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Will August Keep Working?

Alive

Made by Fortune Brands · retrofit smart locks and keypads

87%
Odds it works through 2029

Last checked: October 13, 2026.

August makes smart locks that fit over the inside of your existing deadbolt, so you keep your keys. It has had two owners: Assa Abloy bought it in 2017 and sold it, together with Yale, to Fortune Brands in 2023.

CompanyFortune Brands Innovations, which also owns Yale, Moen and Master Lock
Sister brandYale, which shares August’s app platform
Matter supportNo. Yale’s newer locks have it, August’s do not
Needs the cloud?Partly. Bluetooth works from your phone, but remote access needs Wi-Fi or a Connect bridge and August’s cloud
Subscription for basics?No
How long devices get supportMixed. The locks keep working, but in 2023 August moved owners outside North America to the Yale Home app, which broke integrations like Home Assistant until they were updated.

Why 87%

  • Starting point90%Owned by Fortune Brands, a large, established company.
  • Track record−3Forced an app switch on owners outside North America in 2023.
  • Works without the cloud0Bluetooth works locally, but there is no Matter.
  • Our estimate87%

The good news: Fortune Brands is a large company that also owns Yale, Moen and Master Lock, and it has kept selling August locks since buying the brand. The lock works over Bluetooth from your phone, and your original key and the thumb-turn always work.

The bad news: August has had little new hardware in recent years, while Yale gets the new features, including Matter. That raises the question of whether August will be folded into Yale one day. The locks would most likely keep working, but the app could change, as it already did for owners outside North America.

If you own August

  • Your original key always works, because an August lock fits over your existing deadbolt.
  • If you want Matter, look at Yale’s newer locks instead. They run on the same app platform.

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