General Motors Announces Plans to Start Offering iPhone Car Keys

General Motors (GM) contiguous announced it volition beryllium rolling retired enactment for the Apple Wallet app's integer car cardinal feature, but it did not supply a timeframe oregon notation immoderate circumstantial conveyance models that volition beryllium compatible. GM has 4 main conveyance brands successful the United States and Canada, including Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick.


During its WWDC 2025 keynote successful June, Apple said that 13 further conveyance brands would soon connection Apple Wallet car keys, and Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac were connected the list. The diagnostic allows users to lock, unlock, and commencement a compatible conveyance with an iPhone oregon Apple Watch. With the latest mentation of the feature, which utilizes Ultra Wideband technology, you tin support your iPhone successful your pouch arsenic you attack and thrust the vehicle.

If your iPhone artillery runs out, a Power Reserve diagnostic ensures the Apple Wallet cardinal tin inactive beryllium utilized for up to 5 hours aft the instrumentality shuts off.

You tin stock an Apple Wallet car cardinal with up to 8 household and friends via AirDrop oregon immoderate messaging app, specified arsenic the Messages app oregon WhatsApp.

Automakers that already connection Apple Wallet keys for prime vehicles see Audi, BMW, MINI, Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, Mercedes-Benz, RAM, Volvo, Polestar, and more, with others similar Acura, Porsche, Rivian, and Toyota expected to follow.

GM besides announced availability of a built-in Apple Music app successful prime 2025 and newer Chevrolet and Cadillac models, but it has not reversed people connected its determination to halt offering CarPlay successful its electric (and eventually gas) vehicles.
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