Nuki Bridge with 3.0 Pro: useful?

I’ve a Nuki 3.0 Pro (connected in wifi with Homekit, etc.) and currently my powerpack has never lasted more than 1 month.
Would a bridge increase the battery duration significantly?
What other features would i get introducing a bridge?
Many thanks

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With a bridge, you would be able add a Nuki opener. You might be better of by buying a new battery-pack.

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Thanks Cornelis.
I already have 2 battery packs. One is low on duration (purchased end 2021), and i’ve ordered 4 white eneloops to revive the pack with new batteries.
But i was thinking if my very low duration (always less than one month, with not a lot of door locks/unlocks, normally about 6 per day) is also related to the several (?) wifi pings to the opener during the day, given my home automation integration. If this would be the case (but i don’t know how to be sure about this), interfacing with a plugged wifi bridge that then uses low power bluetooth to issue requests to the opener… maybe would be of any help?

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1 month is indeed very short. That leads to more recharging-cycles which is not good for the longevity of the cells. I have a 4.0Pro. Nuki advertises that due to the Matter protocol, the power-pack lasts longer. Although that might be true, I’d rather prefer “real” HomeKit because the Matter implementation turned out the be unstable, but I must say that the latest beta-firmware solved some of these problems. The only way to find out if a Nuki Bridge “works” for you, is to order one (from for example Amazon), keep the packaging etc, test it by watching the battery-level and if it does not “work”, return it within 30 days.