Maintaining an automobile configuration of a mobile computing device while switching between automobile and non-automobile user interfaces

A computing device comprising:

• a display component;
• and
• at least one processor configured to perform operations while the computing device operates in an automobile configuration that include:
• outputting, for display by a vehicle system of an automobile, a first portion of an automobile graphical user interface;
• and
• outputting, for display by the display component, a second portion of the automobile graphical user interface that restricts access to at least some features of the computing device;
• responsive to receiving a first user input for switching to a non-automobile graphical user interface that permits access to the at least some features of the computing device that are restricted by the automobile graphical user interface, replacing the second portion of the automobile graphical user interface with the non-automobile graphical user interface while continuing to output the first portion of the automobile graphical user interface for display by the vehicle system;
• accessing the at least some features of the computing device while continuing to output the first portion of the automobile graphical user interface for display by the vehicle system;
• and
• responsive to receiving a second user input for switching back to the automobile graphical user interface, replacing the non-automobile graphical user interface with the second portion of the automobile graphical user interface.

A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a mobile phone while the mobile phone operates in an automobile configuration, cause the at least one processor to:

• display an automobile graphical user interface that restricts access to at least some features of the mobile phone;
• responsive to receiving a first user input for switching to a non-automobile graphical user interface that permits access to the at least some features of the mobile phone that are restricted by the automobile graphical user interface, replace the automobile graphical user interface with the non-automobile graphical user interface, wherein the automobile graphical user interface with the non-automobile graphical user interface by at least overlaying on the non-automobile graphical user interface, a persistent user interface element for switching-back to the automobile graphical user interface;
• access the at least some features of the mobile phone while continuing to operate in the automobile configuration;
• receive a second user input that selects the persistent user interface element for switching back to the automobile graphical user interface;
• and
• responsive to receiving the second user input, replace the non-automobile graphical user interface with the automobile graphical user interface.