iOS 18.4 adds new API for sports apps in CarPlay

iOS 18.4 is coming soon, as the company released the RC (Release Candidate) build to developers and beta testers on Monday. In addition to the features we already know about, such as Priority Notifications and the expansion of Visual Intelligence, the update also comes with a new API for sports apps in CarPlay. Sports apps can now take advantage of new CarPlay API Apple didn’t make a big announcement about the new API. Instead, it was quietly revealed on a new documentation page on the Apple Developer website. Named “CPNowPlayingModeSports,” Apple describes the API as a “sports mode” for CarPlay, which adapts the layout of the Now Playing screen to “sporting events.” Interestingly, Apple says that the API only works for events with “exactly two teams.” That’s because apps using this API will be able to show information about each team on the left and right sides of the screen, with a “large colorful image for the background.” “The sports mode represents a layout for now playing sui ... Read full article.