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Apple Music Classical is an alternative to the stand-alone Apple Music app, whose role is to provide users with access to classic tunes. Launched in 2023, the Classical app doesn't come pre-loaded with the iPhone as its more comprehensive sibling and lacks CarPlay support.
However, it looks like Apple is already working on the support for CarPlay, with someone at the company pressing the go-ahead button too early and releasing an unfinished version this week.
The Apple Music Classical app briefly appeared on CarPlay after a recent update whose primary purpose was to introduce "stability and performance enhancements." The company didn't publicly announce the CarPlay support, but the Classic app icon appeared in the car experience.
Users who received the update and spotted the CarPlay icon before Apple pulled it couldn't run the app. It crashed on launch, seemingly as the CarPlay experience wasn't ready.
Apple rapidly noticed the mistake and pulled the update, so the Classical icon is no longer available on CarPlay. It's probably still on the table and coming to users in a future update, but the iPhone maker needs more time to fine-tune the experience and prepare Classical for the in-car experience.
Meanwhile, the full Apple Music app remains available on CarPlay, providing one-tap access to a growing music library. It's Apple's big bet in the fight against YouTube Music and Spotify, so offering support for CarPlay has always been a priority.
The number of CarPlay apps keeps growing, and Apple is only joining the bandwagon, as its platform has become a must-have system for drivers. Apple's statistics indicate that approximately eight in ten new-car buyers in the US consider CarPlay a critical vehicle system and wouldn't purchase a car without it.
Apple is also working on the second-generation CarPlay, whose debut should take place later this year on certain Aston Martin and Porsche models. Compared to the existing version, CarPlay 2.0 uses all displays on the dashboard and brings the car in line with the vehicle, offering access to widgets and benefitting from deeper car integration.
The new CarPlay experience will be a competitor to Android Automotive, with Apple allowing carmakers to customize the experience to retain the brand's identity. It will adopt different interfaces, though we'll hear more about the customization freedom when the first CarPlay 2.0-fitted models hit the streets. Apple is known as a company that gives little freedom to partners to customize its products, so it'll be interesting to see how different the experience will be once more cars running the system become available.
Carmakers like Honda and Ford are also expected to adopt the new-generation CarPlay experience, but further specifics will be shared later this year. Since it released the CarPlay 2.0 teaser at WWDC in 2022, Apple remained tight-lipped on the feature lineup and the partnerships for the new experience.
The Apple Music Classical app briefly appeared on CarPlay after a recent update whose primary purpose was to introduce "stability and performance enhancements." The company didn't publicly announce the CarPlay support, but the Classic app icon appeared in the car experience.
Users who received the update and spotted the CarPlay icon before Apple pulled it couldn't run the app. It crashed on launch, seemingly as the CarPlay experience wasn't ready.
Apple rapidly noticed the mistake and pulled the update, so the Classical icon is no longer available on CarPlay. It's probably still on the table and coming to users in a future update, but the iPhone maker needs more time to fine-tune the experience and prepare Classical for the in-car experience.
Meanwhile, the full Apple Music app remains available on CarPlay, providing one-tap access to a growing music library. It's Apple's big bet in the fight against YouTube Music and Spotify, so offering support for CarPlay has always been a priority.
The number of CarPlay apps keeps growing, and Apple is only joining the bandwagon, as its platform has become a must-have system for drivers. Apple's statistics indicate that approximately eight in ten new-car buyers in the US consider CarPlay a critical vehicle system and wouldn't purchase a car without it.
Apple is also working on the second-generation CarPlay, whose debut should take place later this year on certain Aston Martin and Porsche models. Compared to the existing version, CarPlay 2.0 uses all displays on the dashboard and brings the car in line with the vehicle, offering access to widgets and benefitting from deeper car integration.
The new CarPlay experience will be a competitor to Android Automotive, with Apple allowing carmakers to customize the experience to retain the brand's identity. It will adopt different interfaces, though we'll hear more about the customization freedom when the first CarPlay 2.0-fitted models hit the streets. Apple is known as a company that gives little freedom to partners to customize its products, so it'll be interesting to see how different the experience will be once more cars running the system become available.
Carmakers like Honda and Ford are also expected to adopt the new-generation CarPlay experience, but further specifics will be shared later this year. Since it released the CarPlay 2.0 teaser at WWDC in 2022, Apple remained tight-lipped on the feature lineup and the partnerships for the new experience.
Apple Music Classical has a CarPlay app now … but it doesn’t seem to actually work? Tested on multiple cars and all it does is crash. pic.twitter.com/nuo05cfetC
— Chance Miller (@ChanceHMiller) January 22, 2024
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