CarPlay is an iOS-car interface announced by Apple in March, 2014.
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When to use beginUpdates() and endUpdates() in CarPlay
I'm currently developing a CarPlay audio app and I can't figure out where and when to use MPPlayableContentManager.shared().beginUpdates() and MPPlayableContentManager.shared().endUpdates().
The Apple docs say that you should wrap any updated…

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How to acces all UI elements from CarPlay with Xcode UI Recording?
Why can the UI recording from Xcode accces elements like the status bar from CarPlay but not the other elements like the buttons on the map or buttons in an navigation alert?

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How to force dark appearance in CarPlay Simulator
ist it possible to trigger the dark appearance in the CarPlay simulator (iOS 13)? iPhone and CarPlay are set to dark mode but it is light nevertheless.

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Data transfer from carplay app to iPhone app with bluetooth
I went through several core bluetooth videos and tutorials. I understood concept quite well.
We are reading vehicle chassis number and some more data from hardware. Which we are transferring to iPhone with cable. Now want to achieve this wirelessly…

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is Simple GPS apps are allowed to use Car play framework?
I want to create a new car play app for my existing iPhone app but as per apple guideline
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/carplay
CarPlay framework mostly used for navigation, audio, VoIP calling and messaging apps but my app concept is…

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How to recognize when the user taps on a container? (CarPlay)
I have implemented MPPlayableContentDataSource protocol. It has a method
- (void)beginLoadingChildItemsAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath completionHandler:(void(^)(NSError * __nullable))completionHandler;
head unit calls this method each time…

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In a iOS app that supports CarPlay, why the CPBarButtons in the map navigation bar show always monochrome with a light blue color?
I am trying to implement CarPlay for my navigation app, and I am experiencing a misbehaviour. Buttons that are instances of CPMapButton have their appearance on the map as expected. Instead, buttons in the CarPlay navigation bar (buttonType image),…

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How to add tabs in CarPlay for Audio App?
I am working on my current iPhone audio app to be supported in CarPlay. But I am not able to show multiple tabs.

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App not showing in external display extension for any iPhone
I created a new app in Xcode and added the following code in the AppDelegate file
func updateCarWindow()
{
guard let screen = UIScreen.screens.first(where: { $0.traitCollection.userInterfaceIdiom == .carPlay })
else
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Can I make an iPhone app to be included in the CarPlay with developer version (without Apple official approval)?
I am sorry that I look around but didn't find answer for this. I am new to ios development and want to create an app and include it in CarPlay to test it. I don't want the app to be public now, just for testing. So is there any developer version I…

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How to get vehicle speed from CarPlay SDK?
I don't want to use GPS or accelerometer to get the vehicle speed. Does the CarPlay SDK make this available?

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External Media Player suppport for ios application
The developer documentation says that the about the new api, that apps can receive and respond to events sent by external media players using Media Player APIs by using the MPPlayableContentManager class, to control the interactions between the app…

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Is it possible to programatically get the UID / Mac Address of a vehicle using CarPlay API?
When an iPhone is connected to a vehicle using CarPlay, are there any methods(by CarPlay API) that allow us to get a UID or Mac Address or any uniquely identifiable address of the vehicle.
I have looked across the CarPlay documentation and so far…

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Crash CarPlay demo on simulator
Getting below crash when run Apple official CarPlay Demo on simulator but working fine in other system.
CarPlayTutorial[18440:282424] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception
'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: 'Unsupported object…

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Carplay Resume Music
I am creating a CarPlay music app, everything works fine except when I get a call in between my music is playing. Carplay pauses music in between but when I end phone call its not resuming back.
Please help if anyone has faced same issue

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