How to enable hands-free unlock with Nuki Smart Lock 4 Pro in HomeKit/Matter (iOS 18)?

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Hello everyone,

I have a Nuki Smart Lock 4 Pro integrated into my home via HomeKit using Matter, and I’m interested in enabling the hands-free unlock feature, which is a new functionality introduced in iOS 18. This feature allows unlocking automatically when approaching with an iPhone or Apple Watch using express mode.

Is this functionality possible with the Nuki 4 Pro? If so, how can I configure it so that the lock automatically unlocks as I approach with my iPhone or Apple Watch?

Thanks for your help!

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To my belief Nuki locks do not have the hardware to enable this

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  1. This feature requires an “ultrawide band compatible lock”. Nuki locks currently do not have UWB hardware built in.

  2. This is not working in iOS18 yet, because it builds on a new standard (called Aliro) which is not released yet.

Here is a thread where this was already discussed when Apple announced it at the developer conference in June. Please use it for further discussions: Apple iOS 18 adds UWB unlock

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