Five new smart locks hit the Amazon Key platform Thursday. Three new Amazon Key Editions from Kwikset and two from Yale are now available as Amazon adds features like remote lock and unlock and guest ...

A smart lock offers the benefits of a conventional deadbolt without the need to carry a physical key. Instead, many smart locks have keypads for PINs and/or electronic keys, where the “key” lives in ...

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Looking to upgrade your home security in 2026? These are the best smart locks unveiled at CES, which you must consider before finalising.

If your smart lock is connected to a voice assistant, be sure to use a PIN to unlock it with voice commands. It's a stretch, but it is possible to create workarounds with IFTTT to avoid using the PIN.

The best smart locks make it easy to keep your home safe and secure. Along with giving you access to a digital keypad (negating the need to carry around a physical key), many of them let you check ...

Smart entry locks are the biggest improvement to home security since the lock-and-key system was invented more than a thousand years ago. In many cases, smart locks dispense with physical keys ...

If you’ve ever struggled to pull out your key from the bottom of your handbag while juggling groceries and kids, worried about how the pet sitter is going to get in while you’re on vacation or rushed ...

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Not very many deadbolt smart locks support Apple HomeKit or home key, the handy feature that lets you unlock the door with your iPhone or Apple Watch. But Aqara’s highly capable Smart Lock U100 does, ...