{"id":28459,"date":"2016-11-14T18:01:48","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T10:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=28459"},"modified":"2016-11-14T17:09:33","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T09:09:33","slug":"touchbar-on-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/touchbar-on-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to try out macOS Touch Bar from an iPad? Here’s how."},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to try out the Touch Bar without picking up a new MacBook Pro? You\u2019re in luck. There is an iPad hack out there that lets you try out the Touch Bar.<\/p>\n

You will need 2 things:<\/p>\n

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  1. iPad with Xcode installed, and <\/li>\n
  2. Mac updated to run macOS Sierra build version 10.12.1.16B2657<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Once you have both devices ready, head over to the Touch Bar Demo App\u2019s Github page<\/a> and download the application<\/a> to your Mac. When the download is complete, extract the downloaded ZIP<\/strong> file and place it into your Applications<\/strong> folder.<\/p>\n

    As the iPad does not support the Touch Bar natively<\/strong>, you\u2019re going to have to rely on Xcode to install the application<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Your next move is to install the Touch Bar onto your iPad. Open the TouchBar.xcodeproj<\/strong> folder on your Mac, connect your iOS device to your Mac<\/strong>, and select the TouchBarClient target and the iPad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    \"TouchBarClient<\/figure>\n

    If done correctly, your iPad will now have a Touch Bar application<\/strong>. Launching it will bring you to a mostly blank screen with the Touch Bar located at the bottom of the screen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    You can now use the Touch Bar on your iPad and see the changes on your Mac (check it out in this video right here).<\/p>\n