Apple CarPlay gaining a new AI chatbot app before Siri AI arrives

Since iOS 26.4, Apple has supported conversational apps on CarPlay.

This category includes AI chatbot apps. Siri AI joins the CarPlay party starting with iOS 27. The iPhone software update is currently in beta ahead of the official launch in September.

Meanwhile, the fourth third-party AI chatbot has arrived with Apple CarPlay support: Meta AI.

Meta AI iPhone app now works with Apple CarPlay — with a catch

The latest version of Meta AI for iPhone now works with CarPlay.

The Meta AI app joins three other third-party chatbot apps that work with CarPlay: ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Grok.

However, Meta AI on CarPlay appears to be in limited testing for now.

While the iPhone app appears in CarPlay, launching the app may include a “Not supported” message for now.

At least for me, launching the CarPlay app says “Meta AI experience is not supported yet for your account.”

I tried trialing a Meta AI paid account to see if CarPlay was locked behind a premium account. However, the message didn’t change in the Meta AI CarPlay app. Your mileage may vary.

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