CarPlay’s wallpaper options will expand to three when iOS 16 is released this fall. All three new wallpapers are available in CarPlay, starting with the fourth developer beta today.
Changes in iOS 16
Apple unveiled a massive overhaul with the next generation of CarPlay at its developer conference in June. While the much more expansive version of CarPlay won’t arrive until 2024 at the earliest, there are some changes coming this fall.
CarPlay in iOS 16 introduces new app categories, such as power and driving task apps.
“Eating and driving tasks apps are available in CarPlay,” Apple said. “Your favorite apps that help you fill up your tank and give you road information, toll support, towing assistance and more can find a home in CarPlay.”
The update also speeds up the way messages are sent with Siri. From our WWDC 2022 coverage:
Starting in iOS 16, drivers will have the option to automatically send a message after Siri reviews it for you. If speech-to-text works as expected, it will remove a step currently required to review messages in CarPlay. If you decide to edit the message, CarPlay offers the edit button to review it.
Finally, CarPlay’s Podcasts app exposes more features than the iPhone version. From our WWDC 2022 coverage:
Starting with iOS 16, users will be able to find downloaded or saved episodes. The app will also let you view the latest episodes of shows in your library. We’re also likely to get new wallpaper options, though the first developer beta doesn’t include them.
New wallpapers
Updating your iPhone to iOS 16 will add three new wallpaper options to CarPlay. Each wallpaper has a version for light and dark modes. The new design is based on the default iPhone wallpaper in iOS 16.
Interestingly, CarPlay wallpapers come with two additional color options for this abstract wallpaper design. However, the CarPlay versions do not support the animation or depth effect. Perhaps future iOS 16 betas or updates will bring them to the iPhone.
See the new wallpaper options in CarPlay below.
You can also download these new wallpapers with 9to5Mac images extracted from iOS 16:
What do you think of this year’s CarPlay wallpaper options? Personally, the new blue version is my new background for CarPlay. Share your thoughts in the comments!
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