From sci-fi to your front door: Yale’s smart keypad makes fingerprints the new house key

DDM News

In Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly’s girlfriend enters a futuristic home filled with gadgets and tech.

Among them: virtual reality headsets, hydrators for tiny pizzas, and notably, keyless doors operated with just a finger, Diaspora Digital Media (DDM) gathers.

While flying cars haven’t arrived yet, Yale has made at least one of those predictions come true in 2025.

The company’s latest innovation, the Yale Smart Keypad 2, brings biometric security straight to your doorstep.

This sleek keypad connects to compatible Yale smart locks, offering PIN or fingerprint access to your home.

With the Yale Home app, users can control entry remotely, monitor activity, and grant access to others with ease.

You can add up to 10 fingerprints, making it perfect for families, housemates, or trusted neighbours.

Bluetooth-enabled, the device provides discreet, keyless security without drawing attention like a smart doorbell might.

The keypad lights up when you approach, includes doorbell functionality, and features helpful LED indicators.

Ideal for Airbnb hosts or forgetful homeowners, it eliminates the need for hiding spare keys under flowerpots.

Setting it up is simple: insert batteries, pair the keypad to the lock, and follow prompts on the app.

Registering a fingerprint requires around twelve light taps until the system recognises and saves your unique pattern.

Once paired, a green light indicates a successful scan, you’re in.

You can also add a PIN code, either app-generated or custom-made, for backup access.

Installation is mostly easy, the keypad sticks on with an adhesive backing, like a Command Strip.

The more involved task is attaching the actual smart lock, which needs tools and moderate DIY confidence.

If that’s not your strength, enlist a neighbour or hire help from services like TaskRabbit.

Price-wise, it’s a small investment for peace of mind, and impossible to misplace your own fingerprint.

Performance is generally reliable, though some users report occasional inconsistency with the fingerprint scanner.

The backlight is especially useful at night, but the overall design resembles a basic calculator.

Hidden within its modest look, though, is advanced tech, the fingerprint scanner blends into the keypad seamlessly.

The Yale Home app ensures that even when you’re away, you can check who’s coming and going.

It also lets you lock the door remotely, in case you forget or your hands are full.

For all its advantages, some users still recommend keeping a backup key nearby,  just in case.

While not perfect, the Smart Keypad 2 is a meaningful leap into a future once imagined in film.

And if keyless doors are real now, perhaps that flying DeLorean isn’t too far off.

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