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Show HN: Nissan's Leaf app doesn't have a home screen widget so I made my own

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122 points kcon | 1 comments | 14 Apr 25 02:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.234s | source

Nissan's official mobile app for their LEAF electric car doesn't have a widget for quickly checking the car's battery charge status on your phone's home screen, so for a fun side project I decided to make my own using free tools like GitHub Actions, Appium, Tailscale, and Apple Shortcuts.
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jdminhbg ◴[14 Apr 25 04:18 UTC] No.43678012[source]▶
Nobody wants to hear it in 2025 but this is one of the reasons Tesla is still a much better experience than most of the legacy car manufacturers. Car People like to think of apps as a weird Tech People affectation, but in actual day-to-day usage, they're invaluable.
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1. londons_explore ◴[14 Apr 25 10:17 UTC] No.43679761[source]▶
I see plenty of cars which say "Welcome to your new Ford/Tesla/whatever. Please choose a language to start" on the touchscreen.

Ie. The owner has owned the car for multiple years and has never touched the touchscreen even once.