Key for Tesla2.9

Key for Tesla allows you to forget about your key and leave it at home. If you feel like you want to impress your friends try the Siri extension on the Apple Watch or iPhone!

Note: Supported vehicles: pre 2021 S/X

This app focus on Apple Watch functionality and Siri.

Features on iPhone:
1) Unlock and start your Tesla with one tap using the Touch ID or Face ID
2) Lock the car just by tapping the lock button
3) A convenient Today extension. You can unlock and start your Tesla in less than 5 seconds
4) Siri support
5) Additional Siri Shortcuts for common commands
6) Login with password auto fill

Features on Apple Watch:
1) Open and close the car
2) Start and Stop the climate
3) Check your battery status, range, charging power, added energy, added range and time remaining to complete charging
4) Watch Complication to check battery level (updates every 30 minutes and pauses between 00:00 and 08:00, can be configured in the iPhone app)
5) Watch Complication to Start and Stop the climate.
6) Watch Complication to Start and Stop max defrost.
7) Siri support
8) Additional Siri Shortcuts for common commands

Siri commands:
Lock my car
Unlock my car
Is my car locked?

Additional Siri Shortcuts:
Start and Stop Climate
Start and Stop Max defrost
Vent and Close roof
Open and Close Rear Lift-gate with and without confirmation
Open Frunk
Open Charge Port
Lock and Unlock without confirmation

The original Tesla iPhone App takes you 2 taps and a loading to unlock and start. This app is just one tap away for the same functionality.

Note:
This app stores your authentication token and your password, if given, using iOS secure Keychain.
The app uses Tesla's MFA authentication to create an access token. You will be redirected to Tesla's page to authenticate. The app never has access to your credentials.

Supported devices: iPhone 5S or newer with Touch ID, iPhone X and newer with Face ID. Apple Watches 2 and above
Supported vehicles: pre 2021 S/X
model 3/Y and 2021+ S/X support are not supported but it might come in the future

Version History This app has been updated by Apple to prepare for watchOS 27 compatibility. No new features are included.

Updated Tesla auth endpoint to the new version 2.9 07/27/2025 Fix for some vehicles not showing up 2.8 06/26/2025 Fix wake up of the car not working in all scenarios
Fix vehicle change in the apple watch app not being applied right away 2.7 06/23/2025 Fixed state fetching after Tesla API changes; Try fixing vehicles not showing up 2.6 06/19/2025 Fixed vehicle selection not working
Add Login Tesla account password/MFA autofill via a new Login method 2.5 05/15/2025 Today's extensions removed 2.4 06/18/2024 - Add support to send the public key for Model 3/Y and 2021+ S/X, commands are still not working
- You need to relogin and send the app public key to your vehicles
- Support for LTE connection without the phone needed to be nearby
- Fix for vehicles not showing 2.3 04/06/2024 Fix login not working for some users 2.2 03/08/2024 Fixed watch app not being able to connect 2.1 12/06/2023 Added support for Tesla Fleet API
In the login screen you will need to choose your car region 2.0 11/04/2023 Fix login 1.19 05/14/2023 Uses the new Tesla API, fixes the connectivity issues 1.18 05/11/2023 Fix the login issue 1.17.0 02/18/2023 Converted and upgraded the Complications for Watch OS 9 with WidgetKit
Waking up the car is mor reliable
Fixed a few messages on the watch app being displayed incorrectly 1.16.0 02/06/2023 Fixed Watch app not reading the car UI settings 1.15.0 03/23/2022 All Siri Shortcuts can be used for automations in Shortcuts app 1.14.1 12/11/2021 Wake up the car is now much more reliable
Bumped minimum version to iOS 13 and Watch OS 6
Shows more error messages when setting up the watch app 1.14.0 07/18/2021 - Shows more detailed error messages
- Tries to wake up the car even when requesting data, should fix some MCU2 communication issues
- Tries to fix StartCharging and StartClimate siri shortcuts 1.13.1 02/15/2021 - Fixed "open front trunk command without confirmation" not working
- Wake up retry increased from 6 to 10
- Added MFA support, you will need to re-login. Login now is more secure as the app will never see your credentials. The login is done directly via Tesla's website.
- Added Start and Stop charging siri shortcuts
- Complication update timer can now be configurable, default: 30mins
- Added a Settings screen 1.13.0 02/01/2021 - Fixed open front trunk siri command not working
- Increased the car wake up retry from 3 to 6 times to improve wake up reliability, specially important with Siri shortcuts
- Watch app interface now updates every 5 seconds and its state is much more reliable
- Climate buttons have been merged into one 1.12.0 01/06/2021 Fixes Siri shortcuts screen not visible in Dark Mode
Added back Lock and, Unlock and Start Siri Shortcuts
Updated phrases for Max defrost Siri shortcuts 1.11.1 12/09/2020 Winter is coming!
I added a new feature to help you stay warm this winter.
- Added Start/Stop max defrost as a siri shortcut for both Watch and iPhone
- Added Start/Stop max defrost Watch complication
- Removed internal temperature from climate complication as it was unreliable
- Added Start/Stop max defrost button to the Watch app
- New sharper climate icons 1.11.0 12/07/2020 New Features
- Siri shortcuts screen on the iPhone is now easier to use

Watch updates
- New Extra large complication for XLarge watch faces
- New Watch OS 7 complication: Start/Stop Climate with inside temperature
- The battery complication was also updated for Watch OS 7 1.10.0 11/08/2020 The app now tries to wake up cars with MCU2 three times before sending the command. This should fix the issue of the commands failing.
Increased battery bar size on the Watch app
Fixed Open Frunk Siri shortcuts not working 1.9.1 05/22/2020 Added Battery info on the Watch app
- % and Range
- Charging power
- Energy Added
- Time remaining to complete charging 1.9.0 03/26/2020