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Yale announced the successor to its highly rated Assure Lock SL today, unsurprisingly named the Yale Assure Lock 2. The second-generation lock is sleeker, smaller, and “smarter” than its predecessor.

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Yale locks have impressed us in the past, but the key-free Assure lock is a big ol' swing-and-miss. Ry Crist Former Senior Editor / Reviews - Labs Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a ...

Smart lock maker Yale was an early player in the smart lock market and remains a strong competitor, offering a wide selection of locks and door hardware. As its name states, the Yale Assure Lock 2 Key ...

Editor's Note: In August 2020, PCMag and Bitdefender released a report alleging that August and Yale Android apps when working with Connect modules were vulnerable to a hack during setup mode that ...

The $130 Yale Approach is the company’s first retrofit smart lock. It will start out with Wi-Fi, but a Matter-over-Thread upgrade is promised. The $130 Yale Approach is the company’s first retrofit ...

The first thing you’ll notice about the Yale Real Living Assure Lock is that it has no keyhole. There is no backup key, no physical keypad, and it looks like something that you’d mount on the outside ...

Easy to install. Looks great. Fairly quiet. Unlocks automatically when you arrive home (if you set it up). Keypad allows for entry codes and a one-touch lock. Keypad needs a flat surface to stick to ...