iPhoneSimulator.app used to have the ability to show an external display / CarPlay display, but this feature does not appear to be available in DeviceHub.app, making it difficult (/impossible :( ) to test CarPlay features from the simulator.
DeviceHub lacks any CarPlay simulator
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In Device Hub we do not support CarPlay with simulators. However, Device Hub does support CarPlay for physical devices that are connected with a USB cable. If you'd like to see support for simulators, please file a feedback report (and post the feedback ID here).
Hello,
Does the CarPlay Simulator work with built-in iOS simulators - without using DeviceHub - or is a physical device + standalone CarPlay Simulator required?
On Xcode 27 beta 2, the CarPlay external display opens as a black window from the built-in simulator.
This is a problem for us. We are an open source navigation app, but none of us would be able to develop the CarPlay functionality as we can't test it
We are looking to establish a legal entity such that we can get an organization account, but that still means we need to trust the contributors to add the "Developer" role
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