Google Titan M Chip to Turn Your Android Device Into a Car Key, Digital Wallet, and More-- How It Works

Google to Make Your Android Smartphone Into Car Key, Digital Wallet, and More-- How Titan M Chip Works
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According to Toms Guide's latest report, Google is near to making its new technology a reality. The search-engine giant is now working towards an all-digital environment, where almost all individuals will only need to carry their smartphones, thanks to its conducted efforts for its latest Android Ready SE Alliance project.

"In order to accelerate adoption of these new Android use cases, we are announcing the formation of the Android Ready SE Alliance," said Google via its official blog post.

"SE vendors are joining hands with Google to create a set of open-source, validated, and ready-to-use SE Applets," added the software giant.

How Titan M chip works

Google Security Blog's previous report explained that the company already started using its Titan M chip on Google Pixel 3 flagship back in 2018. And now, the tech giant firm is planning to use this technology to develop a new cache for open source apps that are specifically designed to work with SE chipsets and hardware.

Google to Make Your Android Smartphone Into Car Key, Digital Wallet, and More-- How Titan M Chip Works
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With the formation of the latest Android Ready SE Alliance, Google has now launched a new program called StrongBox. This technology can help users store various digital things, such as car keys.

On the other hand, StrongBox's modules are different since they use their own secure storage.

What OEMs need if they want to use Android Ready SE

Google confirmed that its upcoming technology is available for the use of various OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Here are the things they need:

  • An OEM needs to have an appropriate and validated hardware part for their SE vendor.
  • They need to work with Google to provision Attestation Keys/Certificates in the SE factory.
  • An OEM also needs to integrate HAL code.
  • An SE upgrade mechanism is also required if they want to use Google's innovation.

If you want to know more details about the new Android Ready SE Alliance, all you need to do is click here.

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