Overview
- WhatsApp’s in-car app reached iOS beta testers on Monday through Apple’s TestFlight program.
- The CarPlay interface adds Chats, Calls, and Favorites tabs that let drivers start messages or calls from the dashboard.
- This is a shift from the old setup that only used Siri on CarPlay, giving users a touch UI to pick recent chats or contacts.
- Coverage differs on whether full message threads open inside CarPlay, with WABetaInfo reporting the beta blocks that to reduce distraction.
- As a test build, features may change before a wider App Store release, fitting a broader device push that recently added Apple Watch and Garmin support.