Apple CarPlay will support third-party navigation applications in iOS 12

Apple introduced CarPlay in 2014, iOS users can only use Apple Maps for navigation. However, since iOS 12, CarPlay will support third-party navigation applications. In WWDC 2018 opening speech, Apple showed slides of three applications including Waze, Google Maps, and the domestic high moral map. It is unclear whether it will continue to open up other navigation applications, or whether it will be limited to these three, but this is a good start.

In contrast, Google’s Android Auto platform began adding support for third-party navigation apps in 2017, but it is currently limited to Waze apps. The iOS 12 Beta was officially launched today, and CarPlay will go live in September this year to support third-party mapping applications.

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