The Tesla app finally has a proper version for bigger screens. Tesla is rolling out a redesigned app for the iPad, iPhone Duo, and Android tablets and foldables, according to Tesla UI engineer Alex Guichet, who wrote that the app is finally available “on the big screens you bring around with you.”
Until now, you could run the iPhone app on an iPad, but it was just a stretched-out version of the phone app. The new app has a dedicated layout that uses the extra space to show more information at once.
A Layout Built for Bigger Screens
The new app puts the main menu on the left and a large vehicle visualization on the right. The menu shows the same sections as the phone app, including Controls, Climate, Location, Self-Driving, Summon, Charging, Set Schedules, Security & Drivers, and Safety Score, along with quick status details like your cabin temperature and how much of your driving was on FSD.
The extra room means you don’t lose your place when you open a section. Tap into Charging, for example, and its submenu stays on the left while the details fill the rest of the screen.
Guichet said Tesla’s designers “rethought many screens across the app to fill a bigger size,” adding that the team is still brainstorming and will ship improvements in upcoming updates as they implement them.
A Visualization That Looks Like Your Car’s Screen
The vehicle visualization isn’t just a larger version of the 3D model at the top of the phone app. It’s more detailed and looks a lot like the parked visualization inside your car, complete with an ambient background color that matches your vehicle’s paint and reflections on the ground beneath it.
This is what the vehicle visualization looks like in the mobile app
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You can still open your frunk or trunk, lock or unlock your car, and check charging status directly from the visualization.
New Customize Controls and Show PSI Buttons
Below the visualization, you’ll find quick controls like Flash, Honk, Start, and Vent. Tesla added a Customize Controls button there, making the option more discoverable and consequently making it easier to change which actions appear in this area.
There’s also a new Show psi button that displays your tire pressures right on the visualization, so you don’t have to dig into the Controls menu to check them.
Energy and Charging Get the Big-Screen Treatment
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Tesla Energy customers get the new layout too. The Home Status screen shows a 3D house with live readings for solar, Powerwall, home usage, the grid, and even your car charging in the garage. Sections like Energy, Impact, Virtual Power Plant, and Go Off-Grid are listed alongside it.
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The Charge Stats screen also makes good use of the space. It shows a full-width map of the Superchargers you’ve visited, plus your total energy charged, total spent, money saved compared to gas, and a monthly breakdown of where you charged. The charts and graphs are much easier to read thanks to the additional screen real estate.
iPhone Duo Support
Tesla app on the iPhone Duo's inner screen
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The new app also supports Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo, which starts shipping and hitting Apple Stores this week. Screenshots shared by Max Weinbach show the big-screen layout on the iPhone Duo’s inner display, with charging details, Live Camera, and recent dashcam clips on the left and the new vehicle visualization on the right. Fold it closed, and the outer screen switches back to the familiar phone layout.
Tesla app on the iPhone Duo's outer screen
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A Slow Rollout
The update is rolling out now and should reach the App Store and Google Play soon, but don’t expect it right away. Guichet said this will be a slow rollout, adding that it “may take an extra week or two for everyone to get it” while Tesla makes sure it looks right on every screen.
As he put it, “our app is bigger than you imagine.” Guichet also credited the Tesla designers and engineers who worked on it, saying “it took a village to get this done.”
This is the latest of several recent Tesla app updates, following passkey support for faster, more secure biometric logins last month. With Tesla already promising more polish in future releases, expect the big-screen layout to keep improving over the next few updates.
Elon Musk wants every kid in America to own a piece of SpaceX. “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America,” Musk wrote on X on Monday, adding, “This will be the first of many.”
Musk didn’t share any details on how the shares would be distributed. One idea floated by investors is to send them through Trump Accounts, the new government-backed investment accounts for children.
A Response to Anthropic’s Public Benefit Fund
The pledge came right after Anthropic announced its new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund. The AI company is starting the fund with 5% of its shares and says it plans to add up to 2% more for every 50% increase in its value above a set baseline. Altogether, Anthropic says roughly 20% of its shares are committed to the public good.
Musk replied directly, “I recommend giving the shares directly to the public,” then said that’s what he’ll be doing.
The math is big but manageable for Musk. There are about 72 million children under 18 in the U.S., so one share each works out to roughly $10.6 billion at today’s stock price. Musk holds about 6.4 billion SpaceX shares, including unvested awards and options, so the gift would use just over 1% of his stake.
What a SpaceX Share Is Worth
SpaceX shares are trading at about $147 at the time of writing, giving it a market cap of roughly $2 trillion. That’s after its blockbuster IPO earlier this summer, which made it more valuable than Tesla.
SpaceX reports its Q3 2026 results after the market closes today, with an audio webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET. It’s only the company’s second earnings call.
Analysts expect $13 billion in revenue, up from $7.8 billion in Q2. They also expect adjusted earnings of $0.13 per share, which would be SpaceX’s first profitable quarter after a $0.09 loss per share in Q2.
Musk may share more details about the share giveaway on the call, including how and when kids would actually receive their SpaceX stock.
