Apple surprised us this week with the official launch of its more advanced “Carplay Ultra” functionality to provide considerably widened features in cars, while the company also published iOS 18.5 and related updates of the operating system.
This week has also seen Apple’s annual advertisement of the next accessibility features for its products while we looked at what will happen elsewhere at WWDC next month, so read below for all the details of these stories and more!
Apple’s “Carplay Ultra” experience now available
Almost three years after Apple announced the Carplay’s nexteration version with a deeper integration of vehicles, Carplay Ultra is finally there – if you can afford an Aston Martin. Many other brands, including new additions Hyundai, Kia and Genesis, work on support, so that availability should develop considerably over time.
Carplay Ultra is designed to provide an appearance and a consistent feeling to all the driving experience. It is more directly integrated into the vehicle to provide information on all driver’s screens, with real -time content and gauges in the instrument group with options for the speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, temperature gauge, etc. Drivers can choose to display iPhone information, such as cards and media, as well as vehicle information, such as advanced driver systems and tire pressure.
Apple comes out iOS 18.5 with a new wallpaper, screen changes, support for carrier satellites for iPhone 13 and more
As expected, Apple published this week iOS 18.5 and iPados 18.5, relatively minor updates with only a few modifications, additions of features and bug corrections.
MacOS Se Sequoia 15.5, Watchos 11.5, TVOS 18.5 and Visionos 2.5 Updates were also published this week, and we expect at least one round of more updates X.6 of the main current versions of the operating system while Apple is preparing to unveil iOS 19 and his friends at WWDC next month.
Apple preparing to launch a mental control medium for iPhones
It looks like science fiction, but Apple works with the synchrony neurotechnology startup to allow users with serious motor disabilities to control their devices via neural signals detected by an implantable brain computer device called smell.
The news occurs while Apple has announced a wide range of new accessibility features to come on its products later this year. Based on the previous models, most of these new and improved features will be delivered with iOS 19 and related updates.
The first five announcements to wait on WWDC 2025
Time is not flowing, and we are now less than a month from the Conference of World developers 2025 where Apple will introduce new software updates. Rumors are taking before the event, so we thought we highlight some of the updates on which we are impatient to find out more.
The WWDC 2025 will start with an opening event on June 9 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time. Apple will have a live flow available, but we will also provide coverage here on MacRumors.com and via the MacRumorslive Twitter account for those who cannot look.
Apple Acquisition indicates to the application of improved calendar on iOS 19 or beyond
Apple acquired the Canadian startup Mayday Labs in April 2024, according to a list of the European Commission recently spotted by the French blog Macgenneration.
Mayday Labs had developed a calendar, a task manager and a planning assistant powered by AI for the iPhone, iPad and Mac. The all-in-one application used AI to automatically plan your events and tasks at ideal moments, and it could learn your planning preferences and your daily models over time to further optimize your calendar.
It would be reasonable to assume that certain Mayday features and technologies could be added to the Apple Calendar application on the iPhone, iPad and Mac, under the Apple Intelligence umbrella.
Apple Music obtains a new transfer tool to facilitate the passage of Spotify
Apple presented this week a new feature designed this week to allow potential users of Apple Music to import their music and their recorded lists of third -party musical services to Paple music.
The functionality is either in an enlarged test phase, or it has started to deploy, and it is available in Australia and New Zealand according to an Apple assistance document.
Apple is associated with Songshift for the new functionality apple Music. Songshift is an application that transfers music reading lists on streaming platforms, but working with Apple, the functionality has been integrated directly into the apple music application.
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