Just changed to my new iPhone 15 - there were some reports of overheating and the charging/apple pay stopped after doing wireless charging (Tesla chargepad) with iphone 15, I thought I’ll update since changed to 15.
It is been 1 week and I have the new iOS version 17.1.1 - bug fixed for charging issues.
Though even before that I did not encounter any issues with charging but did not charge that much as there was no need as the charge remained around 70% after work or around 50% if I charge it upto 80% set up.
The BT works without any issue, though I had to reset the phone once. I thought I had to set up the phone as a device again as this is a new hardware but the phone worked without setting it up as a key - I did not change the name of my current phone.
All the music apps works fine - just apple watch hand shake with iphone 15 is slightly different when it comes to spotify as I have to press the play button for the music to start - will reset the watch and see.
The call quality is amazing when it is connected to Tesla - this may be phone related, it is crystal clear even when making international calls. I heard carwow Matt mentioning about the highland that come with two microphones slightly closer to the driver and the clarity if offers when making phone calls. Waiiting to see how good it will be with the new iphone 15.
Though I have seen lots of posts on this forum about Tesla not using carplay, I think they don’t need to. It is a very simple process moving from one device to another (Thanks Apple and even Google if you move from Android) and Tesla works great with any change of devices and that is very important for lots of customers who don’t want to spend another hour figuring out how to configure the phone. Yes we may miss the amazing google or Apple maps without car play but I think Tesla display does more than enough to guide you.
Finally I felt it was so easy to switch devices when Teslas ecosystem depends more on the phone, though Apple and Tesla have their own walls to protect their intellectual propriety rights - it still works with minimal fuss. I’ll wait and see how this works when I change my current Model 3 to highland.
It is been 1 week and I have the new iOS version 17.1.1 - bug fixed for charging issues.
Though even before that I did not encounter any issues with charging but did not charge that much as there was no need as the charge remained around 70% after work or around 50% if I charge it upto 80% set up.
The BT works without any issue, though I had to reset the phone once. I thought I had to set up the phone as a device again as this is a new hardware but the phone worked without setting it up as a key - I did not change the name of my current phone.
All the music apps works fine - just apple watch hand shake with iphone 15 is slightly different when it comes to spotify as I have to press the play button for the music to start - will reset the watch and see.
The call quality is amazing when it is connected to Tesla - this may be phone related, it is crystal clear even when making international calls. I heard carwow Matt mentioning about the highland that come with two microphones slightly closer to the driver and the clarity if offers when making phone calls. Waiiting to see how good it will be with the new iphone 15.
Though I have seen lots of posts on this forum about Tesla not using carplay, I think they don’t need to. It is a very simple process moving from one device to another (Thanks Apple and even Google if you move from Android) and Tesla works great with any change of devices and that is very important for lots of customers who don’t want to spend another hour figuring out how to configure the phone. Yes we may miss the amazing google or Apple maps without car play but I think Tesla display does more than enough to guide you.
Finally I felt it was so easy to switch devices when Teslas ecosystem depends more on the phone, though Apple and Tesla have their own walls to protect their intellectual propriety rights - it still works with minimal fuss. I’ll wait and see how this works when I change my current Model 3 to highland.
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