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TL;DR
- Samsung Wallet is expanding beyond payments with a new Digital Home Key feature for compatible smart door locks.
- It’s built on Aliro 1.0, a new unified access standard from the Connectivity Standards Alliance (the same group behind Matter).
- American Airlines also becomes the first US carrier with direct Samsung Wallet boarding pass integration.
Samsung Wallet already handles payment cards, IDs, boarding passes, car keys, and more. Now, it’s adding support for digital home keys compatible with select smart door locks.
Samsung announced today that Wallet will soon have a Digital Home Key feature for smart door locks. With this update, compatible Galaxy devices can unlock certain smart locks using NFC or UWB. You can tap your phone to the lock, or if your device supports UWB, just walk up and unlock it hands-free.