Milwaukee® ONE-KEY‪™‬ 4+

Don’t know what I would have done

Don’t know what I would have done if I didn’t have these One Keys from Milwaukee. I have one on every large tool I’ve purchased for my business. As well as every tool box. Unfortunately where I live your things are not safe even if they are locked away in your van and your parked in a public place midday. I was unlucky enough to find this out and apparently I’m not the only one, but that’s another story. What I was lucky enough with was having these One Keys on EVERYTHING. The criminals took my tool boxes and tools to a storage they had purchased and began attempting to break the locks when the police arrived and arrested them. Along with my tools they found about $30,000 worth of other tools that they just never sold or were never able to sell, I don’t know. I bought about a bakers dozen of these for around $200 and in turn they saved me thousands.
Aside from that, I love being able to track the location during work hours, also I love being able to know what is and isn't available, this used to be kind of a headache. So THANK YOU MILWAUKEE!

Developer Response ,

Ryan, we are thrilled to hear that One-Key is a worthwhile investment for you! The fact that you were able to drive a full recovery of your assets through the One-Key system makes our day. Please email onekeyfeedback@milwaukeetool.com to discuss your story and share more with our team!

Good start

This is a good start for what I believe could be a much more powerful tool. One key can track tool and equipment locations and even lock ONE-KEY™ enabled devices (only 3 devices so far). The app needs more design enhancement. The current version has connect up at the top right (after you select which tool) and then touching the tool again edits it’s information. These options should be reversed. Touching the tool again will connect and show all relevant information while the top right small font should give you the option to edit the tools information since that will be the least often performed function. Also, ONE-KEY™ currently doesn’t interact with the Milwaukee m18 batteries. I should be able to track the location and disable the output of these batteries since they cost as much as the tools do. Finally, I have to connect manually to lock and unlock my tool each time. Since the app already knows usage information about the tool and pings it for location every so often, I should be able to set an option to automatically lock the tool after X minutes of inactivity. Alas, I have to reconnect and lock the tool every time. Finally, I really want the ONE-KEY™ tools when locked, to prevent the batteries from being removed from the tools. The batteries and the battery charger are no different than the tools that have no smart features.

The greatness of one key

I have bought and used Milwaukee tools for the past 8 years. My first hammer drill and impact driver are still running today after thousands of installs and much abuse. I have never had an issue outside of their battery powered copper tubing cutter which seem to last about two year before failing; however it is still an exception tool that saves my hand from carpal tunnel! When you buy a Milwaukee tool you know you’re getting exceptional quality, innovation, and reliability! The One Key system is simply amazing and a huge step into the future of hand tools. Instead of simply having a few preset modes, you can customize your tool exactly to meet your specific needs. It’s also very handy in understanding just how much you utilize a specific tool in your arsenal. I would highly recommend buying tools equipped with the One Key system and using this app. Great job Milwaukee!!!