BMW digital key coming to Samsung phones

Function BMW Digital Key Samsung Galaxy comes to phones, as announced by the German automaker on Thursday (18). Possible with integration use smartphone to open car doorson compatible models, without physical key.

Working with NFC and ultra-wideband (UWB) technologies, the vehicle turns the phone into a digital key. It is also used to start the vehicle.. The detail is that it is not connected to the cell phone network, so it works even if there is no internet signal.

According to the manufacturer, the functionality is in Samsung Wallet, which takes advantage of the same security that the South Korean giant’s digital wallet provides for owner cards. It is also worth mentioning the possibility of sharing the car with other people driving it.

The BMW Digital Key can be used on BMW 3 Series, 4 Series, New X1, X3, X4, X5, X6, M3 and X6 M models as well as i4, iX3 and iX electric cars., year of manufacture, with software and hardware supporting the feature. The solution is activated via the My BMW app.

Which mobile phones are compatible with the function?

for use BMW Digital Key on Samsung mobile phones, the device must have Android 13 installed and support NFC connection. Another requirement is the presence of Samsung Wallet on the phone, which allows you to store passwords to access applications and other services.

As reported by the automaker, Mobile phones compatible with BMW digital key these:

• Galaxy S23 5G
• Galaxy S22 5G
• Galaxy S21
• Galaxy S20 (except S20 FE)
• galaxy note 20
• Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G
• Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
• Galaxy Z Flip 5G
• Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G
• Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
• Galaxy Z Fold 2