iOS 26 adds a new Smart Display Zoom setting to CarPlay. When the setting is enabled, CarPlay will be automatically resized to better fit the shape and size of your vehicle's dashboard screen, if ...

iOS 26 adds a new Smart Display Zoom setting to CarPlay. When the setting is enabled, CarPlay will be automatically resized to better fit the shape and size of your vehicle's dashboard screen, if ...

Unlock hidden iOS 26 CarPlay features to enhance customization, navigation, and music playback for a smarter driving ...

As seen in our gallery here, Smart Display Zoom can enable you to fit significantly more content on screen at once. Of course, then smaller things get, the trickier they might be to tap while driving.

In an example given by Apple, Smart Display Zoom shrinks the on-screen icons slightly, which allows an extra row of buttons to be shown. With less swiping, you should be able to get to the info ...

Smart display zoom, which optimizes screen scaling for easier interaction and better visibility.