There are few things that cannot be done if you have a smartphone in hand. Our phones are, today, an essential tool in our daily lives to carry out all types of procedures, online purchases, maintain contact with your loved ones…
This is why every industry has had to know how to adapt and enjoy the benefits of this paradigm shift to renew itself. For example, in the automotive sector, a few years ago, new functions began to be implemented that allowed the car to be opened and even started from the phone itself.
How to open your car with your Samsung Galaxy
The combination of two technologies This is what allows us to open or start our car from our Galaxy smartphone. He Near field communication (NFC) and the Bluetoothtwo similar technologies, are responsible for the production of remote communication between two devices.
Google reached agreements with certain manufacturers cars such as BMW, Kia, Hyundai, Mercedes, MINI or Volvo, to develop applications that allow unlock the car and start it without the need to use a key.
To test this function, I just had to download the application from the Play Store. Kia Connectaccept the permissions and set it up from my own car to pair with my Galaxy S24 Ultra. Of course you have to keep in mind that for this to work your phone must be compatible, that is, have installed Android 13 at least.
I’ve been using it for a few weeks and honestly I have to say it’s something very comfortable. In the end, I still have the phone in hand and I just have to enter the app to open the car. Although it is true that, in my case, to start it yes I need the key because my car does not have a “Start/Stop” button.
At one point I wondered if this was a safe practice and yes, it is. In fact, it is a much safer system than the usual use of typical car keys since the communication between the car and the phone is crypt. Additionally, this digital key cannot be duplicated, as can happen with a physical key.
Los authentication methods of this method are much more robust when it comes to verifying the identity of the phone and the user, via caccess codes, biometric data or security tokens. Additionally, car manufacturers frequently release new security updates. very protected and guarded.
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