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Schlage Sense Pro Smart Deadbolt to Go on Sale June 29

Its Ultra Wideband hands‑free unlocking with Apple Home Key signals a step toward mainstream cross‑vendor smart‑lock access.

Overview

  • The Sense Pro, which goes on sale June 29, will retail for $399 in the U.S. and $549 in Canada and will be sold through Schlage.com, Amazon, The Home Depot, Lowe’s and select retailers.
  • Schlage’s Converge system uses Ultra Wideband to read speed, trajectory and motion and then unlocks automatically via a Home Key in a compatible iPhone or Apple Watch so the door opens as you reach it.
  • Hands‑free unlocking requires specific hardware and software, including an iPhone 11 or later on iOS 18.5+ or an Apple Watch Series 6 or later on watchOS 11.5+, with several SE and ‘e’ iPhone models excluded because they lack UWB.
  • The lock supports Matter over Thread for low‑latency Apple Home integration, has built‑in Wi‑Fi for remote control, stores up to 250 access codes, offers about six months of battery life, and includes a USB‑C port for emergency power.
  • Schlage plans Aliro certification and Samsung/Google Wallet support later this year to bring UWB hands‑free or NFC tap unlocking to Android phones, a move that follows earlier entrants like the Aqara U400 and could help make precise presence unlocking more common.