GM updates its trucks’ native software to coexist with CarPlay
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GM has updated the native software in its most important trucks to allow Apple CarPlay to run alongside the vehicle’s own user interface. The new design places CarPlay in its own window, enabling a splitscreen view that also supports Android Auto. This change lets drivers use both infotainment systems simultaneously.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Verge·GM updates its trucks’ native software to coexist with CarPlay
- Ars Technica·GM gives its most important trucks a new UI—and includes CarPlay
- Engadget·GM finds splitscreen solution for CarPlay and Android Auto
- The Next Web·GM’s new UI for trucks gives CarPlay its own window
GM redesigns the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra infotainment system to display Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in separate windows beside native apps, enabling simultaneous app use. The new layout replaces the blue background with a jet-black high-contrast UI, customizes the quick-access menu, and reworks the gauge cluster to reduce taps and improve visual, auditory, and haptic feedback. The update follows GM’s removal of phone mirroring from electric and upcoming petrol models, while existing vehicles keep the feature.
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