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The best CarPlay upgrades to try in iOS 27
Apple released iOS 27 to everyone a few weeks ago, and it includes several CarPlay changes worth checking out. Here are a few changes I’ve been loving so far.
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Siri AI is the flagship feature of iOS 27, and it extends to CarPlay. In fact, I’ve found it to be especially useful via CarPlay. Siri AI can answer questions around your personal context, world knowledge, and much more in iOS 27.
For example, you can ask Siri to find a specific address or location in your email or text messages, then begin routing to that location, all while using just your voice.
Robust, hands-free control is important in the car, and iOS 27 finally gives Siri the power that it deserves in CarPlay.
CarPlay in iOS 27 offers a persistent “Now Playing” MiniPlayer throughout audio apps. This appears in the upper-right corner of the interface and shows playback controls and album artwork.
The Now Playing interface in CarPlay has also been updated to include an audio scrubber at long last. You can drag the scrubber to easily skip to different parts of a song or podcast without using steering wheel controls or reaching for your iPhone.
CarPlay isn’t known for its robust collection of wallpapers, and Apple doesn’t let you use your own photos for some reason.
In iOS 27, Apple has at least added a collection of new wallpapers that you can choose from. They are similar to the stock iOS 27 wallpapers available on iPhone.
iOS 27 focuses a lot on platform improvements to performance and reliability, and that applies to CarPlay too. Apple says iOS 27 addresses two key things in CarPlay: