Ring’s new smart lock has a manual fallback that can’t lock you out – how it works

For as much as Ring has carved itself a spot in the home security market, the brand still doesn’t have a smart lock — though that’s about to change. A new Ring Smart Lock was just announced this week, expanding the Ring ecosystem and Alexa devices.

The Ring Smart Lock attempts to safeguard against power loss with a unique dial that generates electricity by manually turning it. This is useful if your smart lock dies, since you can simply power it long enough to open your door and get inside.