{"id":157670,"date":"2025-09-15T04:58:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T04:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/157670\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T04:58:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T04:58:32","slug":"android-smartphones-can-now-tap-to-unlock-the-ultraloq-bolt-nfc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/157670\/","title":{"rendered":"Android smartphones can now tap to unlock the Ultraloq Bolt NFC"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the best features you\u2019ll find on locks that support Apple Home Keys is the ability to open the lock simply by tapping your iPhone or Apple Watch against it. Owners of the Ultraloq Bolt NFC have been able to do that since the smart lock launched in June 2025. Now, a software update brings the same convenient feature to Android smartphone users (but apparently not Android smart watch wearers).<\/p>\n

The Ultraloq Bolt NFC<\/a> ($200) also has a numeric PIN pad arranged in a semi-circle around a conventional key cylinder, but it doesn\u2019t have a fingerprint reader (you will find that feature on the Bolt Fingerprint Matter<\/a> smart lock we reviewed in January, but that lock doesn\u2019t support near-field communications).<\/p>\n

\"Ultraloq<\/p>\n

The Ultraloq Bolt NFC can also be opened with an NFC card or, as shown here, with an NFC key fob.<\/p>\n

Ultraloq<\/p>\n

The Bolt NFC connects directly to your Wi-Fi network, eliminating the need for a bridge. The Wi-Fi connection allows you to also lock and unlock with the Ultraloq app, of course, but the NFC feature means you don\u2019t need to launch the Ultraloq app, unlock your phone, or even wake it up.<\/p>\n

Ultraloq also offers two other alternatives to keys and PIN codes: There\u2019s a pair of NFC cards<\/a> for $9, and a four-pack of much smaller NFC key fobs<\/a> for $17.<\/p>\n

The manufacturer says the update to its U-Home app was released on September 5, and that the tap-to-unlock feature should work with 99 percent of NFC-enabled Android smartphones.<\/p>\n

This news is part of TechHive\u2019s in-depth coverage of the best smart locks<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the best features you\u2019ll find on locks that support Apple Home Keys is the ability to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[165,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-157670","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}