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Wifi for update notifications?
- Thread starter DblOSmith
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You also get notified when you have an update queued for download, even if it's pulled before your get the chance to get your car on WiFi to download it, like I did last night
EVRider-FL
Active Member
Not quite. You only get notified in the app after the update has been downloaded and is ready to install. The touchscreen will show you if there’s an update waiting to download. I think Tesla can recall the update even after it was downloaded (but not installed).You also get notified when you have an update queued for download, even if it's pulled before your get the chance to get your car on WiFi to download it, like I did last night
EVRider-FL
Active Member
You don’t need WiFi to get notifications, but software update available notifications have been hit and miss lately.
The car does however need some connection (mobile/cell or LTE) to see the update, then push the alert to your app.
Mine is regularly parked well underground with no connectivity and i don't get any notifications.
My Plaid bogs down the crappy internet we get from CenturyLink (12-20 mbps). We’re rural and have no other options. I have to turn off Wi-Fi or the whole house pays for our car hogging the bandwidth. Because the app gets a separate notification I get update available notices on the phone app and buried in the Software section of the car. So no you don’t have to be connected to wifi to be notified.
Been on the list for starlink for over two years.
Been on the list for starlink for over two years.
smogne41
Active Member
Not technically true, you just get offered far fewer updates. I get an update downloaded every few months over LTE only.
Well that's not what you asked. Plus you explicitly stated you ALREADY knew you needed wifi to download.Wow, so much back and forth on this thread. Hmm.... All I want to know is if I need to leave my phone in my car overnight with the car connected to the hotspot for it to get its update.
You will only get notified on your phone AFTER the update is downloaded.
In order for your car to display on the internal screen that an update is waiting to download, you do NOT need to be on wifi.
There is no way from your phone to tell that an update is WAITING to download.
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