Tesla App 4.8 Release Notes

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April 26, 2022

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Manage Leases

Tesla Manage Leases feature in update 4.8
Available Worldwide

Manage lease returns and ability to transfer car ownership in select countries.

Service

Tesla Service feature in update 4.8
Available Worldwide

View status and updates of open energy service cases.

Supercharger Details

Tesla Supercharger Details feature in update 4.8
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Undocumented

In some regions, the list of Supercharger locations will now display the maximum power output for each station. This will let owners better plan their charging stops to minimize wait times.

The list of Superchargers has also been increased.

When tapping on a particular charging location, you will now see additional information about the location. In addition to being able to send the location to your car, you can also see the address of the Supercharger and nearby amenities.

Instant Vehicle Data

Tesla Instant Vehicle Data feature in update 4.8
Available Worldwide
Future Feature
Future Feature

A new API was found in this update that will be used for cached vehicle data. In a future update your car will send information not only when requested, but also before it goes to sleep.

This change could allow for several big improvements in the app.

This change will allow the API to contain the latest vehicle data without having to wake up the vehicle.

This will likely mean that once you open the app in a future update, it'll be able to fetch car informaiton without having to wait for the vehicle to wake up first.

You'll instantly have the latest battery state of charge, range, open door/window information, odometer reading and everything else.

This change will also allow the vehicle to sleep longer, therefore reducing energy consumption known as phantom drain. It's possible that in the future Tesla will not wake up the vehicle once you open the app like it does today.

Instead Tesla may wait to see if the owner is only checking on the vehicle or if they're going to send a command to the vehicle such as turning on the climate system.

This will be a very positive change that will allow you to instantly have access to the vehicle's latest data without having to wake it up or cause some energy lose.

Non-Tesla Charging

Tesla Non-Tesla Charging feature in update 4.8
Available Worldwide
Future Feature
Future Feature

As Tesla expands non-Tesla charging support to more countries and more locations, you'll soon be able to see a list of all Superchargers that support charging non-Tesla vehicles.

In the Tesla app you can currently view a list of nearby chargers by navigating to the Location section. Each Supercharger shows you the maximum speed, the number of free stalls and the distance from your vehicle. Tesla may simply let you filter this list in the future by the Superchargers that support charging non-Teslas.

Tesla App 4.46.6 Release Notes

Grok Log In & Notifications

Tesla Grok Log In & Notifications feature in update 4.46.6
Credit Not a Tesla App
Undocumented
Undocumented

Tesla has added deep links for xAI in this update. Deep links are similar to regular links like https://tesla.com, but instead of using the scheme https:// or http://, they use a custom scheme, such as tesla://.

These links are used to open apps on the device, instead of websites. For example, tesla://shop opens the Tesla Shop within the Tesla app. When a user taps a notification from the Tesla app, it opens one of these deep links to direct the user to a specific part of the app.

This update includes code that would allow Tesla to send a notification that takes the user to any x.ai page via the Tesla app. This will likely be used for Tesla to send a notification to the user to authenticate the Grok app through the screen above.

This update essentially adds support for the Tesla Grok app, allowing users to log in to Grok and receive notifications on their phone from xAI / Grok.

Notification Logging

Tesla Notification Logging feature in update 4.46.6
Undocumented
Undocumented

Tesla has added extra logging for notification deep links. Some of the new logging messages include:

Passing xAI uri to operating system:
Opening tire service screen
Opening roadside assistance
Agent Chat - open notification
Processing notification - view:
Dropping unsupported raw uri:
Opening vehicle phone key screen
Sentry Alarm Preview - open notification
UWB Ranging Permission - open notification

Tesla App 4.46.5 Release Notes

Restrict Location Visibility

Tesla Restrict Location Visibility feature in update 4.46.5
Available Worldwide
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT

Primary Tesla account holders can now hide the vehicle’s location visibility for secondary account holders in the Tesla app. This setting can be adjusted per secondary driver under Security & Drivers > Manage Drivers.

Note: Enabling this setting will hide the Location section of the app for the secondary driver, which also means they won’t be able to use it for other features, such as viewing nearby Superchargers or previewing a route.

New Charging Mode

Tesla New Charging Mode feature in update 4.46.5
Undocumented
Undocumented

Rate-Based Charging appears to be a new feature that will enable the Wall Connector to automatically charge the vehicle via the Powerwall when electricity prices are low.

This enables the Powerwall to discharge and put its energy into the vehicle, and then charge back up at low electricity rates, saving owners money.

The string powerwall_x_wall_connector_rate_based_charging_min_hours_charging_set implies a new future setting where the “Desired Charging Duration“ can be set, allowing more control over how long the vehicle charges in this new mode.

It’s unclear if this is related to this new mode, but there’s also a new string called wallConnectorSupports4HourChargingFactory which requires a minimum firmware version of 25.26 for the Wall Connector, which hasn’t been released yet.

Robotaxi Siri Integration

Tesla Robotaxi Siri Integration feature in update 4.46.5
Credit Apple
Undocumented
Undocumented

The iOS permission alert string “Robotaxi allows you to use Siri to interact with your ride“ was found in some of the modules that are likely shared between the Tesla app and the Robotaxi app.

This implies a potential future Robotaxi app update could add support for Siri commands to control the Robotaxi, for example, “Hey Siri, Open Trunk“ or ”Hey Siri, Pull Over”.

Robotaxi Calendar Integration

Tesla Robotaxi Calendar Integration feature in update 4.46.5
Undocumented
Undocumented

The iOS permission alert string “Robotaxi accesses your calendar to share it with your ride“ was found in this update, implying potential future support for ride suggestions from calendar events that have a location associated with them, or even automatic ride bookings.

This is similar to Tesla’s Automatic Navigation in the vehicle, which allows a vehicle to automatically start navigating to a destination that’s entered in a calendar event.

New Tesla Assist Strings

Tesla New Tesla Assist Strings feature in update 4.46.5
Undocumented
Undocumented

Here are some new strings that are likely related to Tesla Assist, implying possible support for voice recognition and multiple language models in the Tesla app.

isSpeechAvailable
EXTRA_LANGUAGE_MODEL
LANGUAGE_MODEL_FREE_FORM
getSpeechRecognitionServices
tesla_assist_agent_transfer_chat_in_progress
tesla_assist_agent_support_case_created
tesla_assist_agent_transfer_routing_message
Speech recognition services can be queried for only on Android

LHD Cybertruck

Tesla LHD Cybertruck feature in update 4.46.5
Undocumented
Undocumented

A link to an image titled CT_LHD2_3beb6f180be74.png was found in the update. The image shows a semi-transparent left-hand drive Cybertruck.

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