Getting started with Apple Car Key: Use your iPhone to start your car
As Apple moves to assimilate all of your physical items into the iPhone, the number of vehicles compatible with Car Key keeps growing. Here's what Car Key actually does.
As Apple moves to assimilate all of your physical items into the iPhone, the number of vehicles compatible with Car Key keeps growing. Here's what Car Key actually does.
"Car Keys Tests" appeared on the App Store, and it is a testing app for licensed MFi developers working on vehicles with Apple Car Key.
Google released an update for Pixel phones that allow users to send and receive digital car keys to iPhone users.
Porsche confirms that it has been in talks with Apple about joint car projects to extend outside of CarPlay support, but won't yet say whether that means CarKey, or further features.
Drivers may be able to open more cars with an iPhone or Apple Watch in the coming months, with Hyundai and Genesis expected to support Apple's CarKey feature by the summer.
Apple could soon debut CarKey digital key integration for vehicles from Hyundai's luxury Genesis spinoff, expanding compatibility beyond BMW.
The Car Connectivity Consortium has published Digital Key Release 3.0, a specification change that could allow Apple's CarKey to unlock vehicles while still in the driver's pocket.
It didn't get much stage time during WWDC, but CarPlay is still adding features in the fall as part of iOS 15. Here are some of the new features you can expect.
Future versions of Apple's CarKey could detect when it's being used near wireless chargers, and alter how it works to avoid interference.
Apple could soon let users unlock their cars using the Ultra Wideband chip in the iPhone thanks to an updated Car Key spec.
A Federal Communications Commission document unearthed this week reveals electric carmaker Tesla is working to build Ultra Wideband technology into future vehicles, potentially signaling upcoming adoption of Digital Key protocols like Apple's CarKey.
BMW has announced plans to update its Apple CarKey-compatible Digital Key protocol with a more secure version that relies on Ultra Wideband radio technology, allowing users to replace physical key fobs with a compatible iPhone.
Hyundai says that wireless CarPlay is coming to the 2021 Santa Fe, allowing drivers to connect an iPhone to the car's infotainment system without the need for a Lightning cable.
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Apple on Wednesday released iOS 13.6, iPadOS 13.6, macOS 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, and watchOS 6.2.8 to the public with new features such as Apple News+ audio content and CarKey support.
BMW on Thursday added Digital Key support to its BMW Connected app, a little over a week after Apple announced a digital car key feature set to debut with iOS 13.6.
CarPlay in iOS 14 is bringing a wide variety of changes to vehicles, all through a simple update to their phones. We break down exactly what is coming to users with iOS 14 and how it will impact their daily commutes and road trips.
Apple on Monday announced that BMW would be the first automaker to introduce support for CarKey. In a separate press release, BMW has shared more details about the technology.
Text relating to Apple's rumored "CarKey" feature has been discovered buried in iOS 13.5.1 and the first iOS 13.6 beta, suggesting a launch could be just over the horizon.
Apple's latest iOS 13.4.5 beta contains snippets of code that reveal details about the company's CarKey digital key API and potential integrations with a rumored low-cost iPhone.
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