Yale is a long-established lock brand owned by the Swedish group ASSA ABLOY, which bought it in 2000. Its smart range covers locks such as Linus, Doorman, Conexis and Assure, plus keypads, modules, bridges and smart storage, and the app and product lineup differs by region.
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Yale locks connect to a phone over Bluetooth. Remote access, voice assistants and many integrations go through a Yale Connect Wi-Fi bridge and Yale's cloud, while newer models add Matter: the Linus L2 over Wi-Fi after a firmware update, and the Linus L2 Lite over Thread. In the US and Canada the lineup, apps and integrations differ from those in the UK and the rest of the world, so product and app names should be checked against the region.
That suits households that already use the Yale app and want Google Home, Alexa or Apple Home on top, and anyone with a Matter hub who wants local control on supported models. It is more awkward for users of platforms that rely on the cloud, such as Home Assistant's Yale integration, and where the app or the supported products depend on where the lock was bought.
Source: ASSA ABLOY Yale Home app support
The current app for Yale smart locks and accessories outside the US and Canada. It replaced the Yale Access app, with services from Yale Access ending on 1 July 2023 in the UK, and existing Yale Access logins carry over. Integrations such as Google Home, Alexa and Philips Hue had to be linked again after the move, while HomeKit was not affected. Published by Assa Abloy Ltd. Compatible products vary by region, and an ASSA ABLOY support page says users in North America may not find it in their App Store.
The older app name. In the US and Canada the Yale Access app is still used: US announcements of the Matter lock refer to it, and Home Assistant's pages tie August-made devices and US-market devices to the August integration. We could not find or open a store listing for it, and could not confirm how it is positioned alongside the August app.
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| Platform | Status | What it means | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection | |||
| Bluetooth | Yes | Locks connect to the phone app over Bluetooth, and Home Assistant offers a separate Local Push integration that controls Yale Access Bluetooth locks (Assure models, Australian Unity, safes and some Conexis models with limited support). It needs the lock's offline key, and the lock cannot also be used with Home Assistant's HomeKit Controller on the same instance. The Linus L2 Lite is reported to use Bluetooth 5.0 alongside Thread. | Home Assistant: Yale Access Bluetooth HomeKit News: Linus L2 Lite |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | A Yale Connect Wi-Fi Bridge on 2.4 GHz is how many locks reach the cloud, and Bosch's help page says the Linus L2 Lite needs the ConnectX Wi-Fi Bridge. The Linus L2 with Matter connects to Wi-Fi directly and needs no extra accessory for Matter. | Bosch Smart Home: Yale Linus Yale UK: Matter |
| Zigbee, Z-Wave | Not mentioned | A Yale Connect Hub support page says voice control applies only to locks with a ZigBee module, and an ASSA ABLOY support page mentions Z-Wave. We could not confirm which models and regions these apply to. | Yale Connect Hub: integrations ASSA ABLOY Yale Home support |
| Matter | Official | The Yale UK page lists the Linus L2 as Matter-capable over Wi-Fi, enabled by a firmware update, and names Apple Home, SmartThings, Google Home and Alexa with specific hubs. It says Unlock and Open Door currently work with Home Assistant as the Matter hub. The Linus L2 Lite is reported to use Matter over Thread, sold in Amazon UK, Germany, France and Italy from January 2026. The Yale Home US and Canada shop describes a Yale lock with built-in Matter for Google Home, Apple Home, Alexa and SmartThings, set up through the Yale Access app. | Yale UK: Matter HomeKit News: Linus L2 Lite Yale Home shop: Matter |
| Thread | Yes | Reported for the Linus L2 Lite (Matter over Thread) and for the US Matter deadbolt announced in March 2025, which needs a Matter controller and a Thread border router. The Thread-based locks themselves are not described on a Yale page we could open, so these are news reports and the shop page. | HomeKit News: Linus L2 Lite HomeKit News: Yale Matter deadbolt |
| Voice assistants and ecosystems | |||
| Google Home | Official | ASSA ABLOY's support page lists Google Home as an integration that needs a Yale Connect Wi-Fi Bridge. Yale's UK news page says integrations had to be relinked after the move to Yale Home. Matter hubs are listed separately for newer locks. | ASSA ABLOY Yale Home support Yale UK: new Yale Home app Google Home compatible devices |
| Amazon Alexa | Official | Listed on the same ASSA ABLOY support page as needing a Yale Connect Wi-Fi Bridge, and named as a Matter ecosystem for the Linus L2. | ASSA ABLOY Yale Home support Yale UK: Matter Alexa Skills store |
| Apple Home | Official | ASSA ABLOY's support page covers HomeKit and says it is not affected by the move from Yale Access to Yale Home. The Yale UK Matter page also lists Apple TV and HomePod hubs for Matter. Without a bridge, lock activity does not update in the activity feed until an owner connects over Bluetooth. | ASSA ABLOY Yale Home support Yale UK: Matter Apple Home accessories list |
| Samsung SmartThings | Official | Named as a Matter ecosystem on the Yale UK page, with the 2018 SmartThings Hub, Aeotec hub and SmartThings Station listed. We did not confirm any non-Matter SmartThings route. | Yale UK: Matter SmartThings supported devices |
| IFTTT | Official | Listed as an integration on ASSA ABLOY's Yale Home support page, where a bridge is not needed but is recommended. The same page marks IFTTT as Global. | ASSA ABLOY Yale Home support |
