By: Tech Edge Staff Date: April 2026

The unit will reboot twice. The first reboot looks like a boot loop—don't touch it. The second reboot takes you to an "Optimizing app 1 of 87" screen. This is normal. Chapter 3: The New Face – UI and Performance Upon booting into the new build, the first thing you notice is what hasn't changed. The launcher still looks like a generic "Tesla-style" grid. XYAuto did not reinvent the wheel. But under the hood, the responsiveness is night and day.

Wireless Android Auto had a noticeable 300ms delay. Pause a YouTube video, and the audio would clip the last syllable.

I drove through a known "dead zone" for Bluetooth interference (a tunnel with 2.4GHz congestion). The old firmware would stutter and drop. The new firmware held the connection with zero audible artifacts.