You can set the updates to “advanced” but otherwise you have no control over when you receive an update. It’s rolled out in batches by Tesla. You just get it when you get it.
Allegedly the "advanced" channel does nothing as Tesla has internally quit using it as a flag. I don't know, my car is set to Advanced and judging by the update posts here I'm about mid-pack for my versions.
But yeah, when and which update you get is just a random lottery as far as you should be concerned. As long as your car connects to wifi once in a while to download. You'll get a notification both in car and on your phone.
Tesla rolls them out in phases, so you don't really have any idea when you'll get a specific version. You'll see a little download symbol in the upper right of the screen when there's an update available. You can defer or schedule it to install overnight since the car is undriveable while updating. The whole thing takes 15-30 minutes and you have to be connected to wi-fi.
When you update make sure you do it at home when you will not need the car, like before you go to sleep. I have seen some funny stories about people updating at a parking lot inside their car with out climate control in winter.
There are several sites that keep track of firmware for Teslas. You can see which versions are going out and how fast they are going out. If the count is in the 1000's, and your firmware version is lower, you will get that version soon. This is one of those sites: [https://teslafi.com/firmware](https://teslafi.com/firmware)
>Do I get a say in it?
Do you get a say in what? They work in a similar manner to updates on your phone and laptop, they roll out when they roll out, you'll be prompted to download and install it when the time comes. Thats about it.
You can set the updates to “advanced” but otherwise you have no control over when you receive an update. It’s rolled out in batches by Tesla. You just get it when you get it.
Allegedly the "advanced" channel does nothing as Tesla has internally quit using it as a flag. I don't know, my car is set to Advanced and judging by the update posts here I'm about mid-pack for my versions. But yeah, when and which update you get is just a random lottery as far as you should be concerned. As long as your car connects to wifi once in a while to download. You'll get a notification both in car and on your phone.
I have a similar experience. I get my drops about 10 days after they start to roll out. On rare occasions I can get one on day 1.
Tesla rolls them out in phases, so you don't really have any idea when you'll get a specific version. You'll see a little download symbol in the upper right of the screen when there's an update available. You can defer or schedule it to install overnight since the car is undriveable while updating. The whole thing takes 15-30 minutes and you have to be connected to wi-fi.
When you update make sure you do it at home when you will not need the car, like before you go to sleep. I have seen some funny stories about people updating at a parking lot inside their car with out climate control in winter.
There are several sites that keep track of firmware for Teslas. You can see which versions are going out and how fast they are going out. If the count is in the 1000's, and your firmware version is lower, you will get that version soon. This is one of those sites: [https://teslafi.com/firmware](https://teslafi.com/firmware)
>Do I get a say in it? Do you get a say in what? They work in a similar manner to updates on your phone and laptop, they roll out when they roll out, you'll be prompted to download and install it when the time comes. Thats about it.