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Smart home startup August today announced an update to its existing Alexa skill. If you have a first- or second-gen August Smart Lock you should now be able to ask Alexa to unlock the door for the ...

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August Home Inc, the leading provider of smart locks and smart home access products and services that make life more simple and secure, today added the ability to ...

One of the more popular smart lock options on the market is getting a bit more versatile today. Schlage has announced that it is bringing expanded Alexa support to its Sense and Connect smart locks.

Aliro aims to make your phone a universal key, bringing cross-platform tap-to-unlock and hands-free entry to compatible smart ...

Last September, Marcus, a 31-year-old resident of Springfield, Missouri, discovered a flaw with Apple's HomeKit, the iPhone maker's program for hooking up smart home gadgets in iOS. Marcus had ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant has a new ...

Amazon's Alexa digital assistant has a new smart-home capability: It can now unlock smart locks with a voice command. Amazon's assistant already had the capability to lock many smart locks. But ...

Voice command can be used to unlock homes after Yale announced extended support for Amazon Alexa. Residents using a Yale Assure Lock can enter the property after giving an “unlock” command. For added ...