The Apple Sports app has received an update that integrates its widget with CarPlay, allowing users to follow live scores of favorite teams or leagues from the vehicle's dashboard. With iOS 26, it's possible to choose between a league widget, which shows schedules and scores for a specific sport, or a team widget, which tracks preferred clubs. Although scores don't update in real-time, the interface is less overwhelming than Live Activities, as it allows stacking up to three widgets side by side in many vehicles.
Technical details of the CarPlay widget and new features for F1 🏎️
The Apple Sports widget on CarPlay deploys as a grid of up to three modules, showing information from selected leagues or teams without the need for constant touch interaction. The update also incorporates specific features for Formula 1 fans, such as weather conditions and track temperature, data that previously required external apps. Ahead of the World Cup, the app adds options to follow teams and view groups before the tournament in June. The development prioritizes readability while in motion, although the lack of real-time updates limits its usefulness for very dynamic events.
Because checking the score in the car is safer than yelling at Siri 🚗
Apple Sports arrives on CarPlay so that, instead of asking Siri if your team won while you're driving, you can take a quick glance at the widget and let out a sigh of relief or a contained insult. Sure, the scores aren't in real-time, so you might find out about the decisive goal when you're already paying for parking. But hey, at least now you can stack three widgets and pretend you're an F1 driver checking track data, even though you're really just waiting for the traffic light to turn green.