Tesla App Update - Apple Siri Shortcuts (HOW TO USE THEM)

[@tornadotj2059]

I set it all up, but when I tell my watch to lock my Tesla, it says I need to install an app on my watch. I can't figure out what's going on. Any idea?

[@MBrown]

It will sync to your watch after around 2 hours

[@v2F1boy]

Im having some issues commanding siri through my watch. Can you share a bit more how to use apple watch via Siri to access the car? Thanks

[@lightx500]

You can set a confirmation before execution for open front boot for sure. Its very easy process

[@MBrown]

That would be good, how do you do that

[@davetpilot]

@@MBrownLeave the vehicle unselected and set the variable to always ask. 1. Tap on “Choose Vehicle” 2. Tap the arrow above your vehicle’s name. 3. Select “Ask each time”. When you say, “Hey Siri, open frunk (or bonnet, or whatever you name it), Siri will say which one? Then say the name of your car and the frunk (bonnet) will open.

[@kevinj6874]

Thanks for the video. Set up the Model Y. It is a bit tricky setting it up. But works great.

[@MBrown]

Thanks Kevin, glad it helped

[@jayumcooper]

Nice video as always. Got it working on my phone, but watch is saying it requires an additional app and to search within the App Store. Any ideas?

[@MBrown]

Hey Jay I found that it worked on my watch the next morning, I think it takes a couple of ours to sync up

[@somewaresim]

Definitely not working on the watch. Are you sure your watch isn’t still using Watch app for Tesla, Mark? If I look on Shortcuts app on my watch is doesn’t have any shortcuts for apps that aren’t installed on watch. Shortcuts need to be shared with watch but I cannot see how to do that for Tesla shortcuts, only personal ones.

[@jayumcooper]

@@somewaresimSame here. I have however just created my own simple shortcut for preconditioning and got it to work via my watch

[@juantana7]

Got them set up but I cant get them to work w Siri from the apple watch - keeps saying I need an app or car key in wallet. I did check "add to apple watch".

[@MBrown]

Yes the bugs still seem to be there for me too

[@graemefletcher4358]

For those struggling with the apple watch, to get rhe shortucts app on the watch to show them, i think you need to go into details on each shortcut and turn on the 'show on apple watch' button. Hasnt resolved for mine yet but fingers crossed!

[@MBrown]

Thanks for the tip Graeme!

[@ezpoppy55]

Terrific explanation, Mark. Very helpful!

[@MBrown]

Thanks, glad it was helpful

[@ScrapGoldAcademy]

HELP, Siri keeps saying... you'll need to download an app for your car or add key to wallet app

[@MBrown]

Do you have the Tesla app on your phone? You will need your iPhone connected to the car for it to work.

[@Jaysuarez95]

I have the app open and phone is connected to the Tesla. Still getting the error

[@HangryAsianDad]

Same here. Used to work fine w iOS 16, now ive upgraded to iOS 17 i get the same error UGH 😢

[@isaacyoung1868]

Guess apple decided they needed to make it harder

[@TonyScalet]

Great Video! It was working last night and now i keep getting something went wrong or open Tesla App

[@WuYueDong]

Is there a way to unlatch the door via iPhone and or watch shortcuts? Thks

[@MBrown]

Yes, you can add this in the top bar of Shortcuts, there’s also a new Apple Watch app out today

[@rickmasters418]

I don’t see the Tesla shortcuts app in my iPhone short cuts ? Where do I get it?

[@MBrown]

Make sure you've updated your Tesla and the Tesla app first 👍

[@jimmygee7717]

Siri on my watch asks me to continue on my personal device. It looks like it is a bit hit and miss at present.

[@MBrown]

It takes about 2 hours to sync over I've found

[@petejames023]

Mine keeps says no car selected when I try and run the shortcuts. Any idea on how to add the vehicle to shortcuts?

