August Smart Lock app update turns Apple Watch into a door key

Owners of an Apple Watch just got another tool to make life easier: a digital door key on their wrists

The functionality comes via the August Smart Lock thanks to an update of the company's iPhone app that allows you to swipe and tap your Apple Watch to open an August Smart Lock-equipped door

Although the Apple Watch functionality is essentially just a porting of August's iPhone app to your wrist, it immediately makes the notion of using the smart door lock a lot more practical and faster than digging your iPhone out to open a door Read more...