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Less Wi-Fi, more Thread.
European-based Nuki is adding remote access via Thread to its newest smart locks, allowing control away from home.
Previously, and with most other smart locks, this was only possible over WiFi, requiring a dedicated bridge or regularly replacing your lock’s batteries (Wi-Fi is very power-hungry).
Thread is designed to be more stable and more efficient than Wi-Fi for battery-powered devices. Nuki says Thread remote access works with Apple Home and Home Assistant at launch via a Thread-enabled Matter controller. The company plans to bring its retrofit locks to the US later this year.
This smart lock is the first with Matter-over-Thread baked in
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
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