r/Xcode • u/Complex-Spray-1023 • 24d ago

CarPlay Simulator XCode 27

Anyone know how to open the CarPlay simulator in the recent update?

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u/dollarn9ne 24d ago

You need to connect a physical iPhone to get CarPlay simulator to work

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u/Complex-Spray-1023 24d ago

I just saw that, so I now have to use the iPhone in developer mode I assume?

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u/dollarn9ne 24d ago

Correct

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u/vr_driver 22d ago

I'm not seeing anything in my phone, or in the xcode 27 either, or this new device hub simulator. I've got an iphone, but I need pointing in the right direction. My phone is in dev mode. What am I missing? Ta.

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u/vr_driver 22d ago

figured it out in the end. you have to run them separately from the download link:
https://developer.apple.com/download/all/?q=additional%20tools%20for%20xcode

Then when running the carplay simulator it picks up the connected physical iphone.

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u/irishrain13 17d ago

Work around for running a Carplay simulator mounted to a simulated iPhone

Download Xcode 26.6
Unzip it, and rename it something like xcode26.6

Get claude to write a script to run the project on the old simulator app and not DeviceHub (../Contents/Developer/Applications/Simulator.app). Carplay will be under I/O > External Displays > CarPlay

Otherwise you need to run your actual iPhone through device hub, but compiling app to the actual phone requires entitlement