View Poll Results: Using the Digital Key? | |||
Yes! | 27 | 35.06% | |
No - tried it and don't like it | 14 | 18.18% | |
No - haven't tried it yet | 22 | 28.57% | |
No - car doesn't have it | 9 | 11.69% | |
No - incompatible phone | 5 | 6.49% | |
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11-30-2021, 10:54 AM | #25 |
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I'm hoping I still know where mine is so I can give it to whomever buys my car. In its current version it is just too much of a hassle for me. I have a minimalist wallet so I'm not putting any extra stuff in there that I'm not going to use. If/when it gets to the point that it can act like a key fob and I can leave the card in my wallet and use that to start the car vs having a key fob THAT will be super cool and useful.
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11-30-2021, 11:01 AM | #27 |
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Ah, ok. Maybe I forgot. But you have to put your phone in the tray to start the car?
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11-30-2021, 11:07 AM | #28 |
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Unfortunately, yes. For me it's ok because it's uncomfortable keeping the phone in my pocket and that's a convenient place to put it. But, I agree with everyone's comments that this current implementation isn't ideal.
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11-30-2021, 11:15 AM | #29 |
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I would love to use the digital key, but it's not compatible with my phone. I have a Galaxy S21 Ultra. I read an article saying it'll be compatible with Android devices by 2021 but I haven't seen it. Even updated to the latest OS (Android 12) still no luck. I think BMW just needs to update their app to make it work.
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12-01-2021, 07:29 PM | #30 |
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I finally got digital key to work with my Android device.
Question - Everytime I get in my car I have to choose my profile. Is it possible to map my profile to the digital key? Another thing I've noticed is if I lock my car for the first time after using the digital key with my profile selected my side view mirrors fold automatically. If I were to unlock and relock my mirrors do not fold. Only way to fold them is get in the car, select my profile then lock the car. |
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12-01-2021, 07:35 PM | #31 | |
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I also have it setup on my Apple Watch, but it doesn't default to my profile if I use it to unlock the door. If I use my phone it does
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When I was setting my profile to the digital key it did say I can have it mapped to one device only. I'm wondering if that's the reason why it won't work with Apple watch because you already have your phone mapped. |
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12-01-2021, 08:50 PM | #33 | ||
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Glad you got yours working.
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My guess is it's not the exact same key even though it was synced with the phone, otherwise the car shouldn't be able to tell if the car was unlocked by the watch or the phone. I'm a network engineer and I get to work with a software that manages 100+ devices (mainly routers/switches). With this software we push out some basic configuration, one of them is password to harden the routers or switches. The password that is pushed out is the same on all the devices, but since the password is clear text the router/switch encrypts it by using certain parameters (ex. MAC address) that are unique to that device. So a 10 character password might turn into a 25+ character string all random. If you were to copy that encrypted password to another device it would not work, even though the clear text password was the same that was pushed by the software manager. Trying to explain this in layman's term so I apologize if I confuse you. The whole point of what I said above is, the digital key might be the same, but the hardware and software combination is what makes it unique. |
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No don't care option in the poll?
Honestly not sure if I have it or not, but other than showing it off to someone, I doubt I would ever use it. My key fob is always in my pocket and pretty convenient. No need to unlock a phone or take it out of my pocket or deal with dead battery issues. |
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PS I cheated on the poll, as my G83 is held up at the VPC for a 2+ week stop sale, my vote was based on my previous 12 months of the digital key for my F95 ZCP. I prefer the remote engine start using the key fob and having the car cooled down before entering. I wish the G83 remote start could also drop the roof. However, I did use the digital key this past May when I was a volunteer for the PGA Championship for the week as it was nice not have keys while I walked inside the ropes.
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