AirTag compatible smart lock - get an ROTHULT from IKEA for $20

[Janosch1]

So - the IKEA ROTHULT smart lock could be opened & locked with the two included NFC cards and one additional (yes only one) other compatible NFC device.

what to do?
Just bring the white side of your AirTag close to the open ROTHULT smart lock and it will lock -
Unlocking - just use the same AirTag and.. MAGIC.... it will unlock .

(The included NFC cards will always be able to open & lock the ROTHULT - as before)

 

[haruhiko]

Wow
Let me test my Samsung lock

 

[haruhiko]

Sigh. They don’t work with Samsung locks unfortunately. The NFC mode only works with Android phones but not AirTag.

 

[matrix07]

and one additional (yes only one) other compatible NFC device.

That should be my Apple Watch.

 

[lordhamster]

So - the IKEA ROTHULT smart lock could be opened & locked with the two included NFC cards and one additional (yes only one) other compatible NFC device.

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what to do?
Just bring the white side of your AirTag close to the open ROTHULT smart lock and it will lock -
Unlocking - just use the same AirTag and.. MAGIC.... it will unlock .

(The included NFC cards will always be able to open & lock the ROTHULT - as before)

Interesting!! I know the bluetooth ID on these changes every 15 min or so. Does the NFC ID ever change? If so, this may not work for long.

 

[EximiusVir]

Wanted to follow up on this and hopefully get some of the original posters (likely more knowledgeable than myself) to comment.

I just purchased the ROTHULT smart lock for my cabinet and stumbled across this article after the fact. I saw the video with the AirTag, but unfortunately I get the quick three beeps, but the lock does not lock or unlock.

I realize this post is over a year old, so wondering if something may have changed. I did come across an article from NFC Tag Shop that touched on using other third party NFC tags, but was really hoping to use the same AirTag that’s currently attached to my keys.

Is there anything obvious I’m missing / not considering?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Whigu]

Wanted to follow up on this and hopefully get some of the original posters (likely more knowledgeable than myself) to comment.

I just purchased the ROTHULT smart lock for my cabinet and stumbled across this article after the fact. I saw the video with the AirTag, but unfortunately I get the quick three beeps, but the lock does not lock or unlock.

I realize this post is over a year old, so wondering if something may have changed. I did come across an article from NFC Tag Shop that touched on using other third party NFC tags, but was really hoping to use the same AirTag that’s currently attached to my keys.

Is there anything obvious I’m missing / not considering?

Thanks in advance!

Is it possible to teach NFC tags for that lock? If so then it's possible that OP has just teach his airtag NFC to it and that's why it worked.