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So, you're a proud owner of a new smart lock. And you've already tackled one tough challenge, installing it on your front door. Now what? It's time to tweak your lock's settings to serve you best. Not ...

If your smart lock is connected to a voice assistant, be sure to use a PIN to unlock it with voice commands. It's a stretch, but it is possible to create workarounds with IFTTT to avoid using the PIN.

It used to be that to get into your home, you needed a key. If you lost that key, you either had to call a locksmith (or maybe your landlord) or break into your own home. If you happened to be 10-year ...

Maintaining a truly smart home takes more than simply connecting to a digital assistant and a voice-activated speaker. Smart locks—or smart deadbolts, more accurately—streamline your daily routine and ...

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 ...

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