The new text (SMS) to voice update feedback

[P100D_Me]

Hi All,

Has this update been rolled out yet? If so does anyone with an MCU1 have it and does it work ok?
I am still on 2019.32.2 (by choice) so if this new function works on my 'old clunker 2017' I will finally give in to the update nag and do it.

Thanks.

 

[KyleDay]

So far as can tell, and I track these things pretty closely, the mcu1 firmware with the new 2019.49.50.x features is not yet available.

Insiders tell me that yes, mcu1 will get sms reading functionality, but the firmware simply hasn't been sent to mcu1 cars from Tesla yet.

 

[ucmndd]

I haven’t come across a single report of a MCU1 car with this update. From what I can tell it doesn’t exist yet.

 

[ucmndd]

Insiders tell me that yes, mcu1 will get sms reading functionality, but the firmware simply hasn't been sent to mcu1 cars from Tesla yet.

I tend to believe this, albeit without insider knowledge. I think if Tesla were going to skip out on the feature altogether for MCU1, we would have gotten the update with the rest of the fleet, just missing the feature (as is the norm these days).

 

[Ken7]

My phone app had a message that stated my MCU1 car would be getting the text update in the coming weeks. So I took that as a clear indication that MCU1 will get the update in some form.

 

[P100D_Me]

Ok thanks for the replies, I'll just wait and see what version it becomes active on MCU1 cars.

 

[N4HHE]

I probably have MCU-zero in my 2013. I have SMS-to-Text but have no way to control the volume. It is deafening. Unusable.

 

[BigNick]

I probably have MCU-zero in my 2013. I have SMS-to-Text but have no way to control the volume. It is deafening. Unusable.

Did you try adjusting the volume while the system is reading the texts? I think that's the only way it can be adjusted.

 

[N4HHE]

Did you try adjusting the volume while the system is reading the texts? I think that's the only way it can be adjusted.

That is the first thing I tried. Just as when the phone is active the volume scroll wheel sets the phone level then when phone is inactive the volume scroll wheel controls the "radio". But not when SMS is text-to-speeching. When SMS is being spoken the volume seems to be at 8-11. Can't really say other than it is deafening and in not being able to adjust I don't get a pop-up telling me what it is set to.