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In 2019, [[Mazda]] introduced '''Mazda Connected Services''', a feature enabling remote start and other functionalities through the MyMazda smartphone app.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MyMazda App |url=https://www.mazda.co.uk/my-mazda/# |access-date=21 Jun 2025 |website=Mazda}}</ref> In 2021, Mazda quietly removed remote start functionality from key fobs, limiting the feature to the paid app only.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rodríguez Jr |first=José |date=2024-08-05 |title=Mazda Quietly Ditched Key Fob Remote Start for Subscription App (Updated) |url=https://www.thedrive.com/news/mazda-quietly-ditched-key-fob-remote-start-for-subscription-app?utm_source=chatgpt.com |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=The Drive}}</ref> New customers were offered a three-year complimentary trial, after which continued access required a $10 monthly subscription. As these trials began expiring in 2023, affected users received notifications encouraging subscription enrollment.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Anthony |last=Alaniz |title=Mazda Now Requires Monthly Subscription for Remote Start |url=https://www.motor1.com/news/729233/mazda-connected-services-remote-start-subscription/ |website=motor1.com |date=6 Aug 2024 |access-date=18 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806175239/https://www.motor1.com/news/729233/mazda-connected-services-remote-start-subscription/ |archive-date=6 Aug 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=DUNGAROO |title=LOL NOPE |url=https://reddit.com/r/mazda/comments/1eho24z/lol_nope/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=1 Aug 2024 |access-date=18 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719001201/https://old.reddit.com/r/mazda/comments/1eho24z/lol_nope/ <!-- Do not use the new sub-domain; won't display comments. --> |archive-date=19 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Louis |last=Rossmann |title=Mazda requires $100+ subscription for remote start after filing DMCA takedown of open source program |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n0AI5aemUY |website=[[YouTube]] |date=24 Sep 2024 |access-date=18 Jul 2025 |quote=[[Mazda requires $100+ subscription for remote start after filing DMCA takedown of open source program|Transcript]]}}</ref> | In 2019, [[Mazda]] introduced '''Mazda Connected Services''', a feature enabling remote start and other functionalities through the MyMazda smartphone app.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MyMazda App |url=https://www.mazda.co.uk/my-mazda/# |access-date=21 Jun 2025 |website=Mazda}}</ref> In 2021, Mazda quietly removed remote start functionality from key fobs, limiting the feature to the paid app only.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rodríguez Jr |first=José |date=2024-08-05 |title=Mazda Quietly Ditched Key Fob Remote Start for Subscription App (Updated) |url=https://www.thedrive.com/news/mazda-quietly-ditched-key-fob-remote-start-for-subscription-app?utm_source=chatgpt.com |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=The Drive}}</ref> New customers were offered a three-year complimentary trial, after which continued access required a $10 monthly subscription. As these trials began expiring in 2023, affected users received notifications encouraging subscription enrollment.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Anthony |last=Alaniz |title=Mazda Now Requires Monthly Subscription for Remote Start |url=https://www.motor1.com/news/729233/mazda-connected-services-remote-start-subscription/ |website=motor1.com |date=6 Aug 2024 |access-date=18 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806175239/https://www.motor1.com/news/729233/mazda-connected-services-remote-start-subscription/ |archive-date=6 Aug 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=DUNGAROO |title=LOL NOPE |url=https://reddit.com/r/mazda/comments/1eho24z/lol_nope/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=1 Aug 2024 |access-date=18 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719001201/https://old.reddit.com/r/mazda/comments/1eho24z/lol_nope/ <!-- Do not use the new sub-domain; won't display comments. --> |archive-date=19 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Louis |last=Rossmann |title=Mazda requires $100+ subscription for remote start after filing DMCA takedown of open source program |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n0AI5aemUY |website=[[YouTube]] |date=24 Sep 2024 |access-date=18 Jul 2025 |quote=[[Mazda requires $100+ subscription for remote start after filing DMCA takedown of open source program|Transcript]]}}</ref> | ||