New ‘Aliro’ Standard Aims to Simplify Unlocking Doors With Smartphones The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), which includes Apple as a member, today introduced Aliro, a new standard that is aimed at improving the way that smart door locks work with smartphones and wearables. Alliance members are working to develop a new communication protocol that will allow for interoperability between mobile devices, wearab…

Aliro could unlock a new future for smart locks and digital keys Aliro is a new open standard for smart locks. | Image: CSAApple, Google, and Samsung have teamed up with lock makers and chip makers, including Allegion (Schlage), Assa Abloy (Yale), Qualcomm, and NXP, to build an open standard for smart locks and digital keys, using devices like your smartphone or smartwatch. Launching Thursday, the effort is c…