# Watch app for Tesla — Wrist convenience for Tesla

> Smartwatch companion app for convenient Tesla vehicle control and monitoring. (iPhone/iPad app by Dansk Rumskrot ApS.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/watch-app-for-tesla/id1512108917 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dansk Rumskrot ApS](https://appshunter.io/developer/1512108916)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 977 App Store ratings · 125 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 89 MB
- Languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 9 more
- Released: 2020-05-13
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/watch-app-for-tesla/id1512108917/reviews.md

## What is Watch app for Tesla?

Convenience on the wrist - Watch app for Tesla is the ideal companion in day to day life with your Tesla vehicle. These are just a few of the day to day conveniences this app will help achieve:

 - Pair your watch as a proper vehicle key, just like your phone! Works under all conditions, including in underground parking garages or in the middle of a desert!

 - Forgot to plug in? Get a notification if vehicle is in a pre-configured location and not plugged in - all done directly on the watch, no external servers required, keeping your privacy!

 - Add the graphic corner complication to your watch face and enjoy the convenience of having easy access to state of charge, charging indicator, time remaining if charging, sentry mode active indicator and indicator if any windows, doors or trunks are open. All from one complication, that also will launch the app when tapped. 

 - During and after charge, a panel will show how much energy was added. Convenient if you schedule your charge during the night - wake up each morning and easily check how much energy was added to the battery. 

 - If you have multiple vehicles on your account, tap the vehicle name to quickly and easily switch between them. 

 - You can queue up commands by tapping on buttons, then put your wrist down and the commands will execute in the background when the vehicle is successfully woken up. 

 - When you tap the unlock vehicle button, the charge port will also unlock if a charging cable is attached. That's convenience right there!

 - Want to reduce phantom drain? Background updates can be configured to longer intervals between updates or to only update if car is already awake or can be disabled entirely for absolutely zero impact on phantom drain.

 - A warning panel will show up if any doors, windows or trunks are left open. Conveniently, you can tap the panel to close any open windows.

 - Need to access the frunk? Just do it from your wrist - no fiddling with your phone. 

 - Sitting comfy in the couch, but just remembered you have a road-trip in the morning? Set the charge limit to 100% - or any value really - and start charging, right from the convenience of your wrist!

 - Leaving the office after a long hot day? Activate the HVAC when you're on your way, and enjoy a nice cool vehicle.

 - When charging, tap the time remaining label to switch to show time of expected completion - no more head calculus!

 - Need to run a quick errand, but you don't have your phone? Unlock your vehicle from your wrist, then activate remote start and off you go. Just please be mindful that this feature requires internet connectivity on both watch and vehicle - so don't drive into the desert and leave your vehicle, or you'll get stuck there!

A note about security and privacy:
This app uses the Tesla Fleet API for authentication. Your account credentials are never stored in the app, but are used only once to obtain an authentication token and refresh token directly from the Tesla Fleet API servers. Tokens will be revoked if you change your Tesla account password. As part of the Tesla Fleet API, it is required that parts of the authentication flow and vehicle commands execution pass through non-Tesla controlled infrastructure. In this case an in-flight encrypted ACCESS token with a lifespan of 8 hours will be transmitted and stored ONLY WHILE COMMAND IS EXECUTING. No logs og analytics are ever kept or performed on this traffic. The source code for this application will at all times be made available to any security researcher for a voluntary security and safety audit. 

Disclaimer: 
This app is not endorsed by Tesla Inc. Use at your own risk. No guarantee of proper function is given. Only you are responsible for any changes to your car caused by using this app.  

Made in Denmark

## Key features

- Use watch as a vehicle key
- Charge notifications
- Watch face complications for status
- View charging energy added
- Switch between multiple vehicles
- Queue commands for background execution
- Access frunk and open charge port
- Control HVAC remotely
- Set charge limit

## What do users think of Watch app for Tesla?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Convenient Apple Watch controls
- 👍 Useful features beyond Tesla app
- 🔒 Secure login process
- 💡 Siri integration
- 👍 Clean and intuitive interface

**Cons**

- 🐛 Connectivity issues and app crashes
- 🔋 Battery drain on Apple Watch
- 🔒 Unreliable unlock/lock functionality
- ⏱️ Slow response times
- 👎 Lack of customer support

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App not recognizing vehicle
- Login issues and lost credentials
- Incorrect vehicle information display

**Most requested features**

- Ability to select specific vehicle when multiple Teslas
- Automatic climate control scheduling
- Live camera feed from Tesla
- More Siri voice command options

## Recent user reviews (10 of 125)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/watch-app-for-tesla/id1512108917/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Watch

*2024-12-07*

Doesn’t work. Waste of $$. Nice try though.

