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iOS 26 will fix CarPlay’s most annoying Messages problem [no tapbacks]


iOS 26 brings a welcome change to the Messages app when using CarPlay, fixing one of the most annoying limitations by supporting tapbacks.

Among the host of new CarPlay features coming in iOS 26, there’s a key fix for what’s long been the most annoying Messages issue for me: the lack of tapbacks support. One such feature is the kind of low-hanging fruit that is perfect evidence of CarPlay’s previous lack of attention from Apple. Tapbacks are a core feature of the Messages app, and have been since they debuted almost a decade ago in iOS 10.

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