AirDrop features, new iOS rumors
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🗓️ 16 December 2025
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Stories discussed in this episode:
- GM rolling out native Apple Music app with Spatial Audio support
- iOS 26.2 adds new ‘AirDrop codes’ feature, here’s how it works
- New iOS 26.4 and iOS 27 features revealed in leaked code
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to 99.5 Macdaily for Tuesday, December 16th, 2025. I'm your host, Chance Miller. We are sponsored this week by Backblaze. |
| 0:12.5 | Leading off today, we're nearing three years since GM announced its controversial decision to move away from CarPlay. |
| 0:19.9 | The company started by ditching CarPlay and its EVs, |
| 0:22.8 | but recently confirmed that it will also gradually abandon the platform on more cars in the future. |
| 0:28.7 | Needless to say, this hasn't gone over well with the general public. But now GM has at least one bit of |
| 0:34.6 | good news. A new Apple Music app is rolling out for select cars starting this week. |
| 0:40.3 | GM says the new native Apple Music app will be seamlessly integrated into the infotainment system of supported cars. |
| 0:47.1 | This includes the 2025 and 2026 CT5 Cadillac, the Escalade IQ, and the 2026 Vistick. |
| 0:55.7 | On the Chevy side, there's the 2025 and 26 Blazer EV, Equinox EV, and Silverado |
| 1:02.0 | EV, as well as the 26 Corvette, Suburban, and Tahoe. |
| 1:07.0 | GM says that more vehicles are on the way, including the 2027 Chevy Bolt. |
| 1:12.5 | Buick and GMC vehicle support is coming soon. |
| 1:16.1 | For Cadillac drivers, the implementation goes further with support for spatial audio with |
| 1:20.6 | Dolby Atmos. |
| 1:22.1 | And finally, GM says that it's making audio streaming standard as part of its OnStar basics service for all 2025 and newer cars. |
| 1:30.8 | This means that customers can stream Spotify, Apple Music, and other apps at no additional cost for eight years from when they buy their car. |
| 1:38.8 | The Apple Music app will appear automatically on supported cars via an over-the-air software update. |
| 1:45.1 | Next up today, iOS 26.2 is officially here, and in addition to the features we talked about |
| 1:50.2 | yesterday, there's an interesting enhancement to Airdrop called Airdrop Codes. |
| 1:55.8 | AirDrop has long been a highly popular iPhone feature, offering an easy way to share photos, |
| 2:02.6 | files, and more with nearby family and friends. iOS 26.2 upgrades this with this Airdrop codes feature. AirDrop codes |
| 2:09.5 | offer an additional layer of verification when using Airdrop with unknown contacts by providing |
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