Tesla app 4.62 beyond the iPad layout: FSD referral rewards, X Money payments and Wall Connector sharing

Version 4.62 of the Tesla app, released on October 21, made headlines for its new layout on iPads, Android tablets and foldable phones. But the update contains more. Code found in the app by Not a Tesla App points to three new features that matter for owners: rewards for referring FSD, payments with X Money, and a simpler way to share your home charger.

A word of caution first. Apart from the tablet layout, these features were found in the app's code and text strings. They are not officially announced, and Tesla can change or drop them before launch.

FSD referral rewards

The code suggests Tesla is preparing a referral program specifically for Full Self-Driving (Supervised). If you refer someone and they take out an FSD subscription, you would get one or more free months of FSD, which you could apply to any car on your account.

• Text in the app includes "Select the vehicle you'd like to apply the Full Self-Driving (Supervised) trial to" and "Confirm Vehicle for Reward".
• The app also contains front and back images of an FSD referral "coin", presumably shown when you make a successful referral.

It makes sense for Tesla. FSD is increasingly sold as a subscription, and Tesla has removed the one-time purchase in most markets. A referral program turns existing subscribers into a sales channel, paid in software months rather than cash.

X Money as a payment method

Tesla also appears to be adding X Money, the payment service of Elon Musk's social network X, as a payment option in the app. Possible uses named in the code are:

• buying items in the Tesla Shop;
• paying for Supercharging;
• paying for an FSD subscription.

X Money opened to all Premium and Premium+ subscribers in the US at the end of July, with a Visa debit card that works with Apple Pay. Tesla and X are separate companies, so this would be a commercial tie-up between two Musk businesses rather than an internal feature. It is not known whether it will be offered outside the US.

Share your Wall Connector

The most practical new feature may be Wall Connector sharing. Owners can give up to five people access to their Wall Connector without sharing the whole Tesla Energy site.

• Shared users can charge and manage the charger's settings, and can leave the share at any time.
• The owner can see their charging activity, such as charge history.
• The home address and any Powerwall or solar controls stay private.

That is useful for a partner with a second EV, a lodger or a neighbour who borrows your charger. It is listed as available worldwide.

Also in 4.62

Tesla made small changes to the Supercharger Virtual Queue, which it is currently testing at five locations in the US. That could be a sign of a wider launch. And the tablet layout itself is available worldwide for the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y and Cybertruck.

Why it matters

Together, the hidden features show where the Tesla app is going: less a remote control, more a store and wallet for subscriptions and charging. FSD referrals and X Money both aim at recurring revenue, while Wall Connector sharing solves an everyday problem for multi-EV households.

What to watch next

Watch for Tesla officially announcing the FSD referral rewards, possibly alongside a year-end push, and for the first owners seeing X Money at checkout. Virtual Queue is the other one to follow: if it spreads beyond five test sites, waiting at busy Superchargers could soon work like a digital ticket line.