a person accessing their car via a digital key on their smartphone - Claudiovaldes/Getty Images The days of carrying around a physical key to unlock and start your car may soon be behind us. Now, ...

As automakers adopt iPhone car keys at a faster clip, we think it could become as standard as seat belts and touchscreens.

Car keys have quietly moved into the same place you already keep your boarding passes, payment cards, and transit tickets: your phone. On modern vehicles and Android phones, it is now possible to ...

There's a safer way to unlock and start your car than using the key fob that comes with it, assuming you own the right hardware. The right combination of a vehicle, an Android phone, and an Android ...

iPhone 11 Pro Max's Home Screen with the Wallet app - José Adorno/BGR In recent years, using mobile devices like your iPhone's Apple Wallet to store digital information has grown increasingly popular.

Need to lend your neighbor your car? The newest version of the digital key specification allows vehicle owners to text a copy of the key to other people. Need to lend your neighbor your car? The ...

There are many helpful ways you can use your Android phone beyond just calls and communication. NFC, or Near Field Communication, is a feature that doesn't get talked about or highlighted as much, but ...

These days, there are plenty of ways to unlock your car without a physical metal key. Ford has put Securicode keypads on the doors of its vehicles for many years, and plenty of other manufacturers ...

Setting up Digital Key 2 for a second driver was harder than expected, but now we’re leaving the bulky key fob at home almost all the time. Here’s what we’ve found in a few weeks of living with ...

The days of carrying around a physical key to unlock and start your car may soon be behind us. Now, carmakers are switching to digital keys housed on smartphones. You can even store car keys on your ...

Digital keys are the next bandwagon that most carmakers stateside plan to jump on — and that Apple desperately wants you to use. But as of now, it's not a universal feature. Older cars might lack the ...