What does this gradient motion thing in the app mean?

[brkaus]

What does this mean?

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While the app is trying to connect to your vehicle, you'll now sometimes see this an animation of a blank vehicle with a glowing effect.

Tesla App Update 4.28 Release Notes

 

[jjrandorin]

I see it too, in the newest version of the Tesla app that I just downloaded yesterday ( iOS, 4.28.0 -2130 -XXXXXXXXX). it seems to me that it appears in place of the picture of the car to signify that the app has not actually fully connected to the car yet, but thats just what it looks like to me.

 

[brkaus]

it’s strange, I can lock/unlock the car in that state. So I’m not sure. I’ve speculated cold, connection status, etc.

 

[jjrandorin]

it’s strange, I can lock/unlock the car in that state. So I’m not sure. I’ve speculated cold, connection status, etc.

Lock and unlock is phone as key (or local connection), which is bluetooth, so would not signify connection (or not) to teslas servers.

 

[brkaus]

Lock and unlock is phone as key (or local connection), which is bluetooth, so would not signify connection (or not) to teslas servers.

2017 model s. Not Bluetooth connection in this case.

But as soon as I plugged car in, it was showing normal. So maybe didn’t wait enough. Still stumped.

 

[brkaus]

Just saw the trunk open while it was looking like that…. So connectivity appears to exist.

 

[TunaBug]

I sometimes get that. I think it’s just a UI bug in the app.