Google says home keys in Wallet work with compatible Aliro locks in the Google Home app. Tap to unlock needs Android 9 or later. Wear OS watches are not supported at launch.
Google says it is adding home keys to Google Wallet for compatible smart locks set up in the Google Home app. The keys use Aliro, an open access standard from the Connectivity Standards Alliance that Google says it helped develop.
A home key needs a lock, a hub, and an Android phone. Google says the lock must be support Aliro. The home also needs a Matter-enabled Google hub with a Thread border router, such as a Nest Hub second generation, Nest Hub Nest Wifi Pro, or Google TV Streamer. The phone must have NFC and run Android 9 or later, with the latest Home and Wallet apps. At launch, Google names the Aqara the Schlage Sense Pro, and the Nuki Keypad 2 NFC. It says more locks are coming. The Schlage supports NFC now, with ultra-wideband to follow.
Tap to unlock is on by default. Hands-free unlock is not. Google says a person can tap the phone to the lock without waking the screen, if the phone was unlocked within the last few hours. A setting can require the screen lock or a biometric check every time. Hands-free unlock on approach is off until it is turned on, and it needs an Aliro ultra-wideband phone and lock. Google says that includes the Pixel 10 Pro series and above, including XL models, and some Samsung Galaxy phones with ultra-wideband. Google says Wear OS watches are not supported at launch.
One key covers the locks in one home. Google says a single home key works with every compatible lock in that home, and a person can add one key per home. Household members added in the Home app can save their own keys. Guests who are not members of the home get passcodes in the Home app, not Wallet keys. A key can be removed in Wallet, and Google says it is also deactivated if the lock is removed or the person leaves the home.
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