Popular European smart lock manufacturer Nuki has announced the fifth generation of its smart locks. smart lock ultra It's one-third the size of the original Nuki, has a new brushless motor for faster operation, and promises at least six months of battery life. Also, for the first time, the new lock is designed to work with US deadbolts.
The Nuki Smart Lock Ultra (€349) will be available in Europe in December and is the company's first full-replacement door lock. Previous Nookie models can be retrofitted to an existing lock, so you can continue to use your existing keys. It requires replacement of the entire cylinder and comes with three new keys. However, the US model, coming next year, will work as a retrofit lock and only require replacing the thumb turn on your door – just like the August Smart Lock works,
Martina Stix, communications manager at Nuki, explains The Verge The US version looks similar but comes with a different mounting plate and no replacement cylinder – so you can use your existing keys. She says it should be available in the second quarter of 2025, with pricing still to be determined.
The big change here is that the Nuki Ultra packs all the functions of the previous model into a much smaller design thanks to a new built-in battery that eliminates the bulky battery compartment. The company says it's more than three times faster – able to lock or unlock in under 1.5 seconds.
it is very fast; Fastest locks I've tested It takes two to three seconds to fully unlock, and most are closer to five, especially retrofit locks. Stix says the speed comes from a brand-new motor: “The new smart lock is powered by brushless engine technology, commonly used in electric cars, used in a Nuki smart lock for the first time.”
Locks can be controlled in several ways: by key, by key Geo-fenced-based auto-unlockWith the Nuki app on a phone or smartwatch, or with any compatible smart home platform. It also works with all existing Nuki accessories, including key fob and a separate bluetooth keypad Mounted outside the door, with the option of fingerprint reader,
as with Nuki Smart Lock (4th generation) Launched last year, the Ultra offers a choice of connectivity options: Wi-Fi, Matter-over-Thread, or Bluetooth. It supports Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Samsung SmartThings, and other Matter-compatible platforms.
The company's existing keypad accessory doesn't support Apple's Home Key function, which allows you to tap an NFC-enabled lock or keypad to unlock your iPhone or Apple Watch. Stix says Nuki plans to support aliro When it launches next year, it will reportedly include a new standard for smart locks Tap-to-unlock capability, similar to the home keyAlthough the specification has not been released yet.
Unlike some previous generations of locks, Wi-Fi connectivity is built into the Nuki Ultra, so there's no need for a separate bridge. The new battery technology promises up to six months of battery life (possibly more, depending on your connectivity choice; Thread or Bluetooth will last longer than Wi-Fi). But it has to be charged at the door, which seems a bit strange. The company supplies a two-meter magnetic power cable to reach a nearby outlet and says it can be fully charged in less than two hours.
Smart Lock Ultra now available for preorder Nuki.io in Europe for €349 and will ship in December. The US version is expected to launch next year.