With a compatible car and an Android phone, the Google Car Key lets you use your Android phone as a car key. You can lock, unlock, start your car, and perform more functions using your compatible Android phone. However, is the Google Car Key secure? How does it work? What if my phone's battery runs out?
1.How Google Car Keys work
While you may have a compatible Android phone, not all modern cars support the digital key feature —— depending on whether the automaker has integrated the relevant technology standards into the design of the vehicle.
Digital car keys primarily use NFC (Near Field Communication) and UWB (Ultra Wide Band) technologies for identity verification and vehicle activation. For NFC-enabled Android phones, you need to bring the phone close to the car door handle to unlock or lock the vehicle, and to start the car, you must place the phone in the designated sensor area. Compared to the standard keyless entry systems currently available, this method is less convenient.
The experience of using UWB technology is even more intelligent: you only need to carry a UWB-enabled mobile phone to achieve "seamless operation" —— it will automatically unlock when you are near the car, lock itself when you leave, and start the engine directly after entering the car without any operation. The whole process does not require you to take out your mobile phone at all.
2. safety
Unlocking and starting a car with an Android phone may seem convenient, but there are security concerns. Google has come up with multiple solutions that add an extra layer of security to this feature.
Car Key technology uses cutting-edge encryption and authentication mechanisms to more effectively protect against unauthorized access risks than traditional remote control keys. Even if the phone is lost or stolen, users can immediately suspend the Car Key function through remote operation, or even delete it directly from the account, minimizing security risks.
3.Key sharing
Sharing digital car keys with friends and family is as convenient as handing over physical or remote control keys. For example, when you are away for a few days, you can easily share your digital key —— but be sure to set the permission range in advance to prevent unauthorized access by children, ensuring safe and controlled use of your vehicle.
4.What if your cell phone battery runs out of power
Even if the device shuts down automatically due to power depletion, it will still reserve enough power to maintain the operation of NFC function. At this time, you only need to put the device close to the NFC reader on the door to complete the operation of unlocking and starting the vehicle.
5.Sum up
As an innovative car unlocking technology, Google Car Key integrates with compatible Android phones and specific models to realize the convenient function of using mobile phones as car keys.
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