Tesla has been rumored to be working on an updated Tesla app. The new app has now been leaked online on Tesla Owners Online with pictures and videos.
The new app brings a more modern experience with updated fonts, smoother transitions and car animations as you navigate the app.
The overall layout of the app remains largely the same with the car model sitting at the top of the app , followed by some quick action buttons and a list of categories underneath that.
There are a couple improvements and changes, but the Tesla app’s core functionality appears to be largely identical to the current application, with this serving more of a design update.
One of the changes is that the charge limit, where you pick what percentage you want to charge your car until, has been moved front and center so that it appears right underneath the quick action buttons.
The Upgrades section now also includes car accessories from the Tesla shop in addition to car upgrades.
What do you think of the new redesigned Tesla app launching soon?
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I like that they integrated the Tesla shop into the app alongside software upgrades. They should integrate ordering cars as well. $TSLA @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/9uH8nZOb4p
The controls section has a brand new look. Instead of showing multiple rows of buttons, it will now display a top-down visualization of the car with buttons to open or close various features like the frunk, charge port and trunk. There is then a single row of buttons at the bottom for additional options such as Start, Honk, Flash and HomeLink.
Some of the features that were previously in the Controls section have been moved over to a brand new section labeled Security. Currently only Valet Mode and Speed Limit Mode appear here, but if Tesla created a whole new section, I would be surprised if these are the only two options they include here.
A lot of owners have been hoping to have sentry mode images or videos appear within the app, so it’s a possibility that those could be added to this section in the future.
One thing I’d like to see here which isn’t clear whether it’s supported is the ability to customize the quick actions buttons. Not everyone will agree which buttons should appear here and being able to customize them would be a nice improvement.
The Tesla app is built using APIs, and although we can only see APIs Tesla is using in production, we haven’t seen any recent changes to them that would hint at upcoming app features. So unless this app is using APIs that are not yet public I wouldn’t expect any new functionality and it’s largely a redesign.
Nonetheless, it’s a great improvement to the app and may just be the first step in a brand new experience.
Update: The updated Tesla app has now been released for iOS and Android. Check out all the new features of version 4.0.
