Oliver Haslam·

BMW Connected App For iPhone Add Apple Car Keys Support Ahead Of iOS 13.6 Release

Apple announced its new Car Key feature during the WWDC 2020 event last week and it also confirmed that it would be available as part of the new iOS 13.6 update when that arrives, too.

That hasn’t happened as yet, but BMW is already getting ready for it by releasing an updated BMW Connected app that supports Car Key.

With Car Key enabled users will be able to lock and unlock their cars using their iPhone and Apple Watch without the need for the car’s physical key. They’ll also be able to start the car, too.

At the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference BMW and Apple announced that BMW will become the first carmaker to enable its customers to use iPhone as a fully digital car key. The strong relationship of both companies led to a real BMW car key stored securely on iPhone in Apple Wallet.

The BMW Digital Key for the iPhone will enable you to lock and unlock your car by holding iPhone up to the door handle and start it up by placing iPhone in the smartphone tray. The car owner can also share access to up to 5 friends. The Digital Key will be also available via your Apple Watch. Setup of the Digital Key can be done through the BMW Connected App while the Digital Key is stored in Apple Wallet after setup.

BMW says that the Car Key feature is already available for a whole host of its models from the 1-Series all the way through the range. If the car was manufactured after July 1 2020, it’ll be good to go. So while you can’t use it with your existing car, your next one will probably be compatible.

Users will also need an iPhone XR, iPhone XS, or newer to device or an Apple Watch Series 5 or newer to take advantage of Car Key.

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