Hey all,
The time has come to release some new features and improvements. A new update is now available, 1.20.6, and it's a big one.
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Android Wear Support
You may now monitor and control your Tesla right from your Android Wear devices with complete Android Wear support. You may have any number of Wear devices paired with any number of Tesla vehicles.
Current Wear functionality is limited to basic vehicle and climate controls, but there is a lot more in the works being actively developed to expand upon and improve the Wear experience to better resemble the companion app in functionality.
Rather than delay this release to add more functionality, I ask for your patience as the new Wear functionality is added over time.
Requires the companion app to be installed on your device.
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Widget Configuration
You may now configure all widgets styles to better suit your home screen. Due to the nature of home screen wallpapers and the varying levels of contrast, you may opt to use a transparent theme or stick with the windowed theme.
Upon adding a new widget you'll be taken to the widget configuration screen automatically. To modify an existing widget's configuration, go to the Widgets screen in the app and tap the widget's icon from the list.
If you have any useful widget ideas, let me know and we might make it happen!
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Faster Load Times
Enjoy a better, snappier experience with drastically reduced load times thanks to the following improvements:
- All vehicle data loading now takes place in the background whenever possible in both the mobile and Wear app
- All vehicle data requests have been consolidated into a single data request reducing load time, network data usage and extending battery life
- Vehicle data caching is used to provide data in the interim while data is not available or loading
With these changes in place, you should find you rarely ever will see a load screen past the initial one, and you will no longer be waiting around to view and interact with your vehicle.
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More Changes
There were many, many more changes, bug fixes and quality of life improvements made across the board, but here are some of the more notable ones:
- Added a Monthly subscription payment model - $5/month for full access to every feature present and future
- Renovated Controls screen
- Moved Summon to its own dedicated dialog
- Pull-to-refresh functionality is now possible on most every refreshable screen in both the mobile and Wear app
- Added long-press context menus to stateful command buttons, such as HVAC and Lock/Unlock
- Added the option to stop showing tips directly from the tip overlay
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Coming Up
- Camper Mode / Cabin Temperature Protection merger as discussed here recently
- Improve Wear support to have more functionality
If you're interested in helping test out these new features coming up and provide feedback, you can now choose to opt into the
Dashboard for Tesla Open BETA.
When a new beta version of the app is made available for testing, you can receive the update like normal through the Play Store. You can opt out of the beta at any time.
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Try It Out
Try things out for yourself, use the following access code to gain full access to every feature available in the app you can use on your actual Tesla vehicle valid Sunday-only:
1498
To enter an access code, press-and-hold the sign-in button for 3 seconds.
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If anyone should run into any issues or have any questions, I'll be monitoring this thread and the support email closely,
[email protected].
Thanks again everyone for your support!