Tesla appears to be adding FSD authentication to its vehicles, according to this app update. Various phrases in this update that suggest a new authentication feature include:

fsdIdentityCheckCloseButton

fsdIdentityCheckFailedMessage

fsdIdentityCheckFailedTitle

showFsdIdentityCheckFailedDialog

It sounds like this will include a new dialog window that will authenticate the user before FSD can be enabled. This could prevent unauthorized access, or it could potentially enable FSD on rental or loaner vehicles if the owner owns or subscribes to FSD.

This Tesla app update hints at what could be an exciting feature centered around app sharing. It sounds like users will be able to share an app with their vehicle. Unfortunately, there aren’t many details, and this could be anything from opening up an existing Tesla app in the vehicle to opening up a web browser to a specific page like an X.com post.

Some of the new phrases include getShareToVehicleUrl and getSelectedVehicleSupportsAppShare.

However, it appears not all vehicles will be supported, as evidenced by various strings that check whether a vehicle supports app sharing, including getSelectedVehicleSupportsAppShare and getSelectedVehicleSupportsAppShare.

The good news is that we won’t have to wait long, as it looks like this feature will be enabled in Tesla’s next update, version 2026.26. This app update states that “Vehicle Software 2026.26+ Required.”

Tesla is adding new APIs to the Tesla app that provide more information about the state of FSD on a vehicle. Some of the new strings hint at the FSD Streaks feature, including hasFsdLast7DaysUsage and hasFsdTotalMilesThisMonth.

Tesla has also added flags for hasRainbowRoadEnabled and hasFsdActive.

The most likely scenario is that we’ll see a new feature in the app, similar to Tesla’s Self-Driving app in the vehicle, that’ll display the number of miles driven on FSD, streaks, and more. Tesla could then let users share their streaks on social media, similar to how it shares charging stats.

This update adds support for Tesla’s new Coastal Blue color in Europe.

The Tesla app officially lists Charge Stats 2 as a new feature; however, this feature has not been made public yet.

Charge Stats 2 is expected to build upon the Charge Stats feature already built into the app under Charging > Charge Stats. However, Tesla states that this feature will include new map visualizations, iconic charging sites, and milestone badges.

We expect Tesla to leverage some of the 3D Site Maps they’ve been building into AMD Ryzen vehicles and likely use similar badges to those they’ve used for Charging Passport.

Tesla includes new phrases in the app related to charge stats, which give us a limited look at the feature. Phrases, such as ChargeStatsMap and ChargeStatsGraph suggest there will be more than just badges and stats.

This feature is expected to be available soon.

While Tesla has supported iOS Live Activities notifications for a while, it still doesn’t support the equavient feature on Android called Live Updates.

This feature lets developers send auto-updating notifications that Tesla uses for Supercharging, Dog Mode (now called Pet Mode), Tesla service, and Robotaxi rides.

The new phrases in the app that suggest this feature is coming soon for Android are android_native_charging_notif_channel_desc, android_native_charging_notif_charge_level, and android_native_charging_notif_charging_idle_fee_warning_text, which are translated to “Live updates while your vehicle is charging”, “Charge: %1$d%%, “ and “Idle fee may accrue once charging has ended.”

These translations match the iOS Live Activities version of the feature.

Tesla has added a new image asset called vehicle-top-semi.png to the app. This will likely be used in a tutorial for the Semi since the rest of the app uses a 3D model.

Tesla added assets for a trophy and confetti in this app update. The assets are named challenge-2-ribbon and challenge-2-trophy, leading us to believe they could be used when challenges are achieved in a future update.

Tesla also added some new endpoints for challenges, including claim-prize, list, progress, sign up and others.

Sometimes these challenges target a specific region, such as China, but there’s no indication of that here. We’ll have to wait and see what Tesla has planned.

Tesla has renamed the home section of the Tesla app for Wall Connector, Powerwall, or Tesla Solar owners. The section has been renamed Tesla Home, instead of My Home.

The Tesla Home settings have also been reorganized. They are now split into categories, including Home Settings, Your Products, and Site Configuration.

Similar to the updated parental controls in vehicle update 2026.20, you can now disable various vehicle apps through the Tesla app.

The updated parental controls in the Tesla app allow you to remove access to the browser, Tesla Theater, or Tesla Arcade for certain vehicle profiles.

Tesla has been adding more options to Tesla solar and Powerwall users, letting them use energy more efficiently.

The Tesla app has recently hinted at smart breaker controls that allow Tesla to turn off certain circuit breakers during a power outage, which may affect how long the system can provide backup power. Certain high-energy, non-essential items like electric heaters, pools, ACs, or other high-usage systems could be automatically configured by the owner to be turned off during an outage in the future. This would let the Powerwall provide backup power to the home for much longer.

This app update includes new phrases suggesting Tesla may be taking this one step further by integrating a heat pump.

Tesla could turn off heat pumps during power outages or run them during periods of surplus energy (heating or cooling the home beyond the current set temperatures), similar to charging on sunshine. This would keep the home warmer or cooler longer, rather than selling energy back to the grid at low rates.

Some of the new phrases in the app include: energy_site_home_controls_heat_pump and energy_site_home_controls_title.

The app also says: “Heat Pump” and “Powerwall is encouraging your heat pump to use surplus electricity” that hint at this integration.

Some of the new phrases even suggest a new Accessories screen that could go beyond heat pumps and include additional devices like ACs, pool systems, and more.

Tesla continues to make changes to its upcoming Smart Charging capabilities, which will let owners on a time-of-day electrical rate plan automatically charge their vehicles when rates are cheapest.

Some of the changes in this update include:

“Drag to adjust the pin location on the map. Position the pin where you plan to charge to enable advanced charging features.”

“Your Operational Mode impacts how your system optimizes energy usage. This setting will change how features like Smart Charging on your Wall Connector work.”