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Samsung Wallet now unlocks some GM cars

Users of some Samsung devices in the US and Canada can now lock, unlock, and start select GM vehicles using a digital key stored in their Samsung Wallet. Support will start on select 2026 and 2027 Cadillac EVs, including the 2025-2027 Lyriq, 2026-2027 Optic, and 2027 Vistiq. GM says more models will...

Samsung Wallet now unlocks some GM cars
Image: The Verge
Digital keys, stored in your Samsung Wallet, can lock, unlock and start selected GM vehicles. | Image: GM

Users of some Samsung devices in the US and Canada can now lock, unlock, and start select GM vehicles using a digital key stored in their Samsung Wallet.

Support will start on select 2026 and 2027 Cadillac EVs, including the 2025-2027 Lyriq, 2026-2027 Optic, and 2027 Vistiq. GM says more models will be supported by the end of 2026.

GM announced earlier this month that digital keys would also be coming to a few GMC and Chevy trucks in December. It noted that the feature is not a Samsung Wallet exclusive, coming to Apple Wallet and Google Wallet for compatible iPhones, Apple Watches, and Pixel devices. It's unclear, however, if those device …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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