The new Aqara U100 is the first Matter-compatible, Apple HomeKey lock. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
You wait for ages for a Matter-compatible smart lock, and then three come along at once. Aqara’s $189.99 Smart Lock U100, which was announced at CES, is available starting today. It’s compatible with Apple Home Key through HomeKit and has beta support for Matter through an Aqara hub. SwitchBot is updating its SwitchBot 2 Hub this week to add Matter support to its smart lock, and just last month, Yale added a Matter module to its $229.99 Assure SL smart lock.
Plus, Apple announced on Monday that Home Key is coming to Matter locks on its platform with iOS 17, meaning they won’t need HomeKit certification to use the feature.
Matter is a new smart home standard designed to make it easier to buy smart devices and have them work with…
