Tyler Hayes is a product reviewer for Newsweek. He has contributed extensively to WIRED, The New York Times, Fast Company, and others since 2013. He is obsessed with both music and technology, ...

Often, when new technology is released, you don't realize what a change the tech can make in your life until you try it. For many people who have adopted modern deadbolts and doorknobs that operate ...

LAS VEGAS (Jan. 4, 2022) – Schlage, a leading provider of home security and access solutions for over a century, today virtually announced the Schlage Encode Plus™ Smart WiFi Deadbolt, at the 2022 ...

After my Schlage Encode Plus review, I concluded that it was the most full-featured smart lock that I’d tried thus far. With standard HomeKit support in tow, in addition to new NFC-powered Apple home ...

At CES 2022 this week, lock manufacturer Schlage announced it is launching the first lock in North America to support Apple’s Home Key. The Schlage Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt is an updated ...

On the eve of CES 2022, Schlage unveiled an updated version of the Encode smart lock that ties in Apple Home Keys. The Schlage Encode Plus Smart Wi-Fi Deadbolt will work with Apple's Home Key feature ...

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Schlage, a leading provider of home security and access solutions for over a century, today virtually announced the Schlage Encode Plus™ Smart WiFi Deadbolt, at ...

Schlage has a long history of making locks that fit people’s lifestyles and the company’s newest smart lock is no exception. Announced at CES 2022, the Schlage Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt is the ...

The Schlage Encode Plus WiFi BE499WB-CAM 619 is part of the Door Locks test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Smart Locks models like the Encode Plus WiFi BE499WB-CAM 619 are rated on ...

One of the Wallet features introduced in iOS 15 was support for home keys, which will let users add digital keys for compatible HomeKit door locks to the Wallet app on their iPhone and Apple Watch.

CES 2022 is just about officially over, but we still have a handful of emails and press releases we’re diligently going over. We usually start the week with all the big brand announcements because we ...

Schlage has announced the Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt. Pricing hasn’t been announced, but it will be available this spring. Here’s how it’s described: “The Schlage Encode Plus™ Smart WiFi Deadbolt ...