### 1/5 — Great when it worked!

*2024-11-03*

This used to be one of my favourite apps, because it would show the state of your battery charge on the Apple Watch. Hasn’t worked now for a couple of months and no response from the developer.

### 4/5 — Another toy but having fun

*2024-10-07*

This app shows everything you need to know BUT my charged miles are off by about 18 miles from all of of everything else it shows less than I have according to the tesla App and the cars display hope it fixes itself maybe with a app update just have to wait and see. Checked to see if something is turned off in setup but I don’t see anything that would not allow it to send the right signal. I have a hard time keeping it connected watch won’t update all the time have to resign in ever so often when it does connect everything is the same on my iPhone also Bluetooth disconnects quite often never did get Siri to work.

### 1/5 — No customer service

*2024-09-24*

My app stopped working. Emailed the CS multiple times , no response. Very disappointed.

### 3/5 — Love the functionality BUT…

*2024-09-12*

When it’s installed on my watch and logged in, my watch battery doesn’t last a whole day. Took me forever to figure out what was doing it.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work and no response from support.

*2024-09-06*

Only thing I need the app to do is enable apple watch key for the Tesla but it doesn’t work and there is no response from support to multiple requests for help or a refund of the purchase cost. 

The app needs a trial version to confirm it actually works first. 

Save your money.

### 2/5 — Doesn’t work anymore

*2024-04-29*

Used to work great, but for the past several months it will no longer transmit commands to the car. I believe this is due to a change in the Tesla API, but regardless until (if ever) it gets fixed, cannot recommend.

### 2/5 — Has many issues

*2024-04-26*

I purchased this app a while back and at that point it worked fine but as of 2024 I’m having issues because I have multiple Teslas and I can’t select the vehicle I want. it shows up with the first vehicle and I can see the second vehicle, but I can’t select the second vehicle, plus th me vehicle picture is wrong or non existent. I wish I could only select to see the one vehicle rather than seeing all. As of right now I can no longer use my second vehicle with the app because of lack of being able to select it without an image which in return makes this app useless to me. I have since removed it and no longer use it

### 2/5 — Has serious issues

*2024-04-13*

Whenever there is a tesla update the app seems to stop working for days/weeks. Currently right now the app works, but you can’t put it on a complication on the watch, making it pretty much pointless. Customer service is pretty much non existent because the developer is doing everything himself. Buy Tessie, that one has no issues.

### 1/5 — Gotten worse

*2024-04-11*

This used to be a great App with excellent tech support. Now everything had gone down hill. The commands sent by the watch is VERY UNRELIABLE. For example, I have the “open frunk” added to the face of the watch. When I tap on that, sometimes the app asks for confirmation. When I confirm to open, it does nothing. Well… it is fine if it did nothing. An hour later when I go out to the car, I see the frunk is open (once in pouring rain). Another time I issued the command to open the trunk using the watch app with the same results. It is scary. Someone could steal the contents if this app is opening the frunk/trunk randomly like this. I sent emails to Kim with no response. I prefer safety over convenience. I no longer recommend this app.

## Frequently asked questions about Watch app for Tesla

### What can I do with the Watch app for Tesla?

This app allows you to control various functions of your Tesla vehicle directly from your smartwatch. You can use your watch as a vehicle key, monitor charging status, control the HVAC system, access the frunk, and even queue commands for background execution.

### How does the app handle security and privacy?

The app uses the Tesla Fleet API for authentication. Your account credentials are not stored within the app; instead, they are used once to obtain authentication and refresh tokens directly from the Tesla Fleet API service, ensuring your privacy.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the Watch app for Tesla is available for free. It does not have in-app purchases or advertisements, offering a completely free experience for users.

### What are the compatibility requirements for this app?

The app is designed for use with a Tesla vehicle and a compatible smartwatch. Specific smartwatch operating system requirements are not detailed, but it functions as a companion app to your Tesla.

