Hyundai Digital Key & the Rise of thegoogle Wallet Integration
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You can lock, unlock, and start your car from your Android phone with a digital car key. Pair your phone to your car Important: Digital car keys are only available for select vehicles in select markets. Recently, my Google Wallet app wouldn't communicate when trying to pay at a vendor that accepts this method of contactless payment.
I did all the suggestions I could find online and still nothing. The app displays "Hold to reader" but nothing happens. So I confirmed NFC was working by unlocking and starting the car with Digital Key.
Hyundai's available Digital Key 2 allows you to use your compatible mobile device to access and operate your vehicle. Watch this video to learn how to set up. Registering your digital key (smartphone) Turn on the vehicle with a smart key and have your smart key with you in the vehicle.
After selecting Digital Key > Set Up Digital Key from the My Hyundai App in the smartphone, register the digital key according to the guidance in the smartphone screen. Be aware that even though new digital key standard is universal between all car manufacturers and phone makers, each wallet developer (in your case, google), needs to allow this specific manufacturer to work with them. If i'm not mistaken google has only allowed to add keys from BMWs.
You can use the Bluelink app to add a digital key to your Google Wallet If your smartphone supports UWB communication, you can use Digital Key 2 proximity. Hyundai's available Digital Key 2 allows you to use your compatible mobile device to access and operate your vehicle. Watch this video to learn how to set.
Your digital key lives in secure apps like Samsung Pass, Google Wallet, or Apple Wallet, giving you fast, encrypted access at your fingertips. Hyundai has also expanded compatibility to include smartwatches to unlock your car right from your wrist. I've seen the Hyundai Digital Key app, but AFAIK it's obsolete now, at least for the 2025 Ioniq 5, which supports Digital Key 2 via Google's Wallet.
That said, my own research has focused on the 2025 Ioniq 5, which I own; it's possible that Hyundai's Digital Key app is still useful for older vehicles. The digital car key lets you use your mobile device to lock, unlock, and start your vehicle, similar to a physical car key. The digital car key requires a connection between your vehicle, mobile device, and Google Account.
Because the connection may not always be available, you should still carry your physical car key in case you need it in order to operate your vehicle.