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Rear seat headphones?
- Thread starter Midnightsun
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I have a 2021 Plaid, and am now running 2023.44.30.3. I can start a search for BT headphones from the rear display, but it never shows anything. I’ve tried two different BT headphones and it can’t find either. My iPhone can see them just fine.
Where is the info you saw that the 2021 (early refesh) doesn’t work? Do you know if this is a software glitch, or there is missing hardware?
WilliamG
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Wonder if the restriction is to older S/X with the smaller rear screen? Good grief that would be a middle finger to earlier owners... Not jumping to any conclusions yet, but this would not surprise me even in the slightest...
Or, it's just a middle finger to 2021 vehicles for... who knows what reason? Maybe the lack of system RAM (8GB) vs 16GB in the newer models.
The release notes used to have the “Rear Passenger Headphones” details, but as of today those have now been removed for my car. That is, the release notes no longer show this either in the app or in the car, wthout any further software updates. However I can still start an (unsuccessful) BT search from the rear screen.
Given the removal in the release notes, I think it might not be available for my 2021 after all. That’s a real shame, I really wanted that for my kids to be able to watch YouTube without me having to listen to it too.
Can anyone remember if this was an advertised feature when the 2021 refresh came out? This feels similar to it with being advertised as able to play advanced games such as from Steam, but that not actually working given the 8GB of RAM for the early refresh models.
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Well that sucks!! I have a 2022 MS delivered Dec 26th of 2021. Has the 8gb of ram (no steam). Will see if I get it when the update finally arrives.
Ok, further update. With 2023.44.30.5.1 just installed, there is some additional text during the Bluetooth search process “Some vehicles may require additional hardware to be compatible with headphone pairing.” The search is still unsuccessful on my 2021.
I think this confirms that the 2021 models do not already have the required hardware to pair rear seat Bluetooth headphones, but it seems to imply that could be retrofitted.
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Muzzman1
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I did the 16GB upgrade on my 2021, so let's see if that included the addl hardware they are referring to. Would kinda suck in my case especially if not. Fingers crossed. Hopefully I get the update eventually.
Muzzman1
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To followup, my 2021 Early Plaid with the MCU 16GB upgrade does in fact have functional BT in the rear.
Something else must be causing rear headphones to not be operational on some MS versions. I have successfully connected a set of bluetooth headphones to the rear of our 2022 MS that DOES NOT have the 16mb upgrade. I also have connected 2 bluetooth game controllers and can confirm they work fine.
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WilliamG
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Well that’s interesting. Figured it was open/shut case on needing the 16GB RAM based on feedback here. Guess not…
I had a service appointment already for something else, I added this to see what they say.
Here’s a video if anyone’s interested in the process for setting up Bluetooth
I suppose there could have been some change to the bluetooth hardware that was independent of the 16GB upgrade. It seems to be built into the computer, I'm not seeing anything separate. If that's the case, hopefully Tesla just releases a USB bluetooth adapter or something instead of requiring the whole computer to be upgraded. I have my doubts they would do anything as consumer friendly as that though.
Have you upgraded the rear screen as well? I have the 16gb upgraded computer for steam as well but it wouldn't pair my Samsung earbuds or another Bluetooth headset. Just kept searching...
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