A new iPhone setting will stop CarPlay from stealing your AirPods' audio
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A new iPhone setting will stop CarPlay from stealing your AirPods' audio
"Apple has introduced a simple solution to the problem in iOS 26, as spotted by MacRumors, that should also work with any other pair of wireless headphones connected to your iPhone. Open your iPhone's Settings app and navigate to the General > AirPlay & Continuity section. In there you'll find a 'Keep Audio with Headphones' option you can turn on that keeps the audio playing through your wireless headphones even after your iPhone connects to devices like Bluetooth speakers or CarPlay-compatible stereos."
"Having the option turned on doesn't permanently prevent you from listening to music or podcasts through your car's stereo. You can switch to listening through your vehicle's stereo at any time using iOS' Control Center or within the CarPlay interface, and you'll still have access to other CarPlay features while the audio from your phone is routed to your headphones."
iOS 26 includes a Keep Audio with Headphones option found in Settings > General > AirPlay & Continuity that preserves audio output on wireless headphones when the iPhone connects to other devices. Enabling the option keeps playback on AirPods or any Bluetooth headphones even after the phone pairs with CarPlay-compatible stereos or Bluetooth speakers. The option does not block switching output; users can manually route audio to the vehicle stereo via Control Center or the CarPlay interface. While audio remains on headphones, all CarPlay features remain accessible, preventing unintended audio transfer to a car stereo.
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