Yale announced the successor to its highly rated Assure Lock SL today, unsurprisingly named the Yale Assure Lock 2. The second-generation lock is sleeker, smaller, and “smarter” than its predecessor.

Smart locks have been decent for a while, but this year they seem to have gotten much better. From looks to functionality, there's almost no reason not to consider adding one to your home's door now.

Smart locks are one of the more popular types of HomeKit accessories, and Yale's Assure Lock SL deadbolt announced last October is one of the more interesting options on the market today. It's ...

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The latest Yale Assure Lock 2 is going to be one of the first smart locks to take the matter of smart-home device unification seriously with... well, Matter. Yale's been making various types of locks ...

Yale, the lock company that recently purchased August, recently joined forces with Nest on a new smart lock, and we now know more about the product and when it will arrive. The Nest x Yale lock gives ...

The Yale Assure Lock 2 series has integrated Bluetooth and Apple Home support, but the real magic comes from its swappable networking modules. There’s one for Z-Wave, one for Wi-Fi, and one for Matter ...

Extra hardware to set up and a slightly buggy calibration experience left us less than impressed with this retrofit lock. If your smart lock upgrade must be a retrofit that leaves your exterior ...

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Digital locks are some of the most practical smart-home upgrades out there, but a very legitimate concern is whether they just introduce digital vulnerability to the problem of home security. This ...