Watchla for Tesla 4+
Watch app for Tesla
Villegas Ventures LLC
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- $4.99
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Description
Watchla delivers full control of your Tesla to the convenience of your wrist.
With a beautiful, clean & effective UI, Watchla is an Apple Watch app for Tesla that aims to replace your phone for most of your remote access needs with your Tesla.
No more pulling your phone out of your pocket every time you want to check on your Tesla or tell it to do something. With Watchla all you have to do is raise your wrist to start interacting with your Tesla.
Watchla, being a fully capable Tesla watch app, can:
- Connect to your Tesla over Bluetooth and the internet
- Enable your Apple Watch to become a Bluetooth Tesla Key for your Tesla
- Control your Tesla while offline
- Show you real-time data about your Tesla like charge state, climate state, door closures & more, even while offline
- Perform vehicle commands (instantly via Bluetooth or over the internet via the Tesla API)
While also supporting:
- Apple Watch complications to keep you up to date with your Tesla right from your watch face
- Siri Shortcuts (available on Apple Watch & iOS)
- iOS lock screen & home screen widgets
- Custom command layouts
- Remote start, to enable keyless driving for a trusted driver
- Dog Mode Dash - to ensure your fury friends stay comfy and safe in your Tesla
- Homelink
- Multiple Tesla vehicles
- Custom wake preferences to avoid phantom drain
- Remote door unlatch, for all doors (subject to vehicle compatibility)
- Critical vehicle alerts about your Tesla
+ much more!
Watchla is also supported by a robust iOS companion app that you can use to easily configure the watch app and manage your Watchla experience, including:
- sign in with Tesla
- customize watch app command layout
- add & customize iOS widgets
- add & customize Siri Shortcuts (for both iOS and Apple Watch)
- switch selected Tesla
- manage preferences (including watch app preferences)
- manage vehicle-interaction settings
+ much more & more to come!
In addition, the Watchla team is always listening. Request a feature for Watchla here: https://watchla.app/feedback/#req-new-feature
Keeping your data safe:
Watchla holds your privacy and its transparency to the highest level and therefore Watchla does not accept your account credentials as a form of sign in. Watchla will never see, process or store your Tesla account email or password.
Instead, Watchla offers the ability to Sign in with Tesla right from Watchla’s iOS companion app. Sign in with Tesla is a secure method of signing in that allows you to authenticate your Tesla account directly on Tesla’s website. Once authenticated, you will be automatically signed into Watchla with your Tesla account both on the iOS and Apple Watch app.
To read more about how Watchla takes privacy seriously, see our privacy policy: https://watchla.app/legal
Disclaimer:
Watchla is an authorized 3rd party Tesla watch app, it is not owned or endorsed by Tesla Inc. Watchla utilizes Tesla’s Fleet API and Bluetooth protocol to safely & securely provide you with remote access to your Tesla from your Apple Watch. The Watchla Apple watch app is an independent watch app and (aside from signing in) doesn't need its iOS companion app to perform normally. To retrieve vehicle data and send commands while out of Bluetooth range, the watch app needs a connection to the internet. Bluetooth functionality, including Watch Key, will continue to work without internet. Using Bluetooth and Tesla Key functionality is subject to vehicle compatibility.
TLDR; yes, you can use a Wi-Fi only Apple Watch to control your Tesla without your phone nearby if your Tesla is included in the list below :)
Tesla vehicles compatible with Bluetooth & Tesla Apple Watch Key support:
- Model 3
- Model Ys
- Cybertruck
- Model S (year 2021 or newer)
- Model X (year 2021 or newer)
Download Watchla, the ultimate Tesla watch app and experience total control over your Tesla, from the convenience of your wrist.
Made in Colorado
What’s New
Version 4.1.1
Watchla can now:
- Send Siri Shortcut commands over Bluetooth
- Receive vehicle data over Bluetooth
When the Watchla Apple Watch app is nearby your vehicle, it will exclusively use Bluetooth. This makes retrieving vehicle data significantly faster and eliminates reliance on internet connectivity to near 0 when near the vehicle, providing for a great offline watch experience.
This is the second part in our multi-part V4 update. More to come :)
PS: in case you missed our last update, you can also now send all commands over Bluetooth from the watch app.
Ratings and Reviews
Would be 5 stars but for one (literally) painful flaw
Watchla is great for using a smartwatch for Tesla tasks, like opening the trunk, when your hands are too full to reach your smartphone. BUT…it often takes too long to connect to Bluetooth, and I find myself hitting a command twice before it registers. Today, I hit “Open Trunk” twice. The trunk opened, and I leaned over to load groceries into the hatch. But suddenly the trunk lowered, with the edge of it hitting me high and hard on my forehead. So, my request of the deveioper is to ensure that a command doesn’t register twice when chosen twice in quick succession.
Bluetooth doesn’t always connect
I have 2 Tesla’s and setup this app to connect to both of them. However, I’m having difficulty in getting the bluetooth to connect to them on a consistent basis. After adding the vehicles, the app on my watch says bluetooth is connected but when I switch to my other car, it shows disconnected, even if I’m sitting in the car. Then I can’t have it connect to either, even when I’m within the Watchla app on my watch. I tried force closing the app also. The only thing that seems to work when I can’t get bluetooth to connect is restarting my watch altogether.
Another thing is that you have to explicitly select which vehicles bluetooth you want to connect to, whereas another Watch app that I’ve tried will connect to both my cars without having to choose. Of course, I expect to have to choose which car when I want to send a command, but I don’t want to have to select a car just for unlocking purposes.
When it works it’s not bad
Things I like about this app:
1. The price. For what it claims to do, the price is better than the others. It’s a one-time fee and not a subscription.
2. It was relatively easy to set up.
3. It had all the features I was looking for. Other apps only do a minimal amount.
Things I don’t like about this app:
1. It takes a LONG time to connect to the car/app on phone. When trying to actually use the watch app, it rarely, if ever works in a timely manner. I hope you’re not in a hurry to get the watch app to work.
2. 90% of the time when I need to use the app, I don’t get to. Either I got tired of waiting for it to connect and just dug my phone out, or my husband came to rescue me.
3. They advertise that you can program voice commands for Siri. I have never gotten any of them to work. And I have set them up? Double checked to make sure I set them up correctly, they still didn’t work. I uninstalled the app, reinstalled it, re-setup the voice commands. Still didn't work.
Overall, I wanted this app to work as described I’m still hoping that one day it might. But right now, it’s a bit disappointing. Even on a good day when it connects in a decent amount time, it still doesn't do many of the things you need to do. Maybe one day they will update enough to fix their concerns.
App Privacy
The developer, Villegas Ventures LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Villegas Ventures LLC
- Size
- 173 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Apple Watch
- Requires watchOS 8.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Villegas Ventures LLC
- Price
- $4.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.