After announcing the digital car key plan in its mobile phone during the Galaxy S21 release, Samsung finally started to add support for this feature. Samsung said that support for ultra-wideband (UWB) and NFC-enabled digital car keys will be launched in South Korea first, and can only be activated with one car-the all-electric Genesis GV60.
on UWB-enabled devices-Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus and Ultra, Note 20 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Fold 2 and 3-Samsung promises "passive entry", which means you don't need to remove your phone or pocket from your bag . With your mobile phone nearby, you can also start the car and adjust the rearview mirror, seat, etc.
The digital key is stored in the Samsung pass-and is protected by an "embedded secure element (eSE)"-according to Samsung, it can interact with anyone running Android 11 and downloading its apps shared. This is equivalent to using one type of car in a region now, but Samsung has established partnerships with Audi, BMW and Ford. I hope these automakers can increase their support as soon as possible, because Genesis has broken the seal. The Verge has contacted Samsung for details on when to support more cars and regions.
In addition, since Samsung supports NFC buttons, older Galaxy phones running Android 11 should be able to have fun with it. Samsung now uses UWB and NFC for the two main functions of its phones: these digital car keys and the use of the Galaxy SmartTag, which it announced in January, to find items. This puts it in parallel with Apple, which introduced a digital car key supported by the U1 chip and iOS 14 .
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