{"id":1046,"date":"2025-08-27T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/kwiksets-new-locks-point-to-a-smarter-more-open-future-for-your-front-door\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:00:00","slug":"kwiksets-new-locks-point-to-a-smarter-more-open-future-for-your-front-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/kwiksets-new-locks-point-to-a-smarter-more-open-future-for-your-front-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwikset\u2019s new locks point to a smarter, more open future for your front door"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A door with a smart lock and silver handleset is partially open into a living room.\" data-caption=\"Kwikset\u2019s latest smart lock, the Halo Select Plus, features NFC-powered tap-to-unlock functionality, allowing you to use your phone as your key.\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Halo-Select-Plus_KW_9801-WIFI-THRD-TSCR-15_V1_Light_Door_Wake_Unlocked.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=15.769378662109,0,84.230621337891,70.331872558594\" \/><figcaption>\n\tKwikset\u2019s latest smart lock, the Halo Select Plus, features NFC-powered tap-to-unlock functionality, allowing you to use your phone as your key.\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-none\">Kwikset is doubling down on open standards and new technologies as it expands its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23393163\/best-smart-door-lock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smart lock<\/a> offerings. In an exclusive interview with <em>The Verge<\/em>, the company revealed that it will launch its first NFC-powered tap-to-unlock smart lock, as well as a less expensive Matter-over-Thread deadbolt, and a smart garage door opener this fall. Kwikset also plans to adopt ultra-wideband (UWB) as part of the new Aliro standard, and it shared that its sister brand, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baldwinhardware.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baldwin<\/a>, is adding Matter to its locks through a partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/9\/12\/24241750\/level-home-assa-abloy-purchase-smart-lock-aliro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Level<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Halo-Select-Plus_KW_9801-WIFI-THRD-TSCR-514_C1_Wake_NFC.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"&lt;em&gt;The Halo Select Plus is a Matter-over-Thread smart lock that supports NFC tap-to-unlock technology.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Launching later this year, the Halo Select Plus is an NFC-enabled version of Kwikset&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/smart-home-review\/679903\/kwikset-halo-select-smart-lock-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halo Select<\/a> smart lock, Jeff S \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/smart-home\/766403\/kwisket-halo-select-plus-nfc-home-key-matter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kwikset\u2019s latest smart lock, the Halo Select Plus, features NFC-powered tap-to-unlock functionality, allowing you to use your phone as your 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