Store Digital Copies Of Your Keys in the Cloud With The KeyMe App

Just like you store your photos, your music, and even your documents in the cloud, a new app makes it possible to store a digital copy of your keys in the cloud as well. This app, which is known as KeyMe, has been dubbed a digital keychain. It allows you to scan a copy of your keys using your iPhone, iPad, or even your iPod Touch to store it in the event that the key becomes lost.

The way it works is simple. Just download the app and then go to "Scan a New Key." From there, you'll simply take a photo of the front and the back of your key and upload it to the app's server for analysis. The app will scan the key and then store the key's info for you. After it has been analyzed, it shows up on your digital key ring. The app is free.

After your key has been successfully uploaded using the KeyMe app, you can then order copies of the key using the app. You can also take the image to a local locksmith who can cut the key for you while you wait. The price for cutting most keys using the app or with your locksmith is about the same, so it's really just a matter of preference as to which you use.

Using a Houston company like SK Locksmith, you get the key right away. With the app, you have to wait. When most people lose their keys, they need them replaced quickly, so a locksmith is typically your best bet.

The app makes it possible, however, for your locksmith to make the key without having a copy of it there, which makes the app invaluable, just for that reason. KeyMe does charge $10 for displaying the instructions for your locksmith to use the app. Still, this is less than having to pay to have your locks rekeyed.

At the moment, the app is only available for iOS, and it does not work with all types of keys. In the future, the company plans to offer brick-and-mortar kiosks where you can pick up a key after ordering in the cloud. As of yet, there is only one kiosk in the country in operation, and that's in New York City.

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