6 best intelligent locks (2025) for front doors, cursor doors and more

MyQ compatibility with other ecosystems focuses more on vehicles and safety devices than the classic intelligent home assistants, which makes sense since you usually control it from outside the house. It works with Amazon Key and Walmart+ Innome to obtain deliveries in your garage, with a ring, as well as several cars and IFTTTs.

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Ultraloq Bolt digital imprint for $ 160: Now I have tested three different Ultraloq smart blocks for a year and a half, and while I think the company offers excellent hardware for money, there are only too many software oddities that put a step under our best choices. I started with the fingerprint of the bolt, which has so far been the most reliable of all the Ultraloq Smart locks. If you have a standard door with a well for the dead bolt, it will be quick to install (Ultraloq has a thick doors kit). Initially I had several problems that I connected the blockage to my Wi-Fi, but after more attempts and some chosen words, it has connected. Since then I have not had connectivity problems. The app is not the most beautiful, but it is functional. You can add multiple user profiles, unlock remotely, get notifications when the doors are unlocked, share the codes and record the fingerprints. There is also an automatic blocking function for when you walk to the door, but I found it a little inconsistent and left it off. The fingerprint sensor is the culminating point after all. You have to get used to positioning your finger on the sensor in a specific way, and after having done it a few times, now I have taken it so that it almost always unlocks the first attempt. It comes with a sensor of the door, so when the door closes, it will automatically block (you can disable this if you want). The next block I tested was the Ultraloq Bolt digital imprint with Wi-Fi and Homekit. This has done a better job in connection to the Wi-Fi network of my house through the U-Home app and was also fast to add to my Google house. Unfortunately, after several months of impeccable performance, one day he decided to start refusing my fingerprint. The problem? When I put my fingerprint on the scanner, it denied it and therefore I blocked all the other unlocking methods except the app (or the physical key included). This was so annoying that I blocked myself to use a numerical code with the keyboard. Finally, I recently passed to Bullet the fingerprint with the subjectAnd let’s just say that I am still diagnosing problems with the company. The block decides to stop working after a few hours, forcing me to remove one of the batteries and put it back to “reactivate it”. I could just have a defective unit, so we’ll see. –Julian Chokkattu

Yale assures lock 2 touch for $ 280: I tested this block for a few weeks in tandem with the security system of ADT and Google Home. Unlike the other locks in this guide, I have not installed it: an ADT technology and the installation can be included in an ADT safety package like the one I tested. For the block itself, it worked well. It is a complete lightning replacement and has received a single key and has both a keyboard reader and for the registration options. The fingerprint reader is quick and efficient and my husband says that the keyboard has been easy to use (the keyboard is activated by touching the Yale button, but if the finger is recorded on the app, this is also the Reader fingerprint button). Instead of using the Yale app, mainly check this app with the ADT+app, but there are versions of this block that do not use or require the AdT service. I would like to be able to block it every 10 minutes, instead of three, but this is the longest option that the Adt+ app gives me to set it. I can also partially control it in the Google Home App, but only to block and unlock it, so as not to immerse yourself in detailed settings such as Passcode and automatic lock times.

Yale ensures the block of the touchscreen lever for $ 230: I tested this handle of the lever door without Deadbolt with the elegant -looking keyboard for a month on the door of my house from inside my garage. Unlike Yale’s approach (8/10, Wired advises), you will not happen to come, but you awaken with a light touch to the keyboard. It is easy to block and unlock and view the register of activities on the Yale Access app or you can use a PIN code to unlock. You can also create different codes for different people to know exactly who is going and when. It works with Google Home, Apple Home and Alexa and also has two physical keys for the backup in case of battery failure. The setting was not exactly a children’s game, which requires the installation of the app for the range and therefore the Yale app to be configured, and the online reviews are rather voluminous in their complaints both the battery life and the handle is attached over time. None of these problems arose during our initial trial period; However, we will update this review with further observations over time. —Kat Merck

Avoid these smart locks

We didn’t love any intelligent lock we tried. These are those to jump.

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Photography: Julian Chokkattu

Defiant Smart Deadbolt powered by HubSpace for $ 100: Poor construction quality is a huge turn on this intelligent defiant lock. The buttons are soft, they are very noisy and what is the point of Wi-Fi connectivity if you never connect to Wi-Fi? Finally I coupled it with the Hubspace app, but the blockage never stayed in contact with my Wi-Fi, so I had no benefit. –Julian Chokkattu

Eufy Familock S3 Max for $ 400: This block is beautiful because it includes a camera, which allows the device to double as a digital peephole (convenient for younger family members!) And has a super interesting biometric option that uses the veins in the palm for authentication. Unfortunately, once installed, the lock did not work on my door, even if it was the correct size and positioning.