IPHONE users can forgo traditional keys and still protect their entire house just with their phones, thanks to a new Apple home lock launching in stores this month.
With the Level Lock+, which Apple has described as the “smallest, most capable smart lock ever,” iPhone or Apple Watch users can lock their front door right from their smart devices.
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Manufactured by Level Home, the lock is the first one sold in Apple stores and can be purchased in gray or black for $329.95.
After installing the lock into their home doors, users can lock and unlock their homes simply by tapping their iPhone or Apple Watch.
It comes with additional features, such as using Siri to lock or unlock the door and sharing home access with friends and family via the Home app.
After receiving a key, people with access to the home can add their keys directly to their Apple wallet.
For those who are wishing to forgo keys altogether, the home lock also allows users to unlock the door automatically on approach with auto-unlock, or lock it as they leave with auto-lock.
However, if you still want that familiar feeling of keys in your pocket, users can use the programmable key cards or regular keys.
In order to access the lock’s features, Apple users must have an operating system of iOS 11.4 or newer. Some features also require internet access.
The highly anticipated lock comes after it was first announced by the tech giant in 2021 and smart-home items have become increasingly in demand.
“There’s a question that’s been posed right now in this category,” Level CEO John Martin recently told CNBC.
“The question is, is a smart lock a consumer electronics device? Or is it a traditional lock that’s now smart?”
Martin also told UPI that the new lock caters to every day habits that are “more digitally intertwined than ever.”
“Consumer behavior has evolved to rely on technological enhancements to make secure access more convenient,” the CEO said.
“This is something iPhone or Apple Watch users can utilize, and we’re seeing that people are ready to integrate smart locks into their daily routines.”
