Tesla's 2022.12.1 update is bringing back one of the highly requested features of the giant EV maker on its infotainment system, its bottom bar customization feature.
View of the inside of the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing facility during a tour ahead of the "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. - Tesla welcomed throngs of electric car lovers to Texas on April 7 for a huge party inaugurating a "gigafactory" the size of 100 professional soccer fields.
Tesla's NEW Update 2022.12.1
The latest Tesla update also comes with other additional improvements, such as new mobile app controls and a Child Lock feature.
As per a news story by Teslarati, the latest Tesla release, known as the 2022.12.1 update, marks the comeback of the sought-after bottom bar customization feature on the infotainment systems of its vehicles.
Tesla Bottom Bar Customization Feature
The release notes of the Tesla 2022.12.1 update confirmed that the bottom bar is now back after the automaker previously removed it from its system.
To be more precise, the release notes stated that owners of Tesla EVs could include various car controls to the highly-requested bottom bar.
Some of the options that could be stuffed in the customizable bar include windshield wipers, seat heaters, and even the defrost option.
On top of that, folks behind the wheel could also add buttons like "rear defrost" and "heated yoke," to name a few.
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Tesla Customization Bottom Bar: How to Use
As clearly mentioned earlier, the customization bottom bar on Tesla is not entirely new.
In fact, Tesla owners have been enjoying the said feature on their electric cars until the tech giant ditched it when the Tesla Software V11 rolled out, according to a recent report by DriveTeslaCanada.
GRUENHEIDE, GERMANY - MARCH 22: Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant on March 22, 2022 near Gruenheide, Germany. The new plant, officially called the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, is producing the Model Y as well as electric car batteries. (Photo by Christian Marquardt - Pool/Getty Images)
The controversial move of Tesla received consistent criticism from EV owners, who are clamoring for the comeback of the customization function on the bottom bar, which they find useful.
That said, despite the impressive features that the Software V11 brought to the table, Tesla owners still blurted out their complaints about the removal of the bottom bar customization option.
Nevertheless, the highly-requested feature is now back after the consistent backlash from numerous Tesla owners.
The Tesla update release notes went on to explain how the new bottom bar could be customized.
Before anything else, to use the bottom bar customization feature, Tesla owners should make sure that they have updated to its latest software version, the 2022.12.1.
Without any further ado, EV owners only have to "long press any app icon to enter edit mode."
After which, drag your preferred vehicle option to the new bottom bar.
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