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In a world where we can pay for our groceries by tapping our phone or smartwatch at a kiosk at the store, or unlocking and starting your car without ever taking the key out of your pocket, still opening your front door with a physical key seems archaic. The best smart locks bring your once dumb deadbolt into the 21st century with great features to manage your deadbolt via apps, keypads, and even biometric unlocking capabilities. No keys, no problem. Smart locks are especially helpful when managing rental properties. No need to meet any new tenants. You can manage your guests' access remotely with a smart lock. And if your smart lock is compatible with Amazon Echo devices, or Google Assistant speakers, you can simply ask Google or Alexa to open or lock your doors for you.
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If you’re still using a physical key to unlock the front door of your home, it’s time to consider how a smart lock can improve your life. If your vehicle uses an RFID fob—unlocking its doors when you stand nearby—then you’re already familiar with how convenient it is to ditch the old-school key. The Aqara Smart Lock U100 is a hyper-secure user-friendly option that will level up the safety of your home and make your comings and goings a breeze.
What is Google Smart Lock and how does it work?
Google Smart Lock offers features that allow you to unlock a device or log into accounts with a few taps. Read this article to learn more!
Smart Lock is one of the ways that you can make your Android smartphone easier to use, and it's been around for a long, long time. It allows you to unlock your phone or Chromebook without a pin, pattern, or password based on certain criteria that you define. There are three different Smart Lock products that Google has: Smart Lock for Android, Smart Lock for Passwords, and Smart Lock for Chromebook. So basically, Google Smart Lock consists of features that allow you to quickly unlock and begin using a device or log into accounts with just a few taps, avoiding the need to remember a passcode.
Schlage announces smart lock with Apple Home Key support
Schlage has announced a new smart lock that works with Apple Home Key. This allows you to control it by tapping your iPhone or Apple Watch.
Schlage has announced a new smart lock that comes with Apple Home Key support. The Cupertino giant first introduced the feature in iOS 15 -- which allows users to store digital house keys in their Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch. When you want to control your lock, you only have to tap your device on it. The technology uses NFC and is similar to Apple's Car Key feature. It's also worth mentioning that Home Key works for an additional five hours or so after your device's battery dies -- thanks to Power Reserve mode.
How to Enable a Location-based Smart Lock Feature on Huawei/Honor Devices Running EMUI
A tutorial on how to replicate the location based features of Google's Smart Lock on Huawei or Honor devices running EMUI.
If you've never owned a Huawei or Honor device, then you're probably looking at the title and going "huh?" After all, Smart Lock is a feature introduced back in Android 5.0 Lollipop to make it easier to quickly access your device under certain conditions such as location, when connected to certain devices, while in your pocket, or when recognizing your voice.