| Philips Hue | Official | Listed among the Yale Home integrations on ASSA ABLOY's support page. Yale's UK news page says Hue had to be linked again after the move to Yale Home. | ASSA ABLOY Yale Home app support Yale UK: new Yale Home app Works with Philips Hue |
| Bosch Smart Home | Official | Bosch's help page calls Yale a partner and says Linus L2 and L2 Lite need a Yale Connect Wi-Fi Bridge, with the Yale Home app for setup. After a change on Yale's side, the interface had to be re-integrated, so existing users may need to reconnect their Yale account. | Bosch Smart Home: Yale Linus |
| Open platforms and developer access | |||
| Home Assistant | Yes | Built-in integrations maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by Yale. The Yale integration signs in with Yale Home credentials, covers Assure Lock, Conexis L1 and L2, Doorman L3, Linus and Smart Safe, needs a Yale Connect Bridge for most devices and is Cloud Push. The Yale Access Bluetooth integration adds local control. Devices sold in the US stay on the separate August integration. Home Assistant's migration notice says the Yale and August product lines split, and users claim Yale is not an official Home Assistant partner, which we could not verify. | Home Assistant: Yale Home Assistant: Yale Access Bluetooth Home Assistant: August Home Assistant community migration notice |
| Homey | Unconfirmed | A Yale Home app for Homey exists for users outside the USA and Canada, supporting locks, safes, cabinet locks and garage openers. It was made by the developer Drenso, not Athom, and its forum topic says ASSA ABLOY does not monitor it. A 2022 Italian news article reported a Yale and Homey collaboration for Linus through the Connect Wi-Fi Bridge. We could not open the homey.app store page, so official status, Homey Cloud or Pro support and any Homey Bridge requirement are unconfirmed. | Homey community: Yale Home app Macitynet: Yale and Homey |
| openHAB | Community | A community-built binding on openHAB's forum covers Yale and August locks linked to a Connect Wi-Fi Bridge, reading lock, door-ajar and battery state. We could not confirm it is in openHAB's official add-on list, and its author reported unreliable push updates. | openHAB community: Yale and August binding |
| Node-RED | Unconfirmed | Not specifically searched, and no Yale node appeared in the pages we opened. | Searched, no source |
| Hubitat | Unconfirmed | Not specifically searched, and no Yale driver appeared in the pages we opened. | Searched, no source |
| Domoticz | Unconfirmed | Not specifically searched, and no Yale plugin appeared in the pages we opened. | Searched, no source |
| Control4 | Unconfirmed | Not specifically searched, and no Yale driver appeared in the pages we opened. | Searched, no source |
| Developer or local API | Unconfirmed | We found no public Yale developer program or documented local API. Home Assistant's migration thread says Yale's old API was being retired and that heavy third-party use overloaded it, and community routes rely on reverse-engineered cloud access or Bluetooth offline keys. | Home Assistant community migration notice |
Checked 11 November 2026 against the brand's own pages, app store listings and each project's own page. “Not found” means we searched and found nothing, not that it is impossible. Compatibility changes often. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it.
Yes, officially. The Yale UK page lists the Linus L2 as Matter-capable over Wi-Fi, enabled by a firmware update, and names Apple Home, SmartThings, Google Home and Alexa with specific hubs. It says Unlock and Open Door currently work with Home Assistant as the Matter hub. The Linus L2 Lite is reported to use Matter over Thread, sold in Amazon UK, Germany, France and Italy from January 2026. The Yale Home US and Canada shop describes a Yale lock with built-in Matter for Google Home, Apple Home, Alexa and SmartThings, set up through the Yale Access app.
Yes, officially. Listed on the same ASSA ABLOY support page as needing a Yale Connect Wi-Fi Bridge, and named as a Matter ecosystem for the Linus L2.
Yes, officially. ASSA ABLOY's support page lists Google Home as an integration that needs a Yale Connect Wi-Fi Bridge. Yale's UK news page says integrations had to be relinked after the move to Yale Home. Matter hubs are listed separately for newer locks.
Yes, officially. ASSA ABLOY's support page covers HomeKit and says it is not affected by the move from Yale Access to Yale Home. The Yale UK Matter page also lists Apple TV and HomePod hubs for Matter. Without a bridge, lock activity does not update in the activity feed until an owner connects over Bluetooth.
Yes. Built-in integrations maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by Yale. The Yale integration signs in with Yale Home credentials, covers Assure Lock, Conexis L1 and L2, Doorman L3, Linus and Smart Safe, needs a Yale Connect Bridge for most devices and is Cloud Push. The Yale Access Bluetooth integration adds local control. Devices sold in the US stay on the separate August integration. Home Assistant's migration notice says the Yale and August product lines split, and users claim Yale is not an official Home Assistant partner, which we could not verify.
Yes, officially. Named as a Matter ecosystem on the Yale UK page, with the 2018 SmartThings Hub, Aeotec hub and SmartThings Station listed. We did not confirm any non-Matter SmartThings route.
Unconfirmed. A Yale Home app for Homey exists for users outside the USA and Canada, supporting locks, safes, cabinet locks and garage openers. It was made by the developer Drenso, not Athom, and its forum topic says ASSA ABLOY does not monitor it. A 2022 Italian news article reported a Yale and Homey collaboration for Linus through the Connect Wi-Fi Bridge. We could not open the homey.app store page, so official status, Homey Cloud or Pro support and any Homey Bridge requirement are unconfirmed.
Unconfirmed. Not specifically searched, and no Yale driver appeared in the pages we opened.
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