[@MBrown]

Hey as long as your Tesla app is running in the background it should work! 👍

[@petejames023]

@@MBrown yer thanks, it started working about 10 minutes later. I’m guessing it takes a while to process the initial link.

[@UntrainingUltrarunner]

Fantastic video. Probably the most helpful one I have seen on KZbin this year.

[@MBrown]

Thanks so much! 👍👍

[@tonyjacobs465]

Great clear video …. Thanks .. however how do I get it to work from my apple ultra watch Thanks

[@MBrown]

Hey Tony it should sync over after 2-3 hours

[@tonyjacobs465]

@@MBrown no .. nothing I must be doing something wrong or not set it right for it to work ? My whole office are now watching your great videos as we are all Tesla drivers

[@clari1]

Mine does not work on my Apple watch at all 😭

[@MBrown]

Hey if you give it 2 hours it should sync to your Apple Watch

[@glennnagel7015]

Mine doesn't work on Apple Watch either...saying that the Tesla app is not available for Apple Watch

[@clari1]

@@MBrown unfortunately it's been several days, I've tried restarting everything serveral times as well but no luck ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@ozanselcuk7105]

Same here. Doesn’t work on the watch

[@GusYoutube83]

Great video! Got all the shortcuts working apart from “open boot” which is the main one I wanted! 👍🏻 it says the shortcut is run, but the boot stays closed?! Anyone have a similar issue?

[@jayumcooper]

Same here. Seen in another video that it’s an issue for many. Hopefully an update will be on the way soon

[@MBrown]

Yeah this is a issue, mine doesn’t work either than randomly the boot opened about an hour later

[@GusYoutube83]

Thanks both!

[@123lfghhhhs6]

it didn’t work when i tell siri to open thr trunk. The other shortcut work except the trunk. I have no idea why it didn’t work

[@MBrown]

Hey yes I think this is an issue as a lot of people have said the same thing and it doesn’t work on mine!

[@greghudson9717]

@@SpaceDope. Do you mean frunk instead of bonnet, and trunk instead of boot ? (Siri might be confuse between frunk and trunk though IMO).

[@seantoseland6155]

Another brilliantly informative video Mark, keep them coming, I'm off to test my shortcuts

[@MBrown]

Excellent thanks so much

[@davidr3246]

I have iOS 16.6 but I don’t show a Tesla section in my shortcuts. Is there something I need to do to get those shortcuts added?

[@mbrawn7]

It was a Tesla app update, make sure it's up to date in the App Store

[@MBrown]

Hey yes make sure to have the latest apps on your iPhone

[@davidr3246]

@@mbrawn7 thank you! That was the answer

[@davidr3246]

@@MBrown thank you! You were right, turns out the Tesla app itself needed updating. I’m all set now. Thanks for a great video and tutorial.

[@loglinefilmproduktion744]

Hey! Nice video! I have a question for an automation and couldn’t figure out if it’s possible. Sentry mode obviously used a lot of battery, but for me it’s a very useful tool. I would like to turn it off at my home location between 22:30 and 5:30 since no one is going to use the big parking garage at those times. So I did set up the automation for this time - brilliant. BUT let’s say I am out with friends and park the car in the city, I would like to have sentry mode on the whole time/ night. So I would need an automation that says, turn of sentry mode between 22:30 and 5:30 but only at this address.. Is anything like that possible? Thanks!

[@MBrown]

Hey yeah that should be possible, you can just create two and use the one you want 👍

[@greghudson9717]

Hi Mark (and everyone else). Any clues how to create a 'precondition battery ONLY shortcut' for those mornings when it's cool / cold outside ? The main reason I would like this is because my REGEN WARNING light comes on nearly every time I leave home (the car is usually at 100% because I have an LFP battery). I've heard this REGEN issue can happen because the battery is not warm enough - hence my need to precondition JUST the battery. I don't need or want the interior to be preconditioned which just uses up power. Thanks, Greg.

