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 4.46.5 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
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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
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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.

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

LHD Cybertruck

Tesla LHD Cybertruck feature in update 4.46.5
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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.

Tesla App 4.46.0 Release Notes

New Wheel Visualizations

Tesla New Wheel Visualizations feature in update 4.46.0
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Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
New S
New X
Undocumented

The updated Model S and Model X include four new sets of wheels. With this update, these wheel assets have been added to the Tesla app, allowing them to be displayed in the vehicle’s visualization.

The new wheels are the 19” Magnetite and 21” Velarium for the Model S and the 20” Perihelix and 22” Machina for the Model X.

Tesla Energy - Transfer Ownership

Tesla Tesla Energy - Transfer Ownership feature in update 4.46.0
Energy
Undocumented
Energy
Undocumented

Similar to the vehicle product page, you can now remove or transfer ownership of a Tesla Energy product by navigating to Menu > My Product > My Home.

Wall Connector

Tesla Wall Connector feature in update 4.46.0
Available Worldwide
Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

The layout of your Wall Connectors has been updated with Tesla now clearly listing your various chargers with their generation and serial number.

Pay Later Option

Tesla Pay Later Option feature in update 4.46.0
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Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

Tesla now offers a pay-later option for Tesla Service and the Tesla Shop in Canada through Klarna.

The ability to pay later was initially rolled out in the United States through Affirm and Klarna.

Tesla Assist

Tesla Tesla Assist feature in update 4.46.0
Undocumented
Models:
S
3
X
Y
CT
Undocumented

Tesla has made some additional improvements to their Tesla Assist feature. In addition to asking questions about your vehicle or your home, you can now also ask questions about “A Tesla product I’m interested in.”

Tesla will now also show a warning at the bottom of the chat that “Tesla Assist uses AI, and mistakes may occur.”

Tesla continues to add more information Tesla Assist so that you can ask more specific questions, such as what version of FSD your vehicle is on, or what FSD computer your vehicle has.

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