### Can I use this app if I have multiple Teslas?

Yes, if you have multiple vehicles on your Tesla account, you can easily switch between them within the app by tapping on the vehicle name. This allows for convenient management of all your Tesla vehicles from your wrist.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.6 — 2024-10-02

New Features:

Control Center and Lock Screen Controls:
- Added support for iOS 18 Control Center controls, which also work from the lock screen and can be assigned to the action button on compatible devices.
- Controls can now be configured to require Bluetooth, ensuring they only function when near your vehicle. This makes them safer to use from the lock screen.

Apple Watch Enhancements:
- Apple Watch now displays iOS 18 live activities in the Smart Stack.

Customizable Widgets and Icons:
- Added tintable widgets on iOS 18 for personalized aesthetics.
- Introduced dark/tinted app icon support on iOS 18.

Improvements:

Tesla API Rate Limits:
- The app now links to Tesla API rate limit information from the rate-limited view.
- The app no longer wakes the vehicle upon opening. To wake your vehicle, tap the “Wake Vehicle” button. (Note: Tesla limits wake commands to 15 times per day.)
- Removed the “Allow Wake” setting; the app will never wake the vehicle in the background, mirroring the official Tesla app behavior.
- The app will only attempt to wake the vehicle once per command.
- The app will now only refresh the UI every two minutes automatically. Use pull-to-refresh to manually update
- Added Rate limit overview to the debug panel - check in on remaining requests

Pull to Refresh:
- Added “Pull to Refresh” to update vehicle data without waking the vehicle—simply fetches new data. This works on the main page, the controls page and the vehicles list.
- Manual refresh buttons are added to watchOS for the same features. 

User Interface Updates:
- Removed the “R,” “I,” or “E” range prefix symbols on the battery view for a cleaner look.
- When adding a control, the app now prompts for configuration.
- Ensured that when vehicle data is older than 20 seconds, the app dismisses outdated states and avoids sending unnecessary notifications.

Fixes:

Control Toggles:
- Fixed an issue where button-type controls (e.g., Flash) did not reset to the off state after execution.
Notifications:
- Fixed the issue of sending plug-in reminders based on outdated vehicle data.

watchOS Visuals:
- Resolved blurred background issues behind navigation bars on watchOS.

Localization and Authentication:
- Corrected Norwegian translations.
- Fixed logout procedures to comply with authentication server requirements. 

Removed:

Charge Stats Feature:
- Removed due to Tesla discontinuing data support for this feature.

Driving panel and Live Activity:
- Removed full-screen driving panel and HUD
- Removed Live Activity for driving sessions

Other:

Bluetooth Key Management:
- The Bluetooth key will now only be deleted when explicitly removed by the user.

API Privacy Declaration:
- Added an API privacy declaration to enhance transparency and comply with privacy regulations.

### 1.4.5 — 2024-04-11

- A new security measure has been added as mandated by Tesla. Each device will now need to be individually logged in. This change will require logging in again on each of your devices. Thank you for your understanding.

### 1.4.4 — 2024-02-22

- When device is paired as Bluetooth key in vehicle using Tesla keycard, commands are sent directly to vehicle, even when not in Bluetooth range. This is highly recommended as commands execute much faster this way.
 - Owners with leased vehicles who do not have owner permissions and are unable to add Virtual Key using the official Tesla app, can now pair each of their devices as Bluetooth key directly in vehicle, and still access all commands.
 - Legacy vehicles - Model S and X pre-refresh will no longer require Virtual Key, as that is not supported.
 - Fart control and share navigation destination controls / intents temporarily removed as they are not yet supported in the Tesla Fleet API.
 - Updated Dutch localizations - thanks to Paul V!
 - Added rate limits on token refresh due to change in Tesla token expiration handling. If you experience continuously being logged out on your devices, please know that this is actively being worked on, and is due to Tesla immediately invalidating existing tokens when they are refreshed, which introduces a race between watch and phone - whichever gets to renew token first, will log the other out, until the new token is shared to the other device. Normally this syncs up within seconds.
 - And rest assured that I am very deep into the development of v.2.0 - it will still be a while, but it is shaping up nicely. Sorry for the drought of new features lately - everything is going into v.2.0 right now.

### 1.4.3 — 2024-01-07

- Fix regression in out-of-region on vehicle wake.

### 1.4.2 — 2024-01-05

- Fixed a regression related to working around misconfiguration of the Middle East region on Tesla infrastructure.

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