Kwikset Smart Locks Can Now Be Controlled Through Apple CarPlay

[MacRumors]

Lock maker Kwikset today added CarPlay integration to the Kwikset app, which means iPhone owners can lock or unlock Kwikset smart locks directly from the car's dashboard.

The feature works with Kwikset locks that are controlled with the Kwikset app, and it allows locks to be accessed without the need to open the app on an iPhone. When arriving home or leaving, vehicle owners can use CarPlay to unlock or lock their home's doors.

When an iPhone is connected to CarPlay, the Kwikset app is shown alongside other third-party apps, so users can choose their home and lock or unlock their home door with a tap.

Kwikset new CarPlay functionality is designed for Kwikset locks that include the Halo Touch, Halo Keypad, Halo Touchscreen, Halo Select, and Halo Select Plus. The feature does not work with Kwikset Halo locks that are set to Matter mode. Kwikset is also adding the same integration for Android Auto.

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[diblasio]

This will likely be great news to several people!

 

[usersince86]

I'm sure it's more secure than I think, but I'm not a fan of locks / doors that can be operated / opened remotely...

 

[MegaBlue]

I can do this too. It's called HomeKit.

 

[trip1ex]

more a fan of using your vehicle to push open doors

 

[SkippyThorson]

Lock maker Kwikset today added CarPlay integration to the Kwikset app, which means iPhone owners can lock or unlock Kwikset smart locks directly from the car's dashboard.
[…]
The feature does not work with Kwikset Halo locks that are set to Matter mode.

Works with CarPlay.
Doesn’t work with Matter.
🤔

 

[the_color_orange]

They should fix the bluetooth connection first. Drops every 2 minutes.

 

[kevcube]

Works with CarPlay.
Doesn’t work with Matter.
🤔

you can already use the home app to control certain stuff from CarPlay, maybe locks.

 

[CrysisDeu]

Why a separate app? This should be automatic. When I approach my home, certain automation happens

 

[svish]

Good to know. Added convenience is nice to have. Maybe more smart locks will have this functionality in the future.

 

[Minato1990]

I can do this too. It's called HomeKit.

This I got a the widget on my carplay
I rarely use it lol

 

[Marzzz]

We are in the process of replacing the 30+ year old front doors of our house. I didn’t even get the chance to bring it up, but my wife was adamantly against any lock with an app or a keypad. So I guess I will continue to carry a house key. 😵

 

[Corefile]

"We're the boys to trust!"

 

[segfaultdotorg]

They should call it the iLock.

 

[BGPL]

I'm sure it's more secure than I think, but I'm not a fan of locks / doors that can be operated / opened remotely...

I pick locks as a hobby, and after I got decent at it, which only took a few weeks, I realized that door locks are a complete joke. Now that I'm 20+ years down the road, getting past a door that doesn't have a double sided key or other advanced tumbler system takes less than a minute. With a pick gun, a few seconds in most cases. Electronic locks with no key are the way to go. In reality, anyone can kick in a door or break a window so door locks really just buy you some time and force an intruder to make noise.

 

[1037]

defeat devices will be available by summer on Amazon.

 

[Ja50n]

Still waiting on Carplay integration for MyQ, maybe this will get them to pick up the pace...

 

[dugbug]

Still waiting on Carplay integration for MyQ, maybe this will get them to pick up the pace...

Myq has that but charges the car manufacturer for it. for it. So only Mitsubishi has it. I’ve complained to my for years

 

[theluggage]

I pick locks as a hobby, and after I got decent at it, which only took a few weeks

...but once a crack for a popular brand of electronic lock goes online, any punk can "get decent at it" in the time it takes to download an app, without that pesky couple of weeks of practice.

I feel that the best bet is whatever mechanical lock takes Youtube's Mr LockPickingLawyer > 10 seconds to open.

 

[HQuest]

Works with my Yale, just by adding the Home App widget in 26.4. No extra app required.

 

[HQuest]

I feel that the best bet is whatever mechanical lock takes Youtube's Mr LockPickingLawyer > 10 seconds to open.

Plot twist: BGPL is the MacRumors alterego of LPL 🤣

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

more a fan of using your vehicle to push open doors

And then you check your crash log.

 

[gsmornot]

...but once a crack for a popular brand of electronic lock goes online, any punk can "get decent at it" in the time it takes to download an app, without that pesky couple of weeks of practice.

I feel that the best bet is whatever mechanical lock takes Youtube's Mr LockPickingLawyer > 10 seconds to open.

I was thinking the same thing. Ha. If the app is not working a quick rake will open a Kwikset.

 

[imola.zhp]

With a dummy switch our Kwikset lock automatically unlocks when we arrive. Same for the garage door opening.

 

[Marzzz]

I pick locks as a hobby, and after I got decent at it, which only took a few weeks, I realized that door locks are a complete joke. Now that I'm 20+ years down the road, getting past a door that doesn't have a double sided key or other advanced tumbler system takes less than a minute. With a pick gun, a few seconds in most cases. Electronic locks with no key are the way to go. In reality, anyone can kick in a door or break a window so door locks really just buy you some time and force an intruder to make noise.

Years ago in grad school a friend taught me how to pick a lock, and I was absolutely surprised at how easy it was. More recently there have been break-ins in my neighborhood (courtesy of S American “tourists”) and they simply smash and grab. If someone wants in, nothing will stop them. The main thing is to not have significant amounts of cash and jewelry lying around; they know where to look for it.