Earlier today, iOS developer Steven Troughton-Smith shared screen shots of iOS in the Car running in the iOS simulator for iOS 7.0.3. While he was forthcoming with screen grabs and even a short video, he declined to share instructions on how to enable this mode as it is reportedly difficult in iOS 7.0.x builds. MacPaw developer Denis Stas started poking around iOS 7.1 beta 2 and discovered the latest beta of iOS 7.1 opens up iOS in the Car, making it easier to enable the feature in the iOS simulator.
MacPaw developer Denis Stas not only posted screen shots of the iOS 7.1 version of iOS in the Car, he also detailed how he enabled the mode in the beta 2 software. Stas lists the following three steps to get iOS in the Car up and running on your Mac.
- Get Xcode 5.1 DP2 (it was tested with DP2, and doesn’t seem to work correctly with other developer previews)
- Clone https://github.com/zyafa/iOSCar
- Build & Run cloned project and carefully follow instructions
This preview is only available to developers who have access to iOS 7.1 beta 2 and Xcode 5.1 DP2. Stas cautions users that iOS in the Car is unstable and accessing it this way is not officially supported by Apple.
Apple apparently is making progress on the software as the iOS 7.1 version of iOS in the Car features a different design than the iOS 7.0.3 version. The latest version has a polished feel that’s more in line with iOS 7. It’s rumored that development of iOS in the Car has been slower than expected due to internal organizational issues within the company. Though developers can preview the software, it is not clear when Apple will officially release it publicly.
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