Watch for tesla

[Rufus1349]

I am a new MY owner, this my second week. I have downloaded an app for my Apple Watch 5, called “Watch for Tesla”. It cost $3.99 in the Apple Watch store and will only download to the watch, not the iPhone.

Does anyone have any experience with this app. It has similar features as the Tesla app.

 

[empiredown]

Totally worth the money and has a lot more flexibility than some other apps/watch apps. I like Stats overall, but for a standalone on the Watch, it's awesome.

SS

 

[Hawkstrike]

There is a good review video of that Watch app on Youtube. I intend to use it when my Tesla arrives. Let us know how you like it.

 

[goats]

it is an amazing app.... favorite part is long pressing the screen to show a shortcut to open the rear hatch

 

[drtimhill]

So far been good for me. Someone reported that it stops the car going to sleep, but I've yet to confirm/refute that. Wonder if anyone else has this experience (possibly they had background refresh set incorrectly in the app).

Only thing is that it's a bit cumbersome to setup, but once that is done it works well. Faster than other watch apps since it goes direct to your car rather than via the phone.

 

[E_R_N]

Do you need to have an LTE enabled watch for it to work properly? I assume without an LTE connection, you would not be able to unlock the car or use the app if the car is asleep or would grabbing a door handle wake it up and have it work?

 

[Mike_TV]

Do you need to have an LTE enabled watch for it to work properly? I assume without an LTE connection, you would not be able to unlock the car or use the app if the car is asleep or would grabbing a door handle wake it up and have it work?

Non-LTE Apple Watch works fine. Walking from the beach yesterday to the car, hands full, phone in the backpack...turn on the AC from the app on the Apple Watch.

 

[drtimhill]

Do you need to have an LTE enabled watch for it to work properly? I assume without an LTE connection, you would not be able to unlock the car or use the app if the car is asleep or would grabbing a door handle wake it up and have it work?

No, since your watch will use your phone to "hop" to the internet (assuming your phone is on the net and in range). Or, of course, a nearly WiFi network if it can connect to it.