Is there a way to change the resolution in View Areas? It only has 800 x 480 but this is a small screen, there are much larger screens for CarPlay. What I'm missing?
This is the CarPlay Simulator app from the Additional Tools for Xcode
I'm aware of the Xcode Simulator where you can test different screen sizes but I wonder if CarPlay Simulator app supports that too
Thank you
Thanks for the post.
The standalone CarPlay Simulator app supports testing different and much larger screen sizes. Are you are looking at the default display profile? which is locked and cannot be edited.
To test larger resolutions, you need to create a custom display profile. From the documentation without table:
- Minimum 748 × 456 @2x Compact in-dash displays
- Standard (Default) 800 × 480 @2x Most common horizontal head units
- Portrait 768 × 1024 @2x Tall, vertically-oriented screens (e.g., Volvo, Subaru)
- High-Resolution / Ultrawide 1920 × 720 @3x Wide luxury displays / instrument panels
When you start a new simulation session or connect your iPhone, the CarPlay Simulator will use the custom display profile you created, allowing you to test how your app's UI scales on ultra-wide, portrait, or high-resolution head units.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/carplay/displaying-content-in-carplay
From the Simulator menu bar, navigate to: I/O → External Displays → CarPlay
You can also use the terminal to change the size on the documentation you'll find the command.
Hope this helps.
Albert WWDR
