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Yale Linus Smart Lock L2

CSA Certified

The Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 is Matter certified (certificate CSA25597MAT46313-50, certified Aug 5, 2025). It uses Wi-Fi, so it needs no Thread border router, only your platform’s Matter controller. A certified Matter device can be added to any Matter controller whose app supports its device type, such as Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings or Home Assistant; features vary by app. The maker’s own site names Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa and SmartThings. This version is sold outside the US; we link no US store for it.

Certificate data: CSA ledger read . Set-up steps and sources: Apple Home · Google Home · Alexa · SmartThings · Home Assistant

CSA Matter certified (certificate CSA25597MAT46313-50). Uses Wi-Fi, so it needs no Thread border router, only your platform’s Matter controller.

At a glance: Matter certified: Yes, Aug 5, 2025 · Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth · Works with: Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Samsung SmartThings · Thread border router: Not needed (uses Wi-Fi)

Works with
Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Samsung SmartThings (named by the maker)
CSA certificate
CSA25597MAT46313-50, certified Aug 5, 2025
Network & hub
Wi-Fi; needs no Thread border router, only your platform’s Matter controller

Updated : the last change to this page’s certification, platform or store facts.

Not sold by a US store we can verify. Similar CSA-certified smart locks you can buy:

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Why these: we have no US store link we can verify for this exact model. Each is a different product, certified by the CSA as the same device type, door lock, with a CSA certificate for its own model and a store link we checked. Models on the same network (Wi-Fi) come first; the order is not a ranking.

Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 Matter device

Sold outside the USEU version

Sold outside the US: we don't link a US store for this regional version.

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Matter 1.2 certificate

Its certificate, CSA25597MAT46313-50, is for Matter 1.2, certified Aug 5, 2025. The Matter version is the specification version on the certificate's ledger record.

Source: CSA Distributed Compliance Ledger, read Nov 10, 2026.

What Matter 1.2 added, and which devices use it →

Certified software versions

The CSA ledger lists 4 certified software versions for the device on certificate CSA25597MAT46313-50. The most recent is software 3.1.7, certified Mar 17, 2026, for Matter 1.2. The certificate this page shows covers software 3.0.1, certified Aug 5, 2025, for Matter 1.2.

Certification covers each software version listed. It does not establish the software on a unit you buy.

Source: CSA Distributed Compliance Ledger, device record (vendor ID 5199, product ID 16386), read Nov 10, 2026.

Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 is a smart lock. It is listed as connecting over Wi-Fi. It is CSA Matter certified (August 5, 2025), so it can work with Matter apps such as Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa and SmartThings when the app supports its device type; supported features vary by app.

Wi-FiBluetooth

Specifications

Brand
Yale
Category
Locks
Protocols
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Certificate ID
CSA25597MAT46313-50
Certificate holder
Assa Abloy AB Sweden
Certified
Aug 5, 2025
Firmware
3.0.1

Ecosystem compatibility

Matter
Apple Home
Alexa
Google Home
SmartThings

Quick answers

Is the Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 Matter certified?
Yes. MatterCatalog matches it to CSA Matter certificate CSA25597MAT46313-50, certified Aug 5, 2025.
Does the Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 work with Apple Home or HomeKit?
Yes. The maker’s own site names Apple Home, and it is Matter certified (certificate CSA25597MAT46313-50). Apple says an iPhone using iOS 18 or later can add Matter accessories to the Home app without a home hub. Apple’s Matter page lists locks among the accessory types the Home app supports.

Add a Matter device to Apple Home

Does the Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 work with Google Home?
Yes. The maker’s own site names Google Home, and it is Matter certified (certificate CSA25597MAT46313-50). Google says you need a Matter-enabled hub device set up on your home wireless network before you can add Matter devices to Google Home. Google’s supported-device-types page lists the Door Lock type.

Add a Matter device to Google Home

Does the Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 work with Alexa?
Yes. The maker’s own site names Alexa, and it is Matter certified (certificate CSA25597MAT46313-50). Alexa needs a Matter-compatible Echo; Amazon says its Echo devices support “a subset of Matter 1.5 and lower device types”, so check that yours does.

Add a Matter device to Alexa

Does the Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 work with Samsung SmartThings?
Yes. The maker’s own site names SmartThings, and it is Matter certified (certificate CSA25597MAT46313-50). SmartThings adds Matter devices through the SmartThings app and a Matter controller.

Add a Matter device to SmartThings

Does the Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 work with Home Assistant?
Likely. It is Matter certified (certificate CSA25597MAT46313-50), so any Matter controller whose app supports its device type can add it. The maker hasn’t named Home Assistant on a page we hold. Home Assistant says: “Adding a new Matter device only works in the Home Assistant Companion app.”

Add a Matter device to Home Assistant

Does the Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 use Thread or Wi-Fi?
Wi-Fi. Its catalog record lists Wi-Fi, so it joins your Wi-Fi network and does not need a Thread border router. You still need your platform’s Matter controller.
Does the Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 need a hub or a Thread border router?
No hub of its own and no Thread border router: it joins your Wi-Fi network. You still need your platform’s Matter controller (a smart speaker, display, streaming box or hub), though Apple says an iPhone using iOS 18 or later can add Matter accessories without a home hub.
When was the Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 Matter certified?
The CSA certified it on Aug 5, 2025 (certificate CSA25597MAT46313-50). That is its certification date, not a retail release date, which MatterCatalog does not state.
Is the Yale Linus Smart Lock L2 sold in the US?
MatterCatalog labels it as sold outside the US: EU version. We don't link a US store for this regional version.

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