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According to Apple, CarPlay is currently available in 90% of all cars manufactured in the US and 75% worldwide, which explains why the company announced it as the biggest update to CarPlay since its introduction in 2014.
The update, which will be released in the fall of iOS 13, is dominated by a redesign of CarPlay's interface. In the current version of CarPlay, only one app is displayed onscreen at a time and using Siri takes over the whole screen. The new UI, which is Apple's calling CarPlay Dashboard, allows two apps more Siri suggestions or the Siri interface to be displayed at one time.
During the demo, Apple showed off side-by-side Maps with Music and a suggestion to open a door using a HomeKit shortcut. Though apps can coexist next to each other in the update, the demo also shows apps like Music being used full-screen. When Siri was activated while Music was displayed full-screen, Siri's familiar stylized sound wave pattern appeared beneath the Music controls and artwork, which is a nice departure from the current system where Siri's UI takes over the entire display.
In another nice Siri addition, the voice assistant will work with third party CarPlay-enabled apps like Waze and Pandora. Currently, Waze has a separate button in the app's UI to trigger voice control. That makes voice control more difficult and frustrating in third-party apps. In the fall though, developers will be able to update their apps to take advantage of the same in-car.
Apps will be added and updated. Apple previewed a new CarPlay version of the iOS Calendar app, and Music has been redesigned to include album art.
Apple did not say that it will be backwards compatible with existing car entertainment systems, but because it's historically been one of CarPlay's selling points, I expect it will be. A revamped CarPlay was an unexpected surprise yesterday, and although it was a chance to try it yet, I like what was shown during the demo, especially the ability to keep Maps on the same screen as another app.
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