[The Schlage Encode Plus](https://www.theverge.com/22964521/schlage-smart-lock-review-encode-plus-apple-home-key-test), the popular Home Key-enabled smart lock, will not get upgraded to support Matter. Schlage told _The Verge_ that this is due to several factors, including changes in the spec since the product was manufactured. It also confirmed that none of its current [smart locks](https://www.theverge.com/23393163/best-smart-door-lock) will support Matter. Instead, Schlage plans to introduce a new Matter-enabled smart lock in the future but did not provide a timeline for a release.

When the Encode Plus launched at CES 2022, [Schlage said the $330 Thread-enabled smart lock](https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/4/22860197/apple-home-key-schlage-encode-plus-smart-door-lock-thread-ces2022) should have the hardware on board to support Matter. “But we still don’t know where those tech specs will land,” Donald Beene, senior product manager for Allegion (parent company of Schlage), told _The Verge_ in January...