How to set up car key with iPhone

iOS 13.4 beta is released, allowing iPhone to be used as a car key! Apple's feature is great! You only need two hard conditions to experience it: an iPhone and a car - the key is that I don't have either! What about you? Next, let's take a look at the tutorial on how to set up a car key on iPhone.

How to use iPhone car key

Apple today launched the first developer beta versions of iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, corresponding to iPhone and iPad hardware products respectively. This is a major version upgrade with some new features, such as the iPhone or Apple Watch can be used as a car key.

Tutorial on setting car key on iPhone

On February 5, Apple launched the first developer test version of iOS 13.4, adding 9 new Memoji emojis; iOS and macOS apps can be purchased in packages; there is a development interface called "Carkey", through which the iPhone and Apple Watch can unlock, lock and start the car.

Is it true that iPhone can be used as a car key?

Recently, a developer said that Apple has added an option to use an iPhone as a car start key in the latest iOS 13.4 developer beta. However, this feature currently only shows an entrance and there are no actual steps to use it.

Using a mobile phone as a car start key sounds novel. In fact, many car companies have already launched such functions, such as Tesla and Xiaopeng, but only some functions have been realized. As early as 2018, the Internet of Vehicles Alliance, composed of the Electronics Association and related companies in the automotive industry, announced that it would launch the Digital Key Release 1.0 specification, aiming to unify the standardization of digital keys for cars.

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9to5Mac discovered a new "CarKey" API in the iOS 13.4 Beta firmware, which means that in the future, iPhone and Apple Watch can be used as car keys, using NFC to unlock, lock, and start the car. This feature does not require Face ID for authentication, and like a bus card, it can still work properly when the phone is out of power. The API description document states that to use this feature, you need to pair it in the Wallet app first, then complete the setup in the app provided by the car manufacturer, and finally add the key to the Apple Watch, and you can also share the key with others.