My top feature for a smart lock for any Apple smart home person is Apple Home Key support. The ability to tap your iPhone or Apple Watch against your front door and walk right inside is incredibly convenient. The problem is that most locks that support this feature are expensive, often costing $ 200 or more. That is where the LNDU HK01W comes in at a nice spot. It brings native Apple Home Key support to a door for right around $100.
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Apple Home Key and native Wi-Fi
As I said, the biggest selling point of the LNDU HK01W is having Apple Home Key support. You can simply tap your iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock it. It uses Wi-Fi for communication, which is great, but it can be more battery hungry than Thread over time, so that is something to keep in mind. While Apple Home Key is my preferred unlock method, you are not out of luck if you forget your phone. The lock provides several other ways to unlock your door.
It has a biometric fingerprint scanner that the LNDU claims unlocks the door in 0.3 seconds.
