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The Yale Approach Lock has the potential to be a great retrofit smart lock, but some performance issues limit its ability to provide true peace of mind.

The Philips 4000 Series Smart Deadbolt is a sleek Bluetooth smart lock that provides several ways to lock and unlock your door, but you'll need to purchase a separate Wi-Fi bridge for remote access and voice control.

The Proscenic L60 is a Bluetooth-enabled smart lock that is reasonably priced, easy to install, and gives you multiple ways to lock and unlock your door.

Yale's Approach Lock leaves your original outdoor keyway in place and offers an optional keypad.

The Aqara U100 is a sleek smart lock designed for Apple HomeKit that offers many different options to secure your door.

According to security researchers, the flaw can let a hacker unlock door systems from Dormakaba's Saflok brand, which is used across numerous hotel properties.

The Defiant Hubspace Biometric Fingerprint Electronic Touchpad Deadbolt is a stylish smart lock that lets you unlock your door with your fingerprint and several other methods, but its third-party device support could be better.

The Philips 1000 Series Electronic Deadbolt offers multiple ways to lock and unlock your door, but its mobile app and smart feature set leave much to be desired.

The Igloohome Padlock 2 and Bridge smart lock combo is secure and easy to use with support for app, keypad, and voice control.

The Proscenic L40 smart lock supports multiple unlock methods, but it’s not easy to install and requires a separate $30 Wi-Fi hub to enable voice controls and full remote access.

Part video doorbell and part smart lock, the pricey Lockly Vision Elite offers several convenient ways to help you secure your front door and also record who approaches it.

The affordable Defiant Smart Wi-Fi Deadbolt is easy to install and supports multiple unlock methods, but don't expect it to interact with many of the other smart devices in your home.

The versatile Eufy Video Smart Lock is pricey, but it offers multiple ways to lock and unlock your door and doubles as a 2K video doorbell.

The Yale Assure Lock 2 is a style-minded smart lock that makes it easy to go keyless and manage access to your front door while offering interoperability with many popular third-party smart home platforms.

The Bluetooth-enabled SwitchBot Lock seamlessly adds smart capabilities to your existing lock hardware, but you have to buy a separate hub to access all of its features.

The Assure Lock 2 smart locks are 30% smaller than previous versions and can integrate with just about every other smart home device you may own.

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