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Yeah I've been rocking 26 beta for awhile now. It's a pretty stark upgrade if you aren't using maps full screen. I like it a lot.

It doesn't move with your vehicle (so if on a roadtrip its not the best) but you can finally get a widget of RadarScope on the screen which is nice.

MyRadar also does a really crappy radar that is based on your location.
 

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Wow, that update looks really good! Apple CarPlay was seriously overdue for an update.
 

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Yep. I like it. Looks good.


I've confirmed that you can bring up the hybrid battery charge info and display it on CarPlay via a Bluetooth ODB2 dongle. I used the free Car Scanner app, and splurged for a better Bluetooth dongle.
You can display up to 8 lines per dashboard page. Text only on CarPlay (the app has charts, graphics, etc). Nice to see what's going on with the charge.

These are the 8 data points I picked for my default dashboard..

Link to Amazon Bluetooth V5 OBD2 adapter
Ford Maverick iOS 26 brings big changes to 13" screen obd
 

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Yep. I like it. Looks good.


I've confirmed that you can bring up the hybrid battery charge info and display it on CarPlay via a Bluetooth ODB2 dongle. I used the free Car Scanner app, and splurged for a better Bluetooth dongle.
You can display up to 8 lines per dashboard page. Text only on CarPlay (the app has charts, graphics, etc). Nice to see what's going on with the charge.

These are the 8 data points I picked for my default dashboard..

Link to Amazon Bluetooth V5 OBD2 adapter
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Would be nice if they offered a widget to take advantage of the new screen layout.
 

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Updated my iPhone to IOS26 and the available widgets are immense. Fills out the screen nicely.

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So I’m thinking iOS26? My phone has auto updates turned on and it just upgraded me to iOS
18.7 a few days ago. There’s an iOS 26??? Yep, sure enough.
Ford Maverick iOS 26 brings big changes to 13" screen IMG_4238


How does this even happen? Seems like it would have auto-upgraded months ago.
 

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Wow, that update looks really good! Apple CarPlay was seriously overdue for an update.
I’m still using version 18.1 on an Apple SE lol. Really only using the map/navigation - and that seems to work fine for me. Maybe it explains why I can’t load soundclips longer than 10 seconds to the forum though?
 
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why are the icons all gray and washed out in one of the images of the original post?
 

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Would be nice to keep the map in the widget though.
 

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What about the tiny shit screen?
It looks better on the small screen on my 24 too. But obviously doesn’t compare to the new 25’s screens.
 

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So I’m thinking iOS26? My phone has auto updates turned on and it just upgraded me to iOS
18.7 a few days ago. There’s an iOS 26??? Yep, sure enough.
IMG_4238.webp


How does this even happen? Seems like it would have auto-upgraded months ago.
iOS 26 just came out for full release today or day before maybe. They changed their naming convention. Since this OS will take them through 2026 they named it iOS26
 

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iOS 26 just came out for full release today or day before maybe. They changed their naming convention. Since this OS will take them through 2026 they named it iOS26
Oh, phew! I thought my phone was stuck back in 2018!
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