Customizing the look of your vehicle’s digital twin is about to get a whole lot easier. Instead of jumping through hardware hoops in the cabin, Tesla owners will soon be able to wrap their vehicles in a custom “skin” directly from their smartphones.
The ability to add custom wraps directly from the Tesla app is officially set to debut with the Summer 2026 Software Update, which is expected to start rolling out soon as update 2026.26. Owners will also need the latest app update, version 4.59.0
Ditching the USB Drive
Tesla originally introduced custom wraps in the 2024 Holiday Update, but applying them was a surprisingly clunky process. You had to pull your vehicle’s USB drive out of the glovebox, connect it to a computer, save the custom wrap files into a specific folder, and plug it back into the car to get it working.
At launch, custom wraps were only available for the Cybertruck. It was later added for the Model 3, Model Y, and more recently Tesla brought custom wraps to the Model S and Model X. Since a custom wrap is essentially just a photo, the Summer 2026 Software Update will let you select images stored on your phone and upload them directly to the vehicle over the air to use as a skin.
How the New App Integration Works
Inside the Tesla app, custom wraps will live in the recently added “Creations” section, which now features a dedicated “Wrap” tab. This is the same hub where Photobooth captures and Sketchpad drawings are saved.
After going to Creations > Wrap in the Tesla app, you can tap on Upload and select a custom wrap from your phone’s gallery (learn how to make your own). Once you select an image, the app provides an interactive preview of your vehicle wrapped in the design. You can rotate and view the 3D model from any angle before hitting Upload & Apply Wrap or Upload Only. Once confirmed, the app pushes the necessary files straight to your car.
From there, you can go to Toybox > Paint Shop > Wrap in your Tesla to view and apply the wrap if you selected Upload Only. If you selected Upload & Apply Wrap, the uploaded skin will be applied instantly to the vehicle visualization on both your phone screen and the in-car display.
This feature supports both AMD Ryzen and older Intel Atom infotainment systems. For Intel-powered vehicles, this marks the first feature available in the Creations menu, since both Photobooth and Sketchpad remain exclusive to newer AMD processors.
What’s Next for In-App Customization?
While this is a great quality-of-life tweak for wrap fans, other personalization features haven’t made the jump to the Tesla app just yet. Custom license plates, which came out alongside wraps, and custom lock sounds still require in-car setup. However, seeing Tesla bridge the gap between the mobile app and custom vehicle visualizations makes it likely that we could see lock sounds and custom plates land in the app in a future update.
