Hands-On With CarPlay in iOS 13: Everything That’s New

In our newest YouTube video, we went hands-on with CarPlay in iOS 13 to present MacRumors readers an concept of what is new with Apple’s in-car platform.

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CarPlay in iOS 13 has a redesigned and revamped Home display screen with new desk views, rounded corners, and an up to date Home button that swaps between a dashboard icon and an app row icon relying on what app you are utilizing.

The new tile-like consumer interface shows the Maps app, Shortcuts, Siri solutions, Music Now Playing interface, and upcoming Calendar occasions all at a look, which is handy. Tapping on any of the tiles opens up the related app. You can, in fact, nonetheless entry the usual icon record from earlier variations of CarPlay with a swipe.

In the brand new Calendar app, you’ll be able to see all your upcoming occasions for the day, which is helpful for whenever you get in the automobile in the morning. If a calendar occasion has a location related to it, you’ll be able to faucet on the occasion and get instructions to the place you want to go.

Maps has an up to date feel and appear, and it takes benefit of the entire options in iOS 13. In supported areas, there’s higher element for roads, buildings, parks, and extra, and you should utilize the Favorites and Collections options to path to saved areas. It’s additionally simpler to search out factors of curiosity alongside your present route in Maps.

Siri in Maps makes use of extra pure language, which is a superb replace. As an instance, as an alternative of listening to “Turn right in 1,000 feet,” Siri would possibly as an alternative say “turn right at the next traffic light.”

Updates to the Music app make it simpler to navigate by means of your music library, playlists, radio stations, and extra, so you’ll find simply what you wish to hear with little effort. The Now Playing UI has additionally been up to date with album artwork all through the complete CarPlay interface, which is an enchancment over CarPlay in iOS 12.

There’s Siri assist for third-party navigation apps, so you’ll be able to ask Siri to do one thing like route you house utilizing the Waze app as an alternative of Apple Maps. In the long run, Siri assist might additionally come to music apps like Spotify in CarPlay due to new SiriPackage APIs. You’re additionally now ready to make use of “Hey Siri” throughout all autos for simpler Siri activation.

For these with HomePackage merchandise like storage door openers, there is a useful Siri solutions characteristic that does issues like carry up an icon to open up your storage whenever you strategy house. There are a number of Siri solutions like this which can be going to fluctuate based mostly in your CarPlay utilization, nevertheless it’s positively a neat and helpful addition.

CarPlay has a Settings app in iOS 13, so you’ll be able to modify Do Not Disturb While Driving, flip Siri on and off, flip off album artwork, and change the looks between the default darkish mode and a brand new lighter consumer interface.

Also new to CarPlay is assist for…