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Tap climate, tap demist. It's really not that hard. If you frequently need to demist, simple drag the demist option onto the app bar, then it's a single click
by cbeach 2y ago
Tap climate, tap demist. It's really not that hard.
If you frequently need to demist, simple drag the demist option onto the app bar, then it's a single click.
The notion that every function needs to be accessible with a single click is what leads to ridiculously busy cabins that look like aircraft flight decks.
Complaints about Tesla changing its UI ("real pain of being at the mercy of the manufacturer who can completely change how your car works overnight") are also ridiculous. Owning a Tesla is a rewarding experience precisely because its OTA updates work consistently well, and its UI is well-thought-out and responsive. If Tesla wasn't allowed to change its UI, we'd never have great features like the customisable app bar. And in any case, in the years I've owned my Model S, there has only been one major redesign of the UI, and it greatly simplified and improved the whole experience.
- amluto 2y agoI would be willing to give the app bar some credit if it were limited to apps, in the sense of features that you don’t really need to use while driving. But for some reason, basic control of the car is mixed up with apps. Certain controls may or may not be that frequently used but need to be readily available, and those include defogging, wipers, forward/reverse (sigh), and enough climate control to be minimally comfortable. Give them fixed positions! If I’m driving a rented or borrowed car, it gets dark and cold outside, oncoming traffic has bright lights, and the windshield is fogging up, I need to turn on the anti-fog mode. I do not want to have to contemplate whether it’s in a menu and whether whoever drove the car last remembered to put it on the app bar.
- cbeach 2y ago> But for some reason, basic control of the car is mixed up with apps. The reason? So the UX can be improved over time. Like, for example, when Tesla made certain safety symbols and the speed readout larger. Try doing that when everything is in hardware.
- amluto 2y agoWhen did I say “hardware”? While I prefer physical buttons for critical controls [0], a fixed-layout section of the touchscreen for physical controls would still be a massive improvement over the status quo. The “app bar” would be separate. [0] The speed readout you’re mentioning is not a control. I have no problem with it being on a screen other than the fact that that screen occasionally crashes.
- peterpost2 2y agoyou did not read his post.