“But what if my phone dies”, I hear you cry. Most smart locks have up to five entry ways, including fingerprint, palm or facial recognition, passcodes, voice commands, NFC cards and even back-up keys, so you’re not short of ways to enter your home.

I’ve waited a decade to get a smart lock. Upon moving into a new apartment, the first thing I did was install the new Level Lock Pro. After a month of testing, it has been very much worth the wait.

This Aqara smart lock knows when you've arrived at your door and unlocks itself using UWB technology. This is the future of smart locks.

Chamberlain is expanding its closed smart home ecosystem with a new lock that doubles as a 2K HDR video doorbell. Announced at CES 2026, the myQ Secure View 3-in-1 Smart Lock costs $279.99 and uses face detection to automatically lock or unlock your door depending on who’s approaching.

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 home from work to let in houseguests, then you’ll ...

If you've been doing your research on locks you are probably wondering what is the better choice between chain locks and U locks. It's an obvious question but it's not a simple binary yes or no. There are reasons you might choose one over the other.

Designed by Hartmut Esslinger, Apple’s former chief designer, the V7 Max offers three options for biometric unlocking: finger vein, palm vein, and 3D facial recognition. As a result, it looks nothing like the usual smart locks with their square style and number pads. Instead, it resembles a gracefully curved door handle..