarPlay have emerged in a test version of iOS 18.2.
Apple won’t release iOS 18.2 until December, but developers can already get started with the first test versions of the software. In the third beta of iOS 18.2, Apple added new icons for CarPlay. This concerns the icons for the Climate and Media apps, which are completely new in the next generation of CarPlay. Apple has developed new symbols for these apps, these are:
Manage more features with CarPlay
In iOS 17.4, Apple added the first versions of the new Climate and Media app. It is a good sign that the icons of the apps have been updated in iOS 18.2, because that means that Apple is actively working on CarPlay 2.0. With the new generation of CarPlay you get access to almost all the car’s functions. This way you can control the heating and air conditioning with the Climate app. You can listen to the radio with the Media app.
These functions cannot yet be operated via CarPlay, but only via the (physical) buttons in the car. With CarPlay 2.0, you only need Apple’s operating system for all the settings of your car. You can also switch on the car’s (rear view) camera via CarPlay, you can see how much battery percentage or petrol the vehicle has left and it is possible to check the tire pressure with CarPlay.
CarPlay 2.0 release still unclear
With CarPlay 2.0, Apple also adds widgets to the operating system, so that you can view all information much more clearly on the screen. Moreover, almost all screens in your car are taken over with the new generation of CarPlay. While the operating system is now only displayed on the center display of the car, CarPlay 2.0 also takes over the screen with the speedometer.
It is still not known when the first cars with CarPlay 2.0 will be released. Thanks to the test version of iOS 18.2, we know for sure that Apple is still working on the new generation of CarPlay. Porsche and Aston Martin have now shown what CarPlay 2.0 looks like in a number of cars, so we already have an idea of the new design. Are you curious whether your car will soon work with the new generation of CarPlay? Then read here which car brands CarPlay 2.0 is coming to!
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