[@MBrown]

Hey I don’t think this is possible, only with the temperature or you could navigate to a supercharger (but not actually go to one)

[@rayfifo7016]

I agree 'precondition battery ONLY shortcut' would be nice. Note there's another reason REGEN DISABLED icon is on when the battery is at 100% independent of battery temperature. A battery should never be charged when at 100% SOC - doing so would destroy the battery.

[@greghudson9717]

@@MBrown Hi again Matt. Navigating to a SC is a good idea, I've tried it a few times, BUT... I have to be IN the car and just about to go somewhere. I was hoping for a shortcut I could use on my iPhone (or watch) so I could precondition prior to leaving - say 10 to 15 mins before I leave). I see you can do it with the button you have stuck to the dashboard - but I don't have those, just my iPhone/watch... I wonder if it would be possible have one of those buttons set up in the house, so you could press it, and have the battery all nice and toasty before leaving? (It's just a thought - I have no idea if this is possible). Regards, Greg.

[@greghudson9717]

@@rayfifo7016 G'Day Ray, and thanks for the reply. Yes, I am aware of the battery 100% full / regen light on issue. However my battery is an LFP battery which can be charged to 100% every day, and left like that on the Tesla home charger (which turns itself off after the battery is at 100% *AND* the BMS has rebalanced the cells).

[@NN-rf6sy]

Hi Mark, when I ask Siri to open the boot of my car, it complies, but when I ask Siri to close the boot, it repeatedly asks for 'Tesla' or 'CarPlay.' My car does not have CarPlay. How can I resolve this issue so that Siri can close the boot without asking for 'Tesla' or 'CarPlay

[@MBrown]

Oh thats strange, sorry to hear that

[@ankitaahuja111]

It’s says you need to add the app or card. Tesla app is already downloaded and I can see all the shortcuts in that shortcuts app, but Siri isn’t working 😢

[@MBrown]

Hmm that's strange make sure app and car is updated and reset phone.

[@mohamedmohamed9462]

I am having trouble when I speak to Siri it asks me which app and it lists Tesla, Tessi & Wallet!!!! Can you please help

[@MBrown]

Oh really, sorry to hear that. I’ve stopped using the shortcuts a little bit due to a few issues as well.

[@scouper81]

Very informative thanks…however like many people in comments my I watch Siri just fails. Like many say…asks me to download app or add key to wallet. You make it look easy in the video from the iwatch but I am 3 days in trying everything. The Tesla shortcut is showing up in app as being an active watch shortcut…???

[@MBrown]

Okay sorry to hear this isn’t working, but good news. Tesla have just updated the car and the Tesla app and there is now an official Tesla Watch app so I would recommend downloading that. I’m now giving it a go 👍

[@nickbrooker1411]

Hi Mark, thanks for another great vid! I've got "shortcuts" on the iphone but despite using my tesla app a zillion times no tesla actions already show on "shortcuts" and i cant see how you can "add" tesla to the "shortcuts" app on the phone.... any ideas? Many thanks

[@MBrown]

Thanks Nick! So please make sure all apps are updated on the app store as you need the latest version of the tesla app and 2023.26.8. Hope this helps

[@MalBackTalkingTesla]

Mark how do you get your phone to show up show while filming looks really slick I notice you can’t delete lock or un lock tesla or rename it which is a real security issue as everyone has the same trigger to unlock Tesla where as all the other tesla short cuts can be removed or renamed

[@MBrown]

Hey so I basically screen record the iPhone (you can do this within control centre or search in settings) I then send that video to my Mac and import it to Final Cut Pro (I have to add in the iPhone frame myself) - Yes I agree they need to improve these to allow renaming.

[@buccianti]

I’m having trouble getting it to work on my Apple Watch

[@MBrown]

Hey if you give it 2 hours they should sync across

[@buccianti]

@@MBrown still not working. I wonder if it’s because my iCloud is full 😔

[@jamesmaitland4614]

Agreed, mine doesn’t work either!

