Screen Time and CarPlay in 2026

As much as I (and several other people) are disappointed with Screen Time , Apple appears to have made at least some improvements. One of my biggest complaints with screen time was it counting CarPlay as screen time. This still exists, but I seem to have found a workaround. If you stay on the Home Screen (the one with Map on the left, and suggestions + Music on the right), it doesn&rsquo;t count…