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Tesla Sentry Mode History: Sentry Pro Activity Log

Tesla Sentry Mode History: Sentry Pro Activity Log

by Sentry Pro Team
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You remember the alert. You remember walking out to the car. You may even remember the day your Tesla was flashing when you got there.

Two weeks later, the details blur. Was it Tuesday or Wednesday? Was it before midnight or after? Did Sentry Pro classify it as routine activity or a probable threat?

That is the problem the new Sentry Pro activity list is built to solve. Sentry Pro now gives you a Tesla Sentry Mode history that you can open from your phone whenever you need to reconstruct what happened.

A Tesla Sentry Mode Log on Your Phone

The activity list is a new tab in the Sentry Pro app. It shipped in the activity-list app version our team submitted to the app stores in mid-May 2026.

Every time Sentry Mode triggers, Sentry Pro records the event in the activity list. Each entry includes:

  • The timestamp
  • The event category, including routine activity or probable threat
  • How Sentry Pro classified the threat
  • Which configured deterrents fired, such as a horn honk or light flash
  • Whether Sentry Pro escalated the notification to a Critical Alert, based on your settings

The result is a complete, searchable history of Tesla Sentry Mode events around your car. You do not need to remember which notification came through on which day. The app keeps the record organized for you.

This is not a replacement for Tesla’s saved camera footage. The activity list is the timeline around those moments: when Sentry Mode triggered, how Sentry Pro interpreted the event, whether a configured deterrent fired, and whether repeated events caused a Critical Alert escalation under your settings. If you want more detail on the data path Sentry Pro uses to receive events, see our Direct Telemetry FAQ.

How to See Tesla Sentry Mode Triggers

Open Sentry Pro, select your vehicle, and tap the new activity list tab. From there, scroll through your history by date.

That is the whole flow. The activity list is designed for the moment when you need context quickly, not another settings screen to manage.

If you are checking a recent notification, open the app and look at the latest entries. If you are trying to confirm what happened last weekend, scroll back to that date. The event log keeps the sequence in one place, so you can see patterns instead of isolated alerts.

For a short answer you can bookmark, we also added a new FAQ: How can I see a history of my Tesla Sentry Mode events?

Use the Activity List as an Incident Reference

The first use case is simple: incident reference.

Imagine you walk out on Friday morning and find your Model Y flashing. You remember getting an alert around midnight, but you do not know the exact time. Later that day, you call your insurer or file a police report. They ask when the event happened.

Instead of searching through old phone notifications, you open Sentry Pro and check the activity list for that date. You can confirm the timestamp, classification, deterrent response, and Critical Alert escalation status.

The same applies after a parking incident. If you come back to your Tesla after dinner and notice a scrape, the activity list gives you a starting point. You can look at the event history for the relevant time window, then match the timestamp against Tesla’s recorded clips.

That does not turn every alert into a case file. It gives you a clean record when one alert becomes important later.

Review Auto-Commands With Real History

The second use case is reviewing automatic commands.

Sentry Pro can automatically honk or flash your Tesla’s lights when Sentry Mode gets triggered. Those responses are configurable, and the activity list helps you see how they behave in real use. One routine trigger in a quiet evening is different from repeated probable threats within a short window.

The activity list shows what actually happens around your Tesla over time. It also shows which deterrents fired. If the log shows 10 routine triggers in a day and the horn fired several times, you can decide whether that response fits the pattern. You may leave it as is, use a quieter deterrent, or change the configured honk and light-flash options.

If the log shows repeated probable threats within a short time window, you can confirm which deterrents fired and whether Sentry Pro escalated the notification to a Critical Alert under your setup. The point is not to guess. The point is to use your own Tesla Sentry Mode log to review real events and real responses.

You can read more about these controls in our FAQ on making your Tesla honk or flash its lights when Sentry Mode gets triggered.

The activity list works best alongside the rest of Sentry Pro’s monitoring features.

If you want Sentry Mode to run only during certain hours, use Schedule Sentry Mode to turn it on and off automatically. If you rely on urgent phone notifications, review our Critical Alerts for iOS FAQ. If you are deciding whether Premium fits your setup, see Sentry Pro pricing.

Together, these tools help you answer three practical questions:

  • What happened around my Tesla?
  • When should Sentry Mode be active?
  • Which responses and notification escalations actually fired?

Install or Update Sentry Pro

The activity list is available in the app version submitted to the App Store and Google Play in mid-May 2026. If you already use Sentry Pro, update the app and open the new tab.

If you are new to Sentry Pro, install the app from the App Store or Google Play, connect your Tesla, and let Sentry Pro start building your Tesla Sentry Mode history from your next event.

The next time Sentry Mode triggers, you will not have to rely on memory. You will have the activity list.

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