Ring Announces Its First Smart Lock With a Dead-Battery Backup
Ring built its camera and doorbell business on Amazon's device network, so the lock extends that same network to the front door itself.
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Ring, the Amazon subsidiary known for cameras and doorbells, announced the Ring Smart Lock. It has a fingerprint reader, touchscreen keypad, and dial, and unlocks by fingerprint, key, the Ring app, or Alexa. Ring says turning the dial manually revives the lock when the battery dies. It comes in brass, silver, and black, uses Amazon Sidewalk, and goes on sale in the United States in early 2027.
Ring's pitch for the lock is aimed at the part of smart locks owners dislike most: what happens when the battery dies. Per Ring, turning the dial several times by hand brings the lock back, so no spare key, spare battery, or locksmith is needed.
The fingerprint reader, keypad, and dial sit alongside app control. From the Ring app owners can check door status and set who may unlock, and during which hours. Amazon Sidewalk handles remote locking, status updates, and PIN synchronization when the owner is away, through a network built between nearby Amazon devices. It works with Ring doorbells and cameras and takes voice commands through Amazon Echo and Alexa.
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