How long does it take to program a key fob (and can you do it yourself?)

If you're looking to pick up a new key fob, or repair one, you might wonder how long programming it takes and whether or not ...
PC Magazine

Want to Remote-Start Your Toyota With a Fob? That'll Be $8 Per Month

Want to Remote-Start Your Toyota With a Fob? That'll Be $8 Per Month Toyota's Connected Services package includes Remote Connect, which supports smartphone-based remote starts. However, Toyota will ...
The Drive

Toyota Made Its Key Fob Remote Start Into a Subscription Service [Updated]

Remember when BMW wanted to charge drivers to use Apple CarPlay? How about the subscription required for the Mercedes EQS’s rear-wheel steering functionality in Europe? It turns out that luxury ...

9 secret key-fob features that will make your life so much easier

That little remote packs a whole lot of power. Here's what you never knew about that humble key fob dangling from your ...
Ars Technica

Toyota owners have to pay $8/mo to keep using their key fob for remote start

Automakers keep trying to get a piece of that sweet, sweet subscription income. Now, it’s Toyota’s turn. In terms of technology, this remote-start feature is no different from using the fob to unlock ...
The Verge

Toyota is going to make you pay to start your car with your key fob

The functionality only lasts as long as your free trial The functionality only lasts as long as your free trial is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and ...
The Drive

Mazda Quietly Ditched Key Fob Remote Start for Subscription App (Updated)

Mazda is the latest brand to find itself in the middle of a fight over subscription features on cars after quietly removing remote start functionality from key fobs in 2021. Since then, remote start ...