{"id":6446,"date":"2026-09-03T14:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=6446"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:19:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:19:41","slug":"switchbot-lock-ultra-max-retrofit-smartlock-ifa-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=6446","title":{"rendered":"SwitchBot\u2019s retrofit door lock offers 19 ways to unlock it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">SwitchBot has launched a new retrofit smart lock that gives owners multiple ways to enter European homes without a traditional key. Announced at IFA today, the SwitchBot Lock Ultra Max Vision Pro Combo provides multi-user entry and up to 19 ways to unlock doors, including, fingerprint scans, passcodes, NFC card access, contactless authentication via facial or palm vein recognition, and more options for remote, voice, smartwatch, and widget access via the SwitchBot App.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The combo costs \u20ac339.99 \/ \u00a3339.99 (about $395), and includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/967183\/best-facial-recognition-smart-locks-review\">SwitchBot\u2019s Keypad Vision Pro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1701640&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fus.switch-bot.com%2Fproducts%2Fswitchbot-hub-mini-matter-enabled\" rel=\"sponsored\">Hub Mini Matter<\/a>, and the new Lock Ultra Max. It\u2019s pricier than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/672367\/switchbot-lock-ultra-3d-facial-recognition-price-release-date\">$249.99 Lock Ultra Vision<\/a> that SwitchBot launched last year, which the company claims is also compatible with nearly all existing locks in Europe, but the new Max version appears to be even better tailored to the European market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">SwitchBot says it supports 99 percent of European locks, including common EU profile cylinders, knob cylinders, Swiss round cylinders, and UK oval cylinders, and there are additional adapters available for \u201cless common installations.\u201d The Lock Ultra Max also features a more powerful motor that provides more than 9 kilograms of turning force and reaches 160rpm \u2014 3.2x the rotation speed of the older SwitchBot Lock Ultra.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/989246\/switchbot-lock-ultra-max-retrofit-smartlock-ifa-launch\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SwitchBot has launched a new retrofit smart lock that gives owners multiple ways to enter European homes without a traditional key. Announced at IFA today, the SwitchBot Lock Ultra Max Vision Pro Combo provides multi-user entry and up to 19 ways to unlock doors, including, fingerprint scans, passcodes, NFC card access, contactless authentication via facial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[57,1281,59,34],"class_list":["post-6446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-gadgets","tag-ifa-2026","tag-smart-home","tag-tech"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SwitchBot\u2019s retrofit door lock offers 19 ways to unlock it - Silvybrand Lifestyle Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\ufeffThe SwitchBot Lock Ultra Max has a more powerful motor and is designed for European locks.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=6446\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SwitchBot\u2019s retrofit door lock offers 19 ways to unlock it - 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