Apple CarPlay Hacked to Run on iPhones and iPads [Video]

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Posted November 28, 2014 at 7:58pm by iClarified

Developer Adam Bell has managed to hack Apple CarPlay to run on the iPhone or iPad without the need for an external display.

Bell notes that CarPlay typically requires you to have:
a) a car
b) a car that supports CarPlay

Since he wants to just install an iPad into the dash of his car, Bell has been working to get CarPlay running on top of SpringBoard.

"However, said car systems are usually terrible (with crappy resistive touch screens), and I personally just want to have an iPad installed into my car's dashboard. So a current side-project of mine is to port the CarPlay system to just run on top of / replace SpringBoard :D"

While still in the early stages, 'CarPlay Activator' has been released on GitHub for developers to play with and contribute to.

You can see some video and photos of the progress below. Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates. Hopefully, we'll soon see it released as a tweak that can be easily installed.

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Apple CarPlay Hacked to Run on iPhones and iPads [Video]

A video posted by Adam Bell (@insta_b3ll) on Nov 11, 2014 at 5:51pm PST

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Anononon - December 7, 2014 at 5:46pm

awesome! I love it!

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I want to be a dev aswell yoo - November 28, 2014 at 10:58pm

I can see how long can this take u to finish off! I have seen all the bugs u listed and If I was in the same level as u I would have helped out finish this but I am not so hope the other do! Yoo...

angel_92701 - November 28, 2014 at 10:02pm

Well i don't see the reason for this. don't get me wrong.its nice app. but carplay was made for you to mirror to the stereo, to interact with your phone. but if you're using an ipad, i rather use the ipad as is its better then carpal software .

angel_92701 - November 28, 2014 at 10:03pm

carplay

What142 - November 28, 2014 at 9:38pm

Awesome!!!! The way it should have been!

gamerscul9870 - November 28, 2014 at 10:15pm

It already was just what people thought about. Still optional to do so who cares how they wanted it.

Jacob - November 28, 2014 at 9:05pm

It defeats the purpose of CarPlay, but I guess it's a simpler design.