How to Use the BMW Digital Key
The BMW Digital Key is an app you can install on your phone, which allows you to open and start your vehicle with your smartphone! What’s more, you can approve your Syosset family members to use the app on their phones, so they can access your BMW with their phones as well. Take a moment to learn about how to use the BMW Digital Key for your iPhone or Samsung. We’ll also cover the BMW Digital Key compatible cars. Once you’re done reading, if you have questions, contact the Rallye BMW parts center in Westbury!
Features of the BMW Digital Key
Now that you know what the BMD Digital Key is, take a moment to learn about its many features:
- Unlock or lock your doors.
- Remotely start your engine.
- Grant permissions to your family to access your car’s digital key from their phones
- Set restrictions from your teens, like speed limit and volume controls, that activate when they use your digital key.
- Use your BMW Key, even when there’s no wireless connection.
Compatible BMW Digital Key iPhone and Android Devices
As of this writing, the BMW Digital Key is compatible with a number of iPhones, but is not currently compatible with Android devices. Compatible iPhones include:
- Apple Watch Series 5
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- and more recent phones
BMW Digital Key Compatible Cars
Wondering if your Roslyn BMW is compatible with the BMW Digital Key for iPhone or Android devices? If you drive on one of the following models, and it was produced after July 2020, you are good to go!
- X5
- X6
- X7
- M5
- M8
- X5 M
- X6 M
- Z4
- 1 Series
- 2 Series
- 3 Series
- 4 Series
- 5 Series
- 6 Series
- 8 Series
Have Questions About Your BMW Digital Key?
Have any questions about installing the BMW Digital Key on your iPhone or Android device, or whether the list of BMW Digital Key compatible cars includes your Jericho vehicle? Then, call Rallye BMW at (516) 226-7651! While you’re here, take a moment to check out our BMW research guides for more helpful reads about BMW technologies, like our overview of how to program a traditional BMW key fob.
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