Ring’s first smart lock adds fingerprints and Alexa, turning your front door into a hub

Ring, Amazon’s smart‑home brand best known for its video doorbells and security cameras, has announced its first‑ever smart lock. With this move, Ring now covers the full front‑door stack—doorbell, camera, and lock—under a single ecosystem.

The new lock supports four ways to unlock: a fingerprint reader, a touchscreen keypad, the Ring mobile app, and voice control via Amazon’s Alexa assistant. Households can assign different fingerprints or PINs to each family member and issue time‑limited digital keys to guests, cutting down on physical key hand‑offs and the risk of lost keys. Integration with existing Ring cameras and doorbells means you can check who’s at the door and unlock it remotely in one smooth workflow.

Pricing and international availability have not yet been detailed, but the product clearly aims to make the front door a more intelligent “hub” in Amazon’s smart‑home lineup. For Japanese users watching the smart‑lock market, it’s another sign that major platforms are racing to own the entire entryway experience, not just the video feed.