Congratulations to specific Google Pixel owners: Google announced this week it has finally added support for hands-free unlocking with compatible smart locks and Android phones. Google says the feature is available now in the Google Home app public beta and will be “rolling out to everyone over the coming weeks.”

This “Unlock on Approach” feature uses your Android phone’s UWB radio and a relatively new smart lock standard called Aliro. It does what it says: with the right combo of smart home devices and smartphone, your smart lock will automatically unlock as you approach it, as long as you have an Aliro UWB-compatible device on your person. The standard was developed by the Connectivity Standards Alliance, which created the universal smart home standard Matter, which Google is a part of.…