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Schlage Sense Pro

Compiled by SmartHomeWorkflow Research · Schlage · Smart Locks · ~$399 (at time of research — never treated as a live price. Re-verified unchanged 2026-08-08 against Schlage's own launch announcement.)

Compatibility

Protocols: MATTER · THREAD · UWB · WIFI^[10][14]

Needs before it works: Needs a Thread border router in whichever ecosystem you choose — HomePod/Apple TV 4K, a Thread-capable Echo or eero, Nest Hub (2nd gen)/Nest Wifi Pro, or a Thread-capable SmartThings hub. Its WiFi radio serves only the Schlage Home app; Matter runs over Thread alone.^[9]

What it can do^[3]

Listed capabilities are what we could establish from vendor documentation. An ability missing here is unestablished — not necessarily absent.

Subscription reality^[1]

✓ Works without a subscription: Yes.

Vendor account required: Not established — we have not sourced this yet.

Maintenance reality^[2]

• Batteries: AA x4 — expect roughly 6 months per set
• Works without the internet: Not established — we have not sourced this yet. It does not mean the product fails without the internet.
• Launched 2026-06-29 — early firmware; expect updates. 4xAA alkaline, up to ~6 months per Schlage (record's 8mo figure superseded by official claim). Fully KEY-FREE — no keyway to pick, and no physical-key fallback; dead battery backup is the built-in USB-C jumpstart port (any USB-C power bank). Low-battery indicator on touchscreen + Schlage Home app.

Security updates^[13]

Schlage publishes no security-update support date for this model. That is a gap in what the manufacturer has published, not evidence either way — some makers declare a support period and some say nothing at all.

ABSENCE RECORDED ON 2026-08-20 WITH ONE RUNG REFUSED, AND THE REFUSAL IS NAMED RATHER THAN COUNTED AS SILENCE. (a) REGULATORY DECLARATION: no UK PSTI statement of compliance or EU declaration naming BE889WB (Sense Pro) was located. (b) VENDOR SECURITY POLICY: Allegion's cybersecurity resource (us.allegion.com/en/resources/cybersecurity.html) — the surface most likely to carry a support-period statement — returned HTTP 403 to our fetcher and is UNREAD. It is named here with its URL so a reader can open it directly; we are not treating a refusal as evidence of absence. (c) VENDOR SUPPORT PAGES: Schlage Residential's own "Schlage Encode Series: Firmware Update" article (schlage-res.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/41069061615124), read in full today, states that "The Schlage Encode Series locks automatically update their firmware periodically" and that they "download and install the latest firmware from the cloud as long as they are connected to your home Wi-Fi network and paired with the Schlage Home app" — a delivery MECHANISM, with no support period, no end-of-support date and no duration anywhere in it. So: Schlage documents how updates arrive and, on every surface we could read, does not say for how long. ⚠ Read this as bounded: one first-party surface refused us, so this is "no published period on the surfaces we could read", not "no published period anywhere".

The catch

Brand-new (June 2026) — early-adopter firmware risk and top-of-market price.

Who it's for

Schlage loyalists who want Matter + UWB; wait a firmware cycle if risk-averse.

Sources & method

Numbered sources below back the facts marked with the matching number above. This is a research profile: compiled from manufacturer documentation, certification registries, and published testing — we state facts, not verdicts, and we have not physically tested this unit. How we work →

