Apple Digital Car Keys
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Apple digital car keys. Apple rolled out its digital car key feature as part of today s watchos 6 2 8 update as well as ios 13 6 which dropped earlier in july. This release also includes bug fixes and. Here s the full changelog as supplied by apple. Apple announced digital key that opens and starts vehicles using the iphone and apple watch.
The feature will roll out. In the future you will be able to set up a car key on a compatible iphone and share it with up to five friends. The new ios 13 6 digital car key feature is amongst the major upgrades which many users did not expect to roll out this soon. Apple released the first beta of ios 13 4 today and it apparently contains references to an unannounced feature that could let you use your iphone or apple watch as a digital key for your car.
This update includes carkey digital keys support for the upcoming. The keys are also supposed to work. Ios 13 6 adds support for digital car keys and contains a new symptoms category in the health app. Apple says the digital car keys work with no network connection so in theory you ll still be able to lock your car even in the depths of a parking garage.
Here s the list of devices that will initially support digital car keys. This feature had been formally announced by apple inc during its huge wwdc event. In cooperation with apple bmw is the first car maker in the world to offer customers a digital car key on their iphone. Apple s digital keys will be available to drivers of the 2021 bmw 5 series starting in july this year.
The first vehicle that will support the system is the 2021 bmw 5 series. The feature will be part of apple s upcoming ios 14 software and the current version ios 13.