Good news for Tesla vehicle owners who also use iPhones, the automaker has just added support for one of the best iOS features on its app: Shortcuts.
Tesla's iPhone app just got a new update, number 4.24.0, and with it comes a handy new feature. Indeed, it now supports Apple Shortcuts. "Access your vehicle's controls and climate control from the Apple Shortcuts app," Tesla announces in the release notes.
If you're not familiar with the Shortcuts application, you can use this one to justify your routines and gain a few valuable seconds back when performing routine operations. A shortcut is just a technique to use a tap or a Siri command to do an action in one of your apps. In 2018, the Shortcuts app debuted alongside iOS 12. It evolved from Workflow, an iPhone automation tool that Apple had bought the year before.
TESLA ADOPTS ONE OF APPLE'S BEST FEATURES ON ITS APP
Invoking Siri is now as simple as saying the name of the automation you want. Additionally, Apple no longer requires you to say "Hey Siri" when requesting assistance from the virtual assistant; a simple "Siri" will do.
As opposed to the standard commands that Siri can understand, this time you must say the name of the automation verbatim in order for it to function, so memorize it.