It has been no secret for almost a year that Apple after many years, decided to take a rather surprising step in its automotive infotainment CarPlay and playing videos in it. Whereas until now, playing videos was done via CarPlay strictly taboo, with the arrival of iOS On 26th, the Californian giant is starting to quietly relax the rules. The new system technically allows video playback directly on the car's display. However, there is one major catch.
You might be interested in
Video yes, but only when standing
The new feature is supposed to work quite simply, where if the car is stationary, the user can CarPlay watch a video from your iPhone directly on the infotainment display. However, once the car starts moving, playback will automatically stop to avoid distractions while driving.
Apple refers to this feature as "video in the car" and he first mentioned it last year on his developer pages for CarPlay na WWDCSpecifically, everything should be built on AirPlay, which allows you to wirelessly stream video from your iPhone directly to your car. The Cupertino giant is also calling on automakers and app developers to start supporting the new feature. And this is where things get a little more complicated.
The biggest problem? Car manufacturers
Although iOS 26 video playback technically allows, in reality the function practically does not exist yet. The reason is simple – the support itself from Apple by itself nestwhat's up Every car manufacturer must support video in CarPlay explicitly enable it directly in your infotainment system. And this is clearly where the big problem lies. No major car manufacturer has yet publicly confirmed that they will support videos in CarPlay In other words, even though Apple opened the door, not many people have passed through it yet.
Gallery
Apple already testing the function
However, there are certain signs. Apple for example in your CarPlay Simulatoru for Mac has been showing how the whole solution could work for a long time. The simulator even includes an application Apple TV and there is also the option to play some videos from Safari.
What's also interesting is that according to current tests, support may not be completely universal. Video in the simulator only works at a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels, which may indicate certain hardware requirements for compatible infotainment systems.
You might be interested in
The revolution may come, but not immediately.
So what can I say in conclusion? Mainly that even though Apple s iOS 26 made in the area CarPlay a relatively fundamental change, we will probably have to wait for mass adoption for some time. Without active support from car manufacturers, the new feature will remain just an interesting feature "on paper". However, it is clear that Apple begins CarPlay move in a completely new direction and if car manufacturers gradually join in, watching videos while waiting in the car could become commonplace in a few years. It is all the more paradoxical now that in the past, App Store already a number of applications for playing videos in CarPlay discovered, but Apple He blocked them almost immediately. But now he himself is coming up with a very similar solution, although his support is still waning.
Well, what about the external radio? It works CarPlay otherwise with a 2Din radio additionally installed in the car?