The former arrives later this year, while the latter will arrive shortly after the Matter standard launches sometime this fall. The Assure Lock 2 will be available with Yale’s first-ever WiFi smart module, allowing the lock to connect to your WiFi network without the need for the plug-in Yale Connect WiFi Bridge, $79. And two more smart modules, for Z-Wave and Matter, are in the works.
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The modules, which look like chunky memory cards, plug into the interior side of the lock above its battery compartment and add additional connectivity methods, such as Bluetooth or the specialized ZigBee wireless network used by many smart home hubs. That’s an improvement over first-generation Yale Assure models, which require you to purchase a Yale Smart Module to connect to your smartphone or a smart home system. Every Assure Lock 2 now features Bluetooth and Apple Home (formerly HomeKit) functionality built in.
That’s a problem with a lock whose primary advantage is its many connectivity options. But my initial experience with it left me questioning how reliably it connects to the phone or smart speaker you use to control it. The second-generation lock is sleeker, smaller, and “smarter” than its predecessor. Yale announced the successor to its highly rated Assure Lock SL today, unsurprisingly named the Yale Assure Lock 2.
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