I have set up an old Apple Watch LTE for my son via the Apple Family Setup and would like to allow him to open our Nuki 3.0 via Bluetooth.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be possible to install the Nuki app on the Apple Watch directly without being connected to an own iPhone.
Apparently it is also not enough to be connected to the same iCloud account as the Apple Watch via an iPad and install the Nuki app there. It seems that there has to be a connection to an iPhone.
Is there any way to get this to work directly on the watch without an iPhone?
In the meantime, the Nuki app is interestingly displayed on the Apple Watch, although the pairing was only done via Family Setup on the parent iPhone. Maybe installing the Nuki app on the child’s iPad has helped after all?
However, on the child’s Apple Watch it only says “no Nuki found”, so unfortunately the app still cannot be used.
Question might be a potential limitation regarding bluetooth protocol / version? The series 3 has bt 4.2 only. Not sure about the amount of data the Nuki retrieves.
I’d love for this here to get some attention even though it’s a niche feature. I really expected Nuki to be able to run on a family configured smart watch with all the SEO articles claiming an iPhone independent Apple Watch being able to lock & unlock a Nuki (looking back that was more about the direct bluetooth connection than anything else).
Sadly this stops my child from being able to enter our home on their own without a key. Or I need to setup a permanent ring to open which is inherently insecure and use our keypad. Please do whatever you can to enable the Apple Watch app as a standalone app - even if it would mean a subpar experience when it’s installed independently without an iPhone. Invite codes aren’t even that long so I’d even see it being ok to enter it directly.
Or maybe start to support auth sharing with iCloud so it uses the data of my kid’s iPad Nuki app
Hi I have the exact same situation, my Daughters Apple Watch LTE connects to GPS and LTE , I can track her on findmy app so its not a problem with apple home network settings, I have a HomePod and I have Nuki bridge plus opener , I dont understand why this cant work?
