iOS 26.2 is coming soon, with excellent new features for Reminders, Podcasts, and Apple Music. There are also a couple key CarPlay changes in iOS 26.2, here’s what’s new.
#1: More widget stacks on-screen
Widgets are brand new in CarPlay as of iOS 26, and in iOS 26.2 some users will find them even more useful.
That’s because Apple is expanding the number of widget stacks visible on-screen for certain vehicles.
Tom Warren at The Verge posted on X that his vehicle now shows three widget stacks in iOS 26.2, up from only two in iOS 26.1.
a pleasant little surprise in iOS 26.2 beta is triple widgets in CarPlay. My car only supported two widgets side-by-side in iOS 26 and iOS 26.1 pic.twitter.com/nkIt0YzDWB — Tom Warren (@tomwarren) November 13, 2025
I’ve heard from other readers who have similarly seen their widget stacks increase in iOS 26.2. But other users have found the number of visible widgets unchanged.
Apple hasn’t yet documented specific requirements for gaining more widgets, but hopefully we’ll learn more when iOS 26.2 ships. However widespread the change ends up being, getting more widgets on-screen will be a great upgrade for some CarPlay users at least.
#2: Messages ‘Pinned Conversations’ setting
When iOS 26 launched, it brought two main changes to CarPlay’s Messages app.
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