Tesla app on Apple Watch

[btcutter]

And never park anywhere the car goes out of LTE / cellular coverage.

Does that mean forever have to pay Tesla $10 per month for connectivity?

 

[jjrandorin]

Does that mean forever have to pay Tesla $10 per month for connectivity?

That connectivity has nothing to do with whether the car goes out of range of cellular or not.

Short answer, premium connectivity has nothing to do with that, so the answer to your question is no, however all of those apps open the car like the tesla APP would, NOT like "phone as key" does, so if (for example) you park 5 levels down in a parking garage, dont expect it to work.

 

[btcutter]

They're good, and easily customizable.

And like I pointed out, they're great about helping to resolve issues even after you buy it. I exchanged several emails with them regarding a new issue I found when switching cars and they were really responsive and helpful -- and I should point out, I only have to pay for the app once even when getting it on my second Tesla.

let say you are away (another city) and accidentally hit “open trunk”. Will it open the trunk?

 

[jjrandorin]

let say you are away (another city) and accidentally hit “open trunk”. Will it open the trunk?

The tesla app would, so yes (after warning you that you are going to open the trunk). Those apps do the exact same thing the tesla app does, as far as remote features. Thats not quite how phone as key works though as I believe has been detailed in this thread.

 

[btcutter]

Does that mean forever have to pay Tesla $10 per month for connectivity?

The tesla app would, so yes (after warning you that you are going to open the trunk). Those apps do the exact same thing the tesla app does, as far as remote features. Thats not quite how phone as key works though as I believe has been detailed in this thread.

Appreciate you taking time to explain these things to a newbie.

 

[BlueBella]

Has anyone used Watchla? It looks a little bit better in some ways but also a little broken in some other areas....

Watchla

watchla.app

I have tried to use it and have found it to be very problematic on the watch. You can use Siri Shortcuts, however I can only get those to work on the phone. I contacted the developer and he did some updates to the app. I reinstalled it with little to no success. I I would not recommend this app at all.

 

[KDeanCville]

I have the Watch for Tesla app on my Apple Watch and use it occasionally.
Yesterday morning, my phone battery died while I was at the gym. (I know I should always carry the key card).
I didn't try the watch app. I know it can unlock the car - but can I DRIVE the car in that scenario (dead phone and no keycard) ??

 

[jackohayon]

For what it's worth, I've been using the app below for more than a year now and love it:

https://www.watchfortesla.com/

I encountered an issue when I traded in my 3 for my Y and they were very supportive. I personally consider it a must-have, particularly given the price ($8.99 when I got it, $11.99 as of this typing).

This app is not working. Stuck on model Y loading….

 

[Mike_TV]

This app is not working. Stuck on model Y loading….

Car is probably asleep. It can take a bit to load if that is the case. BTW - I'm on the latest updates for iOS, Apple Watch and V11. Works fine for me.

 

[BigDanSRQ]

It has been working very well in a two Tesla household. When we first installed it, we had to reboot both the phone and watch before it would connect. Since then it’s been perfect.

 

[fritzner]

How does the Watch for Tesla app deal with multiple Teslas?
Such as having a complication for opening the trunk, how does it know which trunk?
Could you have a watch face for each Tesla?

 

[whatthe2]

Long time "Watch for Tesla" user here. One tip to consider...

Create a new watch face on your Apple Watch which has complications for simplified usage. I swipe over and use this whenever I travel. Here is the one I'm using.

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Oh man this is really cool. I have Stats (don’t use it much anymore), but it doesn’t have complications. May have to get this app instead.

 

[Driver08]

Oh man this is really cool. I have Stats (don’t use it much anymore), but it doesn’t have complications. May have to get this app instead.

Stats App definitely has complications, which work well - I'm a user!

 

[whatthe2]

Stats App definitely has complications, which work well - I'm a user!

Oh my bad, thank you so much. Guess I need to learn how to use complications better as it’s not showing options for Stats like my other apps. Off to learn something new.

 

[Jimt29]

I have tried to use it and have found it to be very problematic on the watch. You can use Siri Shortcuts, however I can only get those to work on the phone. I contacted the developer and he did some updates to the app. I reinstalled it with little to no success. I I would not recommend this app at all.

I installed Watchla a few days ago and it works as designed.

 

[45thParallel]

I am wondering what the security level of these Apps is. Presumably each App will require you to log into your Tesla account through their App.

 

[MontyFloyd]

I installed Watchla a few days ago and it works as designed.

Why downvote my suggestion to move this topic to General?
Watch app should work with any Tesla, no?

 

[Jimt29]

Why downvote my suggestion to move this topic to General?
Watch app should work with any Tesla, no?

Sorry. Just seems like a busybody post.

 

[MontyFloyd]

Sorry. Just seems like a busybody post.

It was by chance I saw this post, as I do not have an MY, I look at the general topic sections for Tesla support.

 

[Jimt29]

It was by chance I saw this post, as I do not have an MY, I look at the general topic sections for Tesla support.

I don’t follow other sections and I do have A MY. I do not have AN Acura.