[@nancywheeler8359]

Right

[@dyldog]

@@bucciantishouldn’t make a difference, iCloud storage is for backing up things not using features

[@rickfernandez7947]

What am I missing? I followed all these steps, including activating Siri to the Tesla shortcuts, and all I get when I issue a command to Siri is "You'll need to download an app for your car, or add a car key to the Wallet app." I can't for the life of me figure out what is going wrong. Please help.

[@MBrown]

Do you have an iPhone and the Tesla app?

[@rickfernandez7947]

Sorry, yes. iPhone 15 Pro Max and the latest version of Tesla app (4.29.0). Thanks @@MBrown

[@md70]

Regarding confirmations, I believe you can create a custom shortcut (recipe) that would execute a tesla app shortcut but only after presenting you with a confirmation. You don't need to tie the siri command to a single tesla app task.

[@tesladura3085]

Just programmed a shortcut on my wife's iPhone to "open the trunk" a.k.a. "boot". Right now, still struggling with trying to skip the confirmation question on her Apple watch before the command executes, because otherwise, it's pretty useless when arms are full of groceries. Anybody got the definitive answer of how to bypass the confirmation question on the watch so the voice command executes automatically?

[@Meatball2022]

Wish it would differentiate between vehicles. I have 2 teslas

[@MBrown]

Yeah, that would be good

[@Meatball2022]

@@MBrown from each premade shortcut you can create a new one. Doing that allows you to pick the vehicle. Then you can change the title to reflect what you’d say. But taking those steps is a bit of a pain

[@alingabrielafloarei3499]

The boot shortcut does not work on mine

[@MBrown]

Yeah it doesn't work on mine either

[@nancywheeler8359]

Yeah I use it but renamed them so won’t be accidentally called

[@MBrown]

Yes, I think this is a great idea

[@georgeroukas7399]

Very helpful and I definitely plan to use it, though mostly for the dog mode. I really like to be able to turn on the climate controls 10 minutes before getting in the car and dog mode is close enough!

[@MBrown]

Thanks, yes that’s a good idea!

[@PrivateHireGuy]

A question Mark. Why would someone precondition their battery each day at 8am (or any time for that matter)? Also, great video as always.

[@MBrown]

Great question, so preconditioning the car helps warm up the batteries and apparently the car is more efficient once pre-conditioning for 15-30 mins before a long drive. So it could give you an extra few miles on a long journey. Not really worth it for a short one.

[@greghudson9717]

@@MBrown G'Day again Mark. I'm more interested in preconditioning the battery rather than preconditioning the interior temperature. Do you know if you can do the battery ONLY ? Thanks, Greg.

[@katonk9401]

What's a bonnet?

[@MBrown]

The front of the car, it’s what we say in England

[@katonk9401]

@@MBrownbtw nice and informative video.

[@BobbieGWhiz]

Open Tesla Trunk works for me. I did rename it Open Trunk. I don’t have any special technical skills. It’s great.

[@MBrown]

Oh nice tip!

[@olasgard411]

How??

[@GamePlay_7860]

thanks you explained it well and simple in a short video

[@MBrown]

Glad you liked it!

[@Dszease]

This video should be more helpful with the new action button now with the new iPhone 15 pro. Very powerful tool when combined with the shortcuts

[@MBrown]

Yes, that’s a very good point and there’s some new Tesla apps updates out today

[@kennykolourinc1250]

I sent in a service request 3 days ago have not heard back from them I’ll let you know when they respond

[@MBrown]

Good luck Kenny

[@mrpauly01]

I didn't have the shortcuts app, in-fact I didn't know of it until this video.... but simply asking Siri to eg open bonnet or boot (trunk) works also. Perhaps it's because the short-cuts app is installed even though I don't have an icon or have ever used it until just now. 🤗. Cheers Mark...

[@MBrown]

Hey good news due to the new updates you’ll be able to do a lot of of this without this shortcuts section just using an Apple Watch or an iPhone

[@mrpauly01]

@ I like the idea of the Apple Watch but I’m an old fart and would have to put my glasses on to see which button to press 🤣.

