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Yale

Yale

Owner USA
Manufacture USA
Yale
Yale
Represented in Australia by ASSA ABLOY · Manufactured by Yale (USA) · 180+ year brand history
Apple HomeKit Google Home Facial Recognition
Flagship Products
Yale Unity Slim (deadbolt), Unity DDA (fire rated, DDA lever), Luna Pro+ (3D facial recognition)
Access Methods
PIN, RFID, Bluetooth, NFC, Facial recognition (Luna Pro+ models)
Smart Home
Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa -- strongest smart home integration of any Australian smart lock brand
Gateway
Yale Connect Plus Hub 2 -- up to 8 locks, cloud audit trail, remote access
Australian Warranty
3 years mechanical, 1 year electronic. Read warranty exclusions carefully -- coastal/salt air environments may be excluded.
Weaknesses
Coastal/salt air excluded from warranty on most models -- see coastal installation guidance. Requires hub for remote access. Not the choice for fire door applications on most products (Yale Unity DDA is the exception).
Best choice for Apple HomeKit households -- no other brand comes close for HomeKit integration in Australia. Also strong for facial recognition (Luna Pro+) and DDA/fire compliance (Yale Unity DDA). Not recommended for coastal properties without confirming warranty coverage.
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