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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 ...

Smart locks are one of the most convenient smart home upgrades you can buy. But if you don't own your home, you probably can't change the outward-facing locking mechanism. Yale's new Approach lock ...

Yale, which features on our top recommendations for smart locks, has long had a close relationship with Google Nest, which is seen in products like the aptly-named Nest x Yale Lock. Now, the home ...