Tesla has released version 4.57.5 of its mobile app, a maintenance update that reorganises the energy-products experience and plants the first visible seeds for home heat pump control. The release notes list changes to Tesla Home, improved parental controls, heat pump and accessories control, and smart charging.
What's in 4.57.5
- Tesla Home rename — the section previously called "My Home" is now "Tesla Home" for owners of Wall Connectors, Powerwalls, and Tesla Solar systems, consolidating energy products under a single banner.
- Improved parental controls — building on the granular controls Tesla recently added to the vehicle software side.
- Heat pump & accessories control — new references to home heat pump management appear in the app.
- Smart charging — further refinements to scheduled and energy-aware charging.
iOS and Android typically receive Tesla app updates within a day or two of each other; this release follows that pattern.
Heat Pump Control: Coming, Not Live
The most interesting part of 4.57.5 is what it hints at rather than what it ships today. New code strings such as energy_site_home_controls_heat_pump and energy_site_home_controls_title point to an upcoming Home Controls menu inside the Tesla Home section. The functionality is not yet switched on, and Tesla has not given a release date.
Based on the surfaced strings, the feature is expected to work much like Tesla's existing Drive on Sunshine logic. When clean energy is abundant — for example, when a home's solar is overproducing — the app would run the heat pump to pre-condition the home beyond its normal limits, banking that cheap energy as stored warmth or cooling. Once conditions return to normal, the app would set the heat pump back to its standard temperature targets.
There are also signs the system could automatically switch the heat pump off during a grid outage, preserving Powerwall capacity to extend home backup when it matters most.
A Broader Accessories Push
Some of the new phrases suggest an Accessories screen that reaches beyond heat pumps to other high-draw home devices — air conditioners, pool systems, and similar equipment. That would extend Tesla's energy-orchestration ambitions from cars and batteries into whole-home load management, letting the app shift flexible loads toward periods of cheap or self-generated power.
What It Means for Owners
For now, European Powerwall and Tesla Solar owners get a tidier energy hub and incremental control improvements. The heat pump and accessories features remain dormant in this build, so there is nothing to enable yet. But their presence in a shipping release is a strong signal that Tesla intends to manage home heating and cooling the same way it already manages charging and battery dispatch — turning the Tesla app into a single control point for the connected home.