Digital Key card vs. Toyota phone app?

[B-52 Gunner]

Maybe a dumb question but it looks like I may not need to carry my "Digital Key Card" if I have my phone with me.
Is that accurate? The Toyota App on my phone serves as a key?

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[Bannedname]

Maybe a dumb question but it looks like I may not need to carry my "Digital Key Card" if I have my phone with me.
Is that accurate? The Toyota App on my phone serves as a key?

This is very hit or miss. It worked really well for a couple months then stopped working well at random times. Coming from a Tesla I was really excited for the mobile key, sadly Toyota's implementation does not inspire confidence.

 

[maxx075]

Seen a lot of the hit or miss with the digital key. Plus it doesn't work if you don't have cell service either, so...

 

[MustardTiger]

phone app has to be open and active. Touch to open door handles won't work. I see very limited usage for it, other then novelty

 

[VermontTaco]

As others have reported, it can be spotty. It's never not worked for me, but I rarely rely solely on the digital key.

My typical use case is that I forget to grab my key card, and end up at the store or somewhere else and realize that I'm in the wild without a physical key.

 

[Frylock221]

I’d never rely on the digital key as my only one. Like others have said, it can be buggy. It seemed cool during the spiel when I was buying the truck but I always just keep the keycard in my wallet.

 

[Cabby30]

I use the regular key because the digital one hasnt been reliable enough to work every time.

However, it is cool that you can share digital keys in case someone (for whatever reason) needs to access your vehicle if you're not present.

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