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WhatsApp adds CarPlay app for messaging whilst driving
9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, 2018
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- A January 2018 report on WhatsApp's CarPlay app, which added an icon for starting a dictated message from the car's screen. It also says the app does not let you browse your conversation list.
- How much weight it carries
- A specialist Apple news site, but a report from 2018. It describes the app at that time, and it does not show whether WhatsApp's CarPlay features are the same today.
Facts taken from this source
- A 2018 report says WhatsApp's CarPlay app let you tap its icon to start a new message by dictation, but did not let you browse your conversation list.
“you can tap on the icon to start sending a new message using dictation” (Article body, paragraph on the CarPlay app)