[Re]Enable Still-Camera & Data Roaming on iPad Simulator

In beta 2 and beta 3 of the iPhone SDK 3.2.2, Apple removed the still-camera feature. It’s really simple to get back. But what does this mean? Well, there may eventually be a built-in camera to the iPad.

The iPad has 3G capabilities. I enabled the Data Roaming setting, so this post will tell you how to do that.

For the still-camera, open up the iPadSimulator.plist file located in /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator3.2.sdk/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/. Add a new boolean value called “still-camera”, and set it to true. You’ll probably need to save-as this file to your desktop, then drag it into the SpringBoard.app window. You’ll need to enter your password to do so. Leave this file open if you want to enable the Data Roaming setting.

To enable the Data Roaming setting, you’ll first need to follow this guide here that tells you how to access some hidden settings in the Settings app.

Next, go back to the iPadSimulator.plist file. Add a new boolean value called “cellular-data”, and set it to true. You’ll probably need to save-as this file to your desktop, then drag it into the SpringBoard.app window. You’ll need to enter your password to do so.

Open up the iPad Simulator, and check out the Contacts app (for the still-camera), or open the Settings app to see the Data Roaming option.

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