Anyone who has ever had to wait for something or someone in a car knows how quickly boredom sets in. now AppleIt appears that they are trying to come up with a solution to this problem.
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iPhoneand in the vehicle CarPlayPeople with multimedia systems that support will soon be able to enjoy video playback in their cars — this feature will most likely be released with the next minor update to iOS.
The introduction of this feature is scheduled for June 2025 AppleThis was already mentioned when iOS 26 was announced. At that time, Apple gave developers a new iPhone It was revealed that the operating system will support video playback.
This feature was not included in early or later versions, but is currently available to developers in iOS 26.4 beta. developer Thomas Dyeon his YouTube channel CarPlay We used a simulator to demonstrate how the video playback feature works.
Dye is CarPlay on home screen Apple TV A new app version appears, iPhone, iPadwhich showed that it works very similarly to what it does on TV. Users can view their lists, search for TV shows and movies, and watch content of their choice.
Additionally, app developers can use AirPlayYou can activate the function to transmit video through , CarPlayVideo playback is now possible even in apps that do not support . When Dye played the video in the app, the interface displayed the message “Show video on iPhone.”
This function is actually CarPlay Several conditions are required before being introduced into the system. First, the car manufacturer CarPlayYou’ll need to set a key in the software that communicates with it to activate the feature, which will most likely be done via an over-the-air update (OTA) or something similar.
Second, CarPlayshould implement tools to limit access so that features can only be used when the vehicle is parked — this is essential to ensure road safety.
Additionally, there is no guarantee that features included in iOS beta versions will be included in the final software. Sometimes they are only available to developers to increase development and testing time.
Nonetheless, Dye noted that the feature doesn’t seem too difficult to implement, and that it’s likely to appear in the next iOS update. However, this may take several more weeks or months.
Photos and video: Apple / YouTube @Thomas_Dye. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by our editorial team.
