When the Coronavirus pandemic first hit, we all thought we’d get a nice two to three weeks working from home which quickly turned into a few months then several months, and now maybe years. It made us think, is this the new normal?

We take pride in our Nexkey app doing more than what your typical mobile access control app can do, which is just unlocking the door.

We decided to take the extra features our customers love to use in the app and put them together in one place where we will continue to add more of the next great features of Nexkey.

Introducing our new More screen.

Nexkey, a leading innovator in the cloud and mobile-based access control industry, trusted by over 20,000 users, today announced the launch of Nexkey Solo, the world’s first wireless, battery-powered door strike.

Nexkey Solo is an all-in-one device that installs in minutes, right into the doorframe, and connects to Nexkey’s cloud service through a user's mobile device. Invisible to the end user, unlocking the door and managing access is done solely through the user’s smartphone or Apple Watch, making Nexkey Solo a completely touchless solution.

Nexkey introduces Nexkey Portal and Apple Watch App

It’s been 3 months since I’ve joined Nexkey as the VP of Products, and it’s been quite the whirlwind as I get up to speed with smart locks and access control at Nexkey. That journey took an unexpected turn over the last couple of weeks with COVID-19, and it’s ripple effects.

Every morning, employees would bang on the door, begging to be let in by a manager. Museum of Ice Cream realized they use an app for every aspect of their business, why not for their doors too?

While searching through different access control systems, they needed a platform that allowed them flexibility over keys, won’t break the bank, and is at the forefront of innovation. Museum of Ice Cream found Nexkey, and immediately said it became a “no-brainer”.

Security is a top priority for every type of business, mom-and-pop to large corporations. Yet most of the time, businesses will still resort to keys and leave themselves vulnerable, but why? Traditional access control is just simply too expensive and becomes unattainable to most of us. Costs are just not coming down.

Why are the costs of traditional access control so high and what are the main drivers driving these costs up? Most importantly, how do you get around them?

You asked, we delivered! We are excited to announce an important update to the Nexkey app - Business Hours. This update allows you to have full control over access to your business anywhere you happen to be.

Your coworking space is not the Field of Dreams - if you build it, they may not come. You are not just selling desk space or a private room. Building your brand and community around a niche can be what makes you stand out from the crowd and intrigue the right people to join.

Phone, wallet, keys...check. Every morning we make sure we start our day not forgetting one. Apple and Google are driven to eliminate the wallet with their payment platforms using the smartphone, and seem to be successful as adoption rises and wallets get smaller. While smart locks have attempted to eliminate keys with the smartphone, our keychains have stayed the same which is why Nexkey created the Core. The Nexkey Core can replace every one of our keys.

Joining a new community is nerve-racking. Just think of the first day of high school - you don’t have any friends yet, not sure where you fit in, and you wander around trying to figure out where everything is. Your first day or week at a shared workspace is not so far off, just swap out that research report for a pitch deck.

You asked, we listened. Our platform now has the ability to choose between 49 country codes so users with international phone numbers can enjoy Nexkey.