What does the bell icon mean on your CarPlay screen?
Even as a simplified interface, CarPlay has a few icons that aren't so obvious, like its bell that appears on the app switcher.
Even as a simplified interface, CarPlay has a few icons that aren't so obvious, like its bell that appears on the app switcher.
The short version
- While some elements used in software design are so common that nearly everyone knows what they do (like share and search), others are more obtuse.
- You might have noticed this in Apple's CarPlay, which is intentionally simplified for the sake of reducing distractions.
- Yet there's a lot that goes unsaid: with the lack of a tutorial, you aren't shown how its multitasking works, never mind troubleshooting CarPlay problems or understanding what's new in the latest version .
What happened
One smaller CarPlay mystery is the nature of the bell icon that sometimes appears on the app switcher panel. It makes sense once it's explained, and it's easy to toggle its associated option.
Why it matters
But Apple doesn't seem terribly invested in making this clear.
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