Anybody know of Apple Watch band with NFC which can replace Tesla card as key? I saw it online but now can’t find the site.
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Nope, but I wish. I would buy one just for convenience in case I forgot my phone.
Don't have this but it's the first result on Google when searching "apple watch band tesla key"
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Not yet as Tesla would have to approve. The current watch apps can perform many of the functions of the Tesla app but cannot be used to drive the vehicle unless a phone or a key card is also present.
I use the Apple Watch app and it’s great! I can leave my phone at home when I go swimming. The watch allows me to lock/unlock doors, unlock to drive, and even use Siri to “open trunk” when my hands are full.
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I do carry it in my wallet but I don’t take anything with me on swims, other than my Apple Watch and my driver’s license. The Tesla for Apple Watch app allows you to fully unlock the car and be able to drive. It does so by saving the password or token. However, this also only works because I have the cellular Apple Watch so it can communicate to the car through Tesla API. I wouldn’t be able to control much if I only had the WiFi/GPS-only Apple Watch.
Been going ‘naked’ without phone or FOB for years on ‘17 Model S and X. Various Watch apps that give full control including locking, sentry, climate, charging, and driving. Provided you have network connection.
Have not tried anything other than un/locking on our ‘22 MYP or SPlaid yet. But don’t expect anything to change as the only real notable difference is lack of FOB and Y and addition of KeyCard on S.
Have not tried anything other than un/locking on our ‘22 MYP or SPlaid yet. But don’t expect anything to change as the only real notable difference is lack of FOB and Y and addition of KeyCard on S.
Sure this is well know, but I've been using the ring key for over 2 years, leaving my phone in the car for a run or ocean swim with no issues. I'd love for Tesla to support IOS carkey capability, but I'm not holding my breath.
Does the phone have to be powered on, within range of cellular service to be able to use the Apple Watch with LTE to drive the Tesla vehicle? Is the password/token stored on the Apple Watch or on the iPhone?
Does the walk away lock/unlock work with the Apple Watch's BT?
Not for me. I always had to do manually if only having the watch with me.
These look ok. I prefer a fabric strap so might make my own.
Are you sure that the app allows you to drive ? I have and it only unlocks the car.
Absolutely certain and have used solely my watch when I was without my phone and wallet. When I go swim laps at an indoor pool, I literally only have my watch with me and my driver’s license in a pocket. I go straight home from the pool because I’m all wet and don’t plan to stop anywhere else where I’ll need my regular wallet. Worst-case, I can use Apple Pay with my watch to pay for something. The watch is all I need to unlock the Y and drive it. Of course I do need to remember to manually lock the Y with the watch since walk-away autolock doesn’t work when all I have is the watch (no phone, no keycard).
Make sure you have an Apple Watch that has cellular support, not the WiFi-only model. If your watch has cellular, then the next step is to go into the app’s settings and make sure you have your Tesla password entered correctly, or use the alternate token option.
Initially the watch voice commands and remote drive didn’t work and was caused by me mistyping my password into the app. You can test this by logging into your Tesla account from a browser and check if the account has been locked due to too many bad attempts from the watch app. I had to reset my Tesla password from a browser and very carefully make sure I entered the new password correctly into the watch app and everything has been working perfectly ever since.
Edit: Just realized you said the car unlocks for you. Well, if it unlocks then all the API bits and pieces must be working so I’m not sure why remote drive fails for you. Does it give an error in the logs?
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