You can't do whatever you want with CarPlay. Apple's system allows you to display iPhone apps on the car's screen... but not all apps, far from it. The manufacturer restricts the types of compatible applications: audio content, messaging, telephony, parking, electric vehicle charging, fuel, restaurant orders, or even car assistance. No games or videos!
You can't do whatever you want with CarPlay, and that's normal
Of course, it's for a good cause: we need to reduce distractions while driving as much as possible. Android Auto also doesn't integrate video playback (or only by tinkering), even though several games have appeared with version 14.1 of the software—but they are only playable when the vehicle is stopped, of course.
None of this with CarPlay—at least officially. A third-party application, Sidecar, has indeed found a way to display a video on the vehicle's screen. The idea was to select the video URL on the iPhone from the iOS version of the app. It wasn't perfect, either as a video player or as a web browser (because at the end of the day, that's what it was).
But why speak in the past tense? A few days after the launch of the option (charged 10 euros), it was removed by the developer Fearless Design. Apple came across it and asked them to remove the option. "We designed this feature with safety as the top priority, ensuring it only worked when the vehicle was completely stopped, to avoid any distractions while driving, the studio explains. "Unfortunately, we received a direct request from Apple to remove this feature from our app, in accordance with the App Store rules," he adds with a heavy heart. Users who purchased the option can request a refund. Waiting for official integration from Apple? Nothing could be less certain. As for Sidecar, the app—present for years in the App Store—is still available, of course.
Source: 9to5Mac
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