Tesla’s app now supports automation with Apple Shortcuts

Tesla homeowners with iPhones can now use Siri to set off Apple Shortcuts automations with out turning to paid third-party apps like Tessie to take action. The Tesla app’s latest replace, model 4.24.0, dropped with a launch notice saying “Entry your automobile controls and local weather from the Apple Shortcuts app.”

To make use of Siri with Shortcuts, all you need to do is invoke Apple’s digital assistant and say the identify of your automation. It’s somewhat clunkier than precise Siri integration, as a result of to set off Shortcuts automations, you need to memorize the names you’ve given them and repeat them verbatim, but it surely’s in all probability one of the best Tesla homeowners will get, at the least for now.

Nonetheless, Shortcuts help is somewhat undersold within the launch notes. You’ll be able to reportedly use Shortcuts to regulate varied modes like Canine Mode or Bioweapon Protection Mode and you too can shut all of the home windows, modify media quantity, open your frunk, or set a cost restrict — all utilizing your voice (after you arrange automations within the Shortcuts app). Right here’s the complete listing, from Not a Tesla App: