Wyze Lever Lock launches with fast fingerprint sensor and 12-month battery life

Wyze launches the Lever Lock

Wyze has launched a new smart lock called the Lever Lock, according to 9to5Google. The product went on sale on 10 November 2026 for $99.98 and ships immediately.

Unlike most smart locks, which replace or sit inside a deadbolt, the Lever Lock is built for a standard single-bore latch. That means it can work on doors that other smart locks do not support. Wyze says a deadbolt can still be fitted on the same door, as long as there is enough space for both.

Fingerprint and PIN entry

The lock offers two main ways to open a door without a key. The first is a fingerprint sensor, which Wyze says recognises a stored fingerprint in about half a second. The company says biometric data is stored locally on the lock rather than in the cloud, and that the sensor refines its stored data with every successful unlock.

The second method is a PIN keypad with an unusual trick. You can type random digits before or after your real code, so anyone watching cannot tell which numbers matter. 9to5Google notes this feature works well even though the article describes its presentation as being in somewhat poor taste.

Backup options and battery life

Two fallbacks cover the cases where electronics fail. A physical key still works in the usual way, and a USB-C port on the outside of the lock lets you power it briefly if the batteries run flat.

Battery life is a headline figure. Wyze says the lock runs for about 12 months on a charge, using eight AA batteries. That is long enough that most owners would only need to change batteries about once a year.

Who it suits and what it means

The Lever Lock is aimed at people whose doors have only a latch bore, a situation where deadbolt-based smart locks are not an option. Renters and owners of older or interior-facing entry doors are the obvious audience, and the $99.98 price keeps it in affordable territory compared with many rivals.

As always with launch claims, the half-second fingerprint speed and 12-month battery figure come from Wyze itself and have not been independently verified. Readers considering the lock should check Wyze's own fitting guidelines to confirm their door has space for both the latch lock and, if wanted, a separate deadbolt.