# Support for other brand NFC cards/keyfobs?

**URL:** <https://community.ultraloq.com/t/support-for-other-brand-nfc-cards-keyfobs/10575>\
**Category:** ULTRALOQ Smart Lock\
**Created:** [February 24, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.ultraloq.com/t/support-for-other-brand-nfc-cards-keyfobs/10575 "2025-02-24T16:18:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Steve5](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.ultraloq.com/steve5/32/1706_2.png) [@Steve5](https://community.ultraloq.com/u/Steve5)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.ultraloq.com/t/support-for-other-brand-nfc-cards-keyfobs/10575/1 "2025-02-24T16:18:28Z")

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Do Ultraloq NFC locks support non Ultraloq NFC cards/keyfobs? Can I buy other brand keyfobs and use them with Ultraloq NFC locks?

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**Author:** ![Savy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.ultraloq.com/savy/32/1914_2.png) [@Savy](https://community.ultraloq.com/u/Savy)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://community.ultraloq.com/t/support-for-other-brand-nfc-cards-keyfobs/10575/2 "2025-02-27T08:48:53Z")

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@Steve5 Hi Steve, we have contacted you in [ticket #476644](https://xthingsservice.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/476644), please kindly check your e-mail. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![e-d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@e-d](https://community.ultraloq.com/u/e-d)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.ultraloq.com/t/support-for-other-brand-nfc-cards-keyfobs/10575/3 "2025-04-29T16:09:36Z")

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@Steve5, can you please share the response you got from support? I am (and I’m sure others as well) interested in this possibility.

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Liam](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.ultraloq.com/liam/32/1881_2.png) [@Liam](https://community.ultraloq.com/u/Liam)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.ultraloq.com/t/support-for-other-brand-nfc-cards-keyfobs/10575/4 "2026-03-12T16:35:19Z")

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I’m willing to bet that most 13.56 MHz NFC cards would work fine. The reader only reads the UID off the chip, so it’s not doing DESFire or anything fancy like that. In fact, the 4-byte UID that it uses is printed (in decimal) next to the card when you enroll it. Unfortunately I can’t get the reader to read any of my NFC implants, although enrolling them is possible - it appears that the lock uses a lower power when reading than when enrolling.