How to use Huawei P30 and P30 Pro as a Car Key

Just a while ago, Huawei released the new flagship Huawei P30 series. In addition to the impressive redefinition of the photo rules, it also turned into a Car Key, a function that allows drivers of certain Audi vehicles, including the new E-Tron electric crossover, to leave their traditional keys at home.

This time, Huawei and Audi reached cooperation, without the need for a physical car key, with a mobile phone to complete a series of actions to drive the lock, start the engine, lock the car, share the car key.

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Your Phone can still be used as your car key within 24 hours of powering off due to low battery. Digital key data is stored in your device’s security chip and cannot be copied.

How to activate Huawei Car Key feature:

• Open Settings
• Go to Device connectivity > NFC
• Enable NFC
• Set Default payment app to your automobile manufacturer’s app.

Here’s how to use Huawei P30 and P30 Pro as a Car Key:

How to unlock a Car:

You need only hold your Huawei P30 or Huawei P30 Pro near the car’s door handle to unlock it. To unlock your car, hold the NFC area of your Phone near your car’s door handle. The screen can be on or off.

How to start a Car:

Enter the car, put the Huawei P30 or Huawei P30 Pro into the car’s wireless charging dock, you can start the car with one button. The P30 mobile phone key strictly requires that the mobile phone must be placed in the designated position in the car to ensure that it can start the car.

After your car is started, you can remove your Phone from the Wireless Charging dock.

How to lock a Car:

To lock your car, close the door after you get out and hold the NFC area of your Phone near your car’s door handle.

How to share a Car Key:

You can share multiple secondary keys to others and revoke them at any time from your automobile manufacturer’s app. The number, sharing method, and usage of the shared keys vary depending on your car model.

How does it work?

Huawei mobile phone keys follow the CCC1 Digital Key 1.0 standard. Based on NFC technology and encryption technology, the key and algorithm logic is stored in the hardware chip and will not be accessed and copied by third-party programs. Effectively protect the safe use of mobile phone keys. It can be said that the security of the P30 car key is the same as the bank IC card.

Huawei says the P30 already works as a car key on a number of new Audi products, with BMW coming soon and several other manufacturers on the docket for connection.

#HuaweiP30 and #HuaweiP30Pro are compatible with Audi Connect Key. This feature will be available in China with Audi and BMW. In Europe it will be available with Audi now and BMW around summer time #RewriteTheRules pic.twitter.com/acqGmnUSwn

— Francisco Jeronimo (@fjeronimo) March 26, 2019