Leaving a spare key under the doormat or on top of a doorframe is never a good idea. A dedicated lock box for your spare keys allows you to provide entry to others when you’re not around—like dog ...

The Sense Pro looked nice on the (admittedly shabby) back door where I tested it, particularly the exterior keypad. It has a ...

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 ...

Home Key makes Level Home’s latest ‘invisible’ smart lock even more compelling for Apple users. And once it’s updated with Thread, it’ll be a strong option for everyone else too. If you buy something ...

Smart lock startup Level has a new version of its lock available, and this one includes Apple Home Key out of the box. The new Level Lock+ is almost identical to its predecessor, the Level Lock Touch, ...

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The Schlage Sense Bluetooth Deadbolt, using a Wi-Fi adapter, can talk to Alexa or Google Assistant. Smart locks, strangely enough, are one of the best entry points into home automation. They add ...

Many of the deadbolt locks tested by Consumer Reports lack the level of protection you might want or expect. In our labs, a few well-placed kicks or a couple of minutes under assault from a cordless ...

Charlotte Pfahl, 68, prefers using an old-school mechanical key to access her New York City apartment. So when her landlord modernized the building and installed a smart lock in 2018, she and several ...

Locks are designed to keep honest people out. (Dishonest people can always break a window.) But that doesn't mean that honest people can't enjoy picking them. I've been an amateur lock picker for four ...