[@v2F1boy]

Im still confused and i cant make it work

[@robchambers7206]

many thanks Mark. Looking forward to Android update

[@MBrown]

You’re welcome! Yes hopefully android version will come out soon

[@POVMD]

No help with fix for update

[@MBrown]

Hopefully one coming soon

[@theEVcouple]

You can’t close the bonnet from the app.

[@MBrown]

No just the boot. You can open it though

[@Pure3nrg]

I don't think you explain how to do this from your watch. My watch says you need to download an app. Then again I don't know anything about shortcuts.

[@MBrown]

Hey yes its just the Tesla app you need.

[@malin7919]

Too bad I can't use a shortcut to trigger the car alarm. That will be a nice safety feature.

[@MBrown]

Yes that would be good

[@jacobheinz8236]

It could be your worst nightmares using these shortcuts . It’s bad enough that Siri listened to my conversations and actually pocked up certain words I said and goes off the do things. The last thing I want is Siri goes for a drive in my Tesla etc. Users Beware! I’m not kidding.

[@MBrown]

Yes, I’ve actually turned the shortcuts off just in case

[@AllenSun-v3n]

Seems like Siri can’t identify my command. So I told him to open tesla charging port, but I think he understand it as opening an app

[@MBrown]

Hey you have to say exactly the same words as the shortcut, hope this helps

[@redjinnee2008]

Siri can recognize your voice and won't get triggered by someone else's

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

I'm going to try this, but at the same time, I'm just a tad fearful that someone else can say, "Hey Siri, open the trunk".

[@MBrown]

Yeah I've actually turned mine off.

[@CU96821]

Great, walking back to my car with a handful of groceries, and my phone in my pocket..."Hey siri, open tesla trunk" 🥰... "sorry you must unlock your iPhone first"! 🤬

[@MBrown]

Haha yes thats annoying

[@oneilautogroup8338]

Wish there was a shortcut to defrost Tesla. Is that possible?

[@MBrown]

Hey yes it's on the app, go to climate and press 'Defrost' or within the car use the rear windscreen Demister and that flicks on defrost too.

[@madmike6266]

It’s cool and certainly needed. But I’ve got the unofficial Tesla watch and just do everything from my watch. Much easier 👍🏻

[@MBrown]

Yeah it’s a great app!

[@maximmulholland]

@@MBrown What's the name of this app? Any drawbacks to using it? Thanks.

[@danielstoicamusic]

Anyone else run into an issue where Siri says that “You’ll need to continue in Tesla”?

[@MBrown]

Yeah its sometimes a permission issue

[@ideedeevg]

OMG MINE IS TESSA 🥰

[@MBrown]

Oh great name!

[@meech63]

“MINE IS TESSA THE TESLA” !!

[@ideedeevg]

@@meech63 ☺️

[@robbenson4598]

Whenever I walk into a restaurant (for example) someone could say loudly 'Hey Siri, open Tesla' Then watch how many people panic!!

[@darktherapy]

Rename the Tesla to “the Delorean”

[@dinofx35]

I have 3 Teslas. You completely skipped over the fact that multiple cars is not supported.

[@aarciniega123]

I was wondering about that. I have two and can’t fire out how to select which one I’m controlling.

[@aarciniega123]

I think I figured it out. It runs the command on what ever car you have selected last in the app.

[@MBrown]

Hey I’m not lucky enough to own more than one Tesla so it’s not that I skipped it… I just didn’t know about it

[@MBrown]

Yeah I think it will be what ever is active in the app

[@whynotstartusingyourbrain8726]

In my Tesla everything works except for the boot.

[@MBrown]

Yeah same for me. Annoying as it’s the only one I want to use! 😂

[@whynotstartusingyourbrain8726]

@@MBrown ha ha yes

[@whynotstartusingyourbrain8726]

Can you Open your trunk now?

[@MBrown]

No not yet