Apple CarPlay iOS 26 looks stunning! Trying it on my Mahindra XUV700

You can customise the stacks and decide what widget you need from your phone itself.

BHPian rudra_shiv recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

Apple CarPlay iOS 26 and my Mahindra XUV700

Okay, I’ll admit it—I wasn’t exactly thrilled over iOS 26’s “Glass and Clear” design, but the slick new CarPlay icon pack? Oh boy, that thing had me daydreaming in high-res! Long story short: I caved. I’m officially jumping into the iOS 26 developer beta—yes, all 17 glorious gigabytes of it.

And here are some of the cool-looking CarPlay visuals, and it surely feels very fresh after ages!

What's new are these excellent-looking widgets with stacks.

You can customize the stacks and decide what widget you need from your phone itself. It surely gives a whole different vibe.

What's more refreshing is this new icon pack

Some quickies from the way around

What is the future of CarPlay?

Apple recently rolled out their CarPlay Ultra, starting with Aston Martin in the US. Mahindra has always been an early adopter of most technologies in India (starting from ABS, ESP, Voice Commands, Cruise Controls, ADAS, and many more). I am eager to wait and see how this is going to spin out.

Do let me know if you have any queries or if you have tried CarPlay with iOS 26, and your feedback.

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