U-Tec’s new smart lock will allow your door to unlock automatically as you approach using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology. While U-Tec and others already offer auto-unlock features, these use a combination of BLE, Wi-Fi, and GPS, which can be unreliable and slow. The Ultraloq Bolt Mission UWB + NFC is the first smart lock to leverage UWB, which promises a simpler, faster, and more reliable experience.
In addition to UWB, the new lock works over Wi-Fi and Matter and can be unlocked with NFC. At launch, it will work with Android NFC-enabled phones, and U-Tec says support for Apple’s Home Key tap-to-open will come once it’s available through Matter.
If you don’t want to use any of these new-fangled methods of entry, the full deadbolt…