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CarPlay updates include the option to add a wallpaper, Japanese and Chinese keyboard support, a new horizontal status bar, and more.
MIt gets more Siri features are available likesuch as sending audio messages and sharing your ETA with friends orand loved ones.
The update also gives app developers more tools to personalize their CarPlay experience.
Apple’s latest iOS14 software that was unveiled at WWDC 2020 (Worldwide Developers Conference) features a host of additional features as well as updates to the iPhone and other Apple products. In terms of cars, it now has a new car key feature. Aside from that, iOS 14 also features a variety of updates for CarPlay. Here’s a closer look at them:
Wallpaper
With iOS 14, CarPlay users will be able to add a wallpaper to the CarPlay dashboard and home screen, giving the interface a fresh look and more customisation options.
New Third-Party Categories
CarPlay will be compatible with third-party parking, EV charging, and quick food-ordering apps. For more accessibility, app developers will get access to a variety of tools and templates to help provide a personalised way to use an iPhone in the car.
Japanese and Chinese Keyboard Support
iOS14 for CarPlay will now support Chinese and Japanese keyboards, thereby improving the usability of the technology.
More Siri Options
CarPlay users will get additional Siri features to play with. This includes the option of creating your own audio messages or replying to an audio message using CarPlay. The other addition is more of a safety feature as you can ask Siri to share your ETA with friends or loved ones to keep them up to date about your status.
New Horizontal Status Bar
For those that have portrait screens layouts on their car, you can now have the status bar displayed on the bottom of the CarPlay screen to allow for wider app views and a more natural layout.
Developer API Enhancements And Other Updates
App developers now get more tools to customize their audio, messaging, or VoIP apps functioning in CarPlay. Aside from this, messaging and VoIP apps can now show lists of past conversations or contacts, and audio apps can show album art within lists for easy access to content.
There’s no specific date as to when Apple will officially roll out the iOS14 software, but it is likely to happen in September 2020 like always.
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