Hi all! Has anyone tried out the tesla widget on a garmin fenix watch? it looks cool but Id like to hear from someone whos used it to make up my mind
-
Want to remove ads? Register an account and login to see fewer ads, and become a Supporting Member to remove almost all ads.
Garmin Tesla widget usage?
- Thread starter Ninety0ne
- Start date
ro_explorer
Member
Yes, on a hot run, I like that I can start the cooling of the car while I'm done and stretching. By the time I get to the car to leave its a refrigerator. I get it, my phone is on my arm, but something about a few button presses on the watch makes it perfect.
thats the exact use case/answer I was hopibng for, tyvm. Any tips/guides you would recoomend to pair it up?
ro_explorer
Member
I used AuthAppForTesla app on my iPhone to generate the necessary key to pair it up ...
Does it allow the garmin watch to be used as a key for the Tesla, the way the phone app does?
ro_explorer
Member
No, you cannot configure anything. I was hoping for the same thing (to be able to open the trunk).
No, just remote control of basic stuff (what you see on the snapshot).
paulobrien
Member
Paul, thank you making this app!
Would it be possible to customize it to show F instead of C? Also, would love to swap out the Frunk with the Trunk.
Thank you!
That's 80% on the lower left corner, it's my car battery level
I needed to fork the original watch face code and include code to poll my car's charge state. This doesn't wake the car so there is no extra battery drain and on the watch itself (Garmin Venu), it polls at 10 minutes interval so very little battery drain there too.
On a similar note, I modified the garmin-tesla widget to show lots of data as well as many extra features. These have been pushed to the owner's repo. I'm just waiting for them to be vetted in. My latest addition is being to able to set the front seat to Auto or manual heat.
I needed to fork the original watch face code and include code to poll my car's charge state. This doesn't wake the car so there is no extra battery drain and on the watch itself (Garmin Venu), it polls at 10 minutes interval so very little battery drain there too.
On a similar note, I modified the garmin-tesla widget to show lots of data as well as many extra features. These have been pushed to the owner's repo. I'm just waiting for them to be vetted in. My latest addition is being to able to set the front seat to Auto or manual heat.
Last edited:
Can anyone assist in getting this to install? The App is on my watch, I pull down on the face, I see the Tesla logo, then it says touch screen to connect. Am I touch the screen in the car? Under Bluetooth? Touch the screen of the watch just gives me the IQ! and nothing happens. Thanks for any assistance,.
I’d love to be able to open my trunk with my garmin watch. I‘m not completely sure this widget can do that. Maybe it was written before Model 3 SR’s had power trunks built in? And also, I can’t find any comprehensive instructions for installing the app. There seems to be some kind of complex authorization procedure that needs to be completed which I am unwilling to spend hours trial-and-erroring to figure out…
Similar threads
