Some BMW owners are reporting issues with shared car keys in the Apple Wallet app. Several BMW drivers have reported the issues on the Apple Support Community and the largest BMW discussion forum, saying they’ve had issues since updating to iOS 18.
The affected users complain that their BMW vehicle’s “passive entry” feature that allows you to lock, unlock, and start compatible BMW vehicle models by simply having your iPhone on you no longer works for secondary Wallet keys shared with others, such as a spouse or other family member. The primary key continues to work properly.
The issue reportedly remains after updating to either iOS 18.0.1, which was released last week, or the latest iOS 18.1 beta.
We’ll let you know about any new information about this issue if and when it becomes available.
(First reported by MacRumors)
