This is an undocumented change in this release.

The drawer in the climate section of the app is now slightly higher, partially revealing the 'Defrost Car' button. This should increase the discoverability of the additional functions hidden in the drawer.

The drawer contains buttons to defrost your vehicle and to turn on 'Cabin Overheat Protection'. It also includes the ability to turn on 'Bioweapon Defense Mode' if your vehicle is equipped with the feature.

Recent findings in software update 2022.8.2 reveal that Tesla will also add support for turning on Dog Mode, Camp Mode and Climate Keeper directly in the app. These new features will also be added to the climate drawer.

Reorganized Solar and Powerwall settings to focus on your Home.

Storm Watch status and event opt-out for Powerwall.

Details:

Additional information is now displayed in Storm Watch. It now lists individual events and lets you opt out of recharging your Powerwall using grid power.

Tesla has released an updated UI for the Tesla Service panel, and we have a ton of details on these changes. This new pane displays appointment details more prominently. If you have a service appointment scheduled, you’ll now see a lot more details on the main service screen.

The app will now display:

• Your current service status
• Appointment date and time, which you can now tap on to add the event to your calendar
• Address and hours of the service center. You can now also tap on the address to open up the location in your maps app

There’s also a new appointment details screen (the right portion of the image). This screen displays additional details that were previously unavailable, such as your transport type. The app will display whether you’ll get a loaner vehicle, demo vehicle, or something else.

There are also various user experience (UX) improvements in this update regarding service, including clearer language, improved UI fixes to images, and more.

The Supercharger icons have been updated in the Location and Charging sections of the app to match the new, oval-shaped icons that are now in the latest vehicle updates.

The app now also only shows small circular dots before you tap on a Supercharger site. While the circles take up less room visually and reduce cluter, they prevent you from seeing busy Supercharger sites in the area are at a glance.

In the Wallet section in the app, your Tesla credits from referrals now show more detail. You can tap on the Tesla Credits card and then tap on View Expiration Details to view when each of your referrals expires.

The Wallet section is located under the main menu > Your Name > Wallet.

With this update Tesla has added support for the new Model Y, including the new 3D models of the vehicle that show up at the top of the app.

Tesla has added a new section called Sign In Management under Menu > Your Name > Security & Privacy.

This new section lets you change information related to your Tesla account, such as your password, two-factor authentication and email.

Tesla is now alerting users if their phone number has not been verified and it lets you verify the phone number directly in the app through SMS.

This release contains minor fixes and improvements.

This release makes several Service related improvements. Including:

- You can now pull down to refresh service appointment related information.

- When scheduling an appointment, the app will no longer auto-select the soonest available appointment date. You can now also tap a selected date to unselect it.

In the Security & Privacy section of your profile, Tesla will now list any third-party apps that have access to your vehicles or Energy products.

In addition to listing the service name and date access was granted, Tesla will also list the information that each service can access.

If you want to disconnect any services, you'll still need to do that on Tesla's website through the link provided.

A card will now be displayed near the top of the app if you have an upcoming service appointment, giving you quick access to messages and appointment details.

The card feature a blue progress bar, that will go through the various stages of service, such as parts in transit, waiting for appointment, in progress and completed.