1. [1] Schlage's own launch announcement 'Schlage Launches Sense Pro™ Smart Deadbolt, Redefining Home Access Through Schlage Converge™ Technology with Ultra Wideband' (re-read 2026-08-08): 'available for $399 USD online at national retailers, including Amazon, Lowe's and The Home Depot, and will also be available for purchase on Schlage.com'; Matter over Thread named; Schlage Converge with Ultra Wideband for hands-free unlock. Plus the live smart-lock lineup navigation and product pages BE889WBFFF and FBE889WBSEPLATFFFCEN. No subscription, plan or tier named anywhere — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-08
   Backs: Product identity, Price, Subscription, Market availability, Service status, Research status
2. [2] schlage.com product page BE889WBFFF ('no keyway to bump/pick'; 'Included USB-c jumpstart port for temporary power backup'; 4 AA alkaline; low-battery indicator) + official Sense Pro launch press release (up to six months expected battery life) — vendor-page research, verified 2026-07-15
   Backs: Maintenance, Product identity
3. [3] CSA Matter registry cert CSA25124MAT45174-24 (csa-iot.org/csa_product/schlage-sense-pro — device type Door Lock, Matter 1.3, transport Thread) + Amazon's official Matter device-category doc (developer.amazon.com: 'Door lock — Set lock, unlock — Door Lock — Alexa.LockController') and Alexa Matter support doc for the Thread-border-router Echo list. Schlage's own works-with page names only Apple Home + Matter — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21
   Backs: Amazon Alexa compatibility, Capabilities
4. [4] Amazon's 'Alexa Supported Matter Device Categories and Clusters' (developer.amazon.com, last updated Apr 08, 2026), read 2026-08-22. The door-lock row of the supported-categories table reads across its four columns: example device 'Door lock' | required feature 'Set lock, unlock' | required Matter cluster 'Door Lock' | corresponding Alexa capability interface 'Alexa.LockController'. That is the platform-side statement that a certified Matter Door Lock reaches Alexa with lock, unlock and lock state — the fact holding this cell at full rather than at the manufacturer's word. Read at the alexaplus path this repo relocated the doc to on 2026-08-17 (BQ-173 batch A); the older en-US/docs/alexa path serves the same table and the same Apr 08, 2026 date. — counterparty-page research, verified 2026-08-22
   Backs: Amazon Alexa compatibility
5. [5] Google Home Developers, 'Supported device types — Matter' (developers.home.google.com/matter/supported-devices): 'Remote unlock is disabled on all surfaces for Matter door locks in the Google ecosystem that don't mandate a PIN code. Likewise, voice unlock for door locks is disabled.' + CSA Matter cert (Thread-only transport) — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21
   Backs: Google Home compatibility
6. [6] Schlage Sense Pro FAQ (schlage.com/en/blog/product_updates/sense-pro-faq.html): 'hands-free unlocking with Apple home keys requires a Thread-enabled home hub such as Apple TV 4K (2nd generation), Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Ethernet, HomePod (2nd generation) or HomePod mini' + Schlage Sense Pro works-with page (iPhone 11+/Watch S6+, 'Apple home hub with Matter') + BE889WBFFF product page — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21
   Backs: Apple Home compatibility
7. [7] CSA Matter cert (Door Lock, Matter 1.3, Thread-only transport) + Samsung Newsroom 2025-12-19 (news.samsung.com: SmartThings' supported Matter device list includes door locks). SmartThings-hub Thread-border-router model specifics remain a lead — the dedicated support.smartthings.com article was unreachable (HTTP 403) this pass — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21
   Backs: SmartThings compatibility
8. [8] Home Assistant official Matter integration docs (home-assistant.io/integrations/matter): 'a Thread border router device (Nest Hub (2nd Gen) or Nest Wi-Fi Pro or Home Assistant with the Home Assistant OpenThread Border Router app) present in your home network'; Lock listed as a supported device type with lock-credential/user management actions + CSA Matter cert — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21
   Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
9. [9] Same evidence as this record's 2026-07-21 integration entries (CSA cert transport lists + vendor works-with/FAQ pages naming the Thread-border-router requirement) — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-07-21
   Backs: Required hub or bridge
10. [10] 2026-07 web research sweep (docs/02 catalog; primary sources cited there) — registry-and-press research, verified 2026-07-12
    Backs: Protocols
11. [11] schlage.com, Sense Pro FAQ — vendor-support-doc research, verified 2026-08-17
    Backs: Power source
12. [12] This record's own `hubRequired` field and the entry already claiming it (unnamed entry), re-read 2026-08-19. — structuring pass over an established fact (BQ-191 provider backfill, population (b)), verified 2026-08-19
13. [13] Three rungs walked 2026-08-20 for BE889WB (Sense Pro). (a) No UK PSTI statement of compliance or EU declaration naming this model was located. (b) Allegion's cybersecurity resource page (us.allegion.com/en/resources/cybersecurity.html) returned HTTP 403 to our fetcher and is UNREAD — recorded as a refusal, never as silence. (c) Schlage Residential, "Schlage Encode Series: Firmware Update", read in full: "The Schlage Encode Series locks automatically update their firmware periodically. These locks will download and install the latest firmware from the cloud as long as they are connected to your home Wi-Fi network and paired with the Schlage Home app." No support period, end-of-support date or duration appears anywhere in it. — first-party security-support sweep (BQ-192, method note 69 precedence) — rungs walked and the outcome recorded whichever way it fell, verified 2026-08-20
    Backs: Security-update support period
14. [14] This record's existing per-model Matter evidence, re-read 2026-08-20 against the ruled definition of `protocols`: certificate CSA25124MAT45174 · Matter over Thread. No new external source was fetched — the evidence already on this record was re-examined and this entry states what it establishes. — protocols-definition sweep (BQ-222 batch 2; ruling §1 of docs/decisions/2026-08-20-RULINGS-SITTING.md), verified 2026-08-20
    Backs: Protocols

Compatibility and lifecycle information reflects the last-verified date above and can change without notice (firmware updates, cloud-service changes, discontinuations). It is provided as-is, for information — verify with the manufacturer before purchasing. Spot an error? Tell us and we'll fix it. Full terms: Terms of Service.

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