Nuki is adding Apple Home Key to its smart lock

This week my country Top pick For the retrofit smart lock, the first Aliro compatible keypad has been launched. the Noki Keyboard 2 NFC ($179) Offers tap-to-unlock via Apple and Samsung’s Home Key Digital home key to Noki Smart Lockallowing you to tap your phone or smartwatch to open your door, just like you would tap to pay.

Access is a The new smart lock standard Supported by all major platforms and phone manufacturers. It is designed to allow any smart lock to be opened securely by any smartphone, regardless of manufacturer, without the need for special applications.

Aliro, an open standard, stores a digital key in your phone’s wallet that you can tap for a compatible lock or keypad. Besides NFC, the Aliro supports Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Ultra Wide Band (UWB) to unlock your door using your phone.

The Nuki is a modified door lock, which means you don’t need to remove the latch to install it. Alternatively, you can replace the internal thumb rotation with the Nuki. This makes installation easy and ideal for renters or people who can’t or don’t want to completely replace the lock. There is no smart lock visible on the outside of your door, so an external keypad is required to enable the tap to unlock.

Earlier this year, Aqara released its first full replacement door lock to support the Aliro. Skin U400 It also features UWB connectivity, enabling hands-free unlocking with Apple Home. The Nuki keyboard only supports NFC, so it doesn’t work with hands-free unlocking.

The Keypad 2 NFC can be set to one of two modes: Smart Home Mode or Nuki App Mode. The first allows the lock to work with Apple Home and Samsung SmartThings and connect via Matter. Nuki Lock works with Thread, so you’ll need an Apple or Samsung SmartThings Matter/Thread hub to use this feature.

Nuki App Mode lets you use the tap to unlock feature without being tied to a specific phone platform or manufacturer. All you need is an NFC-enabled smartphone and the Nuki app.

The Aliro standard is still in its early stages, and compatibility remains limited. Nuki’s Martina Stix says that currently, while you can use the keyboard with both the Apple Home Key and Samsung Digital Home Key simultaneously, this only works if the Apple Home is paired first and Samsung SmartThings added later. “We are constantly working with mobile wallet service providers to improve interoperability between their systems,” she says. “But no timelines can be given on future changes or improvements.”

Along with the tap-to-unlock feature, the new keypad offers fingerprint and keypad unlocking, and of course you can still use your existing key. Although the keyboard does not support automatic unlocking via UWB, it does The Nuki Lock offers a similar feature In its application. The keypad is now available and compatible with existing Nuki smart locks.