Infotainment�2018
5.�BMW�Digital�Key
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5.1.�Overview
With�the�new�
Service�Pack�2018
�for�the�first�time�BMW�offers�the�option�of�unlocking�a�vehicle,
starting�the�combustion�engine�and�then�locking�the�vehicle�again�via�a�Samsung�smartphone.
This�chapter�explains�how�the�release�for�the�BMW�Digital�Key�works�in�service�and�how�other
Samsung�smartphones�can�be�added.
BMW�Digital�Key�in�wireless�charging�station
The�BMW�Digital�Key�makes�possible�the�unlocking�and�locking,�as�well�as�the�vehicle�start,�with
a�compatible�Android®�smartphone.�The�version�
Oreo�8.0
�or�higher�must�be�installed�on�the
smartphone.
Currently�
only
�Samsung�smartphones�are�possible�for�the�function�(Samsung�Galaxy�S7�and�later).
The�reason�why�Samsung�smartphones�only�currently�work�lies�in�the�data�transmission�security.�In
Samsung�smartphones�(from�S7)�a�NFC�secure�element�is�installed.
Some�wireless�carriers,�such�as�Verizon,�restrict�the�use�of�NFC�for�starting�the�vehicle.�Thus,�the
BMW�Digital�Key�is�not�available�for�phones�which�have�service�through�Verizon.