Follow the troubleshooting steps below if you are experiencing issues with your Digital Key. For Digital Key, ensure the Smartphone's NFC antennas are positioned correctly at the door handle when trying to unlock. For Digital Key+, ensure passive entry is enabled via your digital wallet settings on the mobile device.
For iPhone users, after a period of time, if you are out of range of the. BMW owners are facing issues with digital car keys after the release of iOS 18, particularly with secondary shared keys in Apple Wallet. Many are reporting that the passive entry feature no longer.
2019+ BMW X5 (G05) and X6 (G06) Forum General X5 / X6 Topics iOS 26 and digital key passive entry issues Thread Tools Bookmarks twitter Facebook Digg Google StumbleUpon del.icio.us My Yahoo! Currently use iPhone 15 pro max phone and upgraded to iOS 26 two days ago. And my digital key plus stopped working.
The passive entry doesn't work anymore and my car doesn't recognize my phone anymore. I have to activate the wallet and keep my phone on the wireless charger to start the car. It.
Os26 Digital Key Passive Entry and Start not working since update BMW, Volvo and Kia owners with iPhone 15's reporting that passive entry and passive start UWB (keep the phone in your pocket) is not working after updating from OS18 to OS26. reinstalling vehicle app and recreating keys does not work. Issue with Passive Entry of BMW Digital Key Plus after upgrading to iOS 26 All times are GMT -5.
The time now is 03:05 PM. Hi, has anyone had the new Digital Key Plus sucessfully work in Passive Entry mode? As in open and start your car with your phone in the pocket, without key fob? Car and phone is the new BMW X1 and Pixel 7 Pro, and I live in Germany. I have enabled the Passive Entry settings both in car and in the Wallet app on my phone, but it just refuses to.
If the automatic unlocking of your BMW permanently does not work when you approach it, check the settings for the BMW Digital Key Plus in the Wallet app on your smartphone. On Apple devices, you can find the settings on the "rear side" of the digital key by clicking on the "i" icon. On Android devices, these are usually located directly below the map.
Activate the "Passive entry" setting and. Hope it works for all- it was driving me nuts. Ironically I had spoken to BMW genius hotline earlier today and was told they didn't know what to do except tell me the passive key was not working for some reason and the only troubleshooting available was to check if bmw key share settings was set to key access for unlock and drive.
Several BMW owners reported that the passive entry feature-allowing users to lock, unlock, and start their vehicles by simply having their iPhone with them-has stopped functioning properly for secondary keys shared with others. This includes shared keys provided to spouses, family members, or other individuals.