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August Home AUG-SL05-M01-G01 August Wi-Fi, (4th Generation) Smart Lock, Matte Black

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Item dimensions L x W x H 2.8 x 2.8 x 2.75 inches
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  • UPGRADE YOUR EXISTING DEADBOLT: August smart locks fit on the inside of your door, making your regular deadbolt smarter, more secure and way more convenient. Keep your keys just in case (but you won’t need them).Connectivity Protocol:wi-fi.Note: Measure your door's backset, cross bore and thickness to ensure you find the right fit.Control Method:Voice
  • GRANT ACCESS WITH THE AUGUST APP: Forget key copying. Quickly and easily share permanent, scheduled or temporary access to your home with friends, family and other people you trust, and never put a key under the doormat again.
  • EASY TO INSTALL ON ANY DOOR: Even if you’re not so handy, installation only takes about 10 minutes. August locks fit perfectly over most single cylinder deadbolts and aren't much bigger than your original thumbturn.
  • AUTO-LOCKS AND UNLOCKS: August Wi-Fi Smart Lock is able to Auto-Unlock as you get home for totally hands-free unlocking (optional). With Auto-Lock and DoorSense, your home automatically secures once your door is closed, or after a set amount of time.
  • WORKS SEAMLESSLY WITH YOUR SMART HOME: Built-in Wi-Fi allows your lock to work with your favorite voice assistant, including Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings and more.
  • AWARD-WINNING SMART LOCK YEAR AFTER YEAR: Voted CNET Editor's Choice two years in a row (2020/2021), Best Smart Lock by Good Housekeeping (2021), Best Smart Lock by Tom's Guide (2021).
  • KEEP YOUR HOME'S CURB APPEAL: Get smart lock functionality without changing the look of the outside of your front door. August smart locks are installed only on the inside of the door, so your design for your front door doesn’t have to adapt.

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The August Wi-Fi Smart Lock (4th Generation) and August app allows you to remotely lock or unlock your door, check door status, grant virtual guest keys and always know who’s coming and going. Connected out of the box with built in Wi-Fi, the August Wi-Fi Smart Lock is easy to install and attaches to your existing deadbolt so you can keep your original keys.

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4 out of 5 stars
10,933 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the ease of installation and design of the lock. They mention the instructions are quite adequate, and the base is made of a strong metal. However, some customers have reported issues with the battery life and connectivity. They also dislike the app responsiveness and value for money. Opinions are mixed on the functionality and lock functionality.

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774 customers mention "Ease of installation"663 positive111 negative

Customers find the installation of the lock to be easy. They mention the instructions are adequate, simple, and easy to follow. They also say the product installs tight and holds all parts correctly. Customers appreciate the quick and helpful customer support.

"...smoothly with your home’s Wi-Fi and smart systems, making it convenient overall...." Read more

"...The rest of the install was so easy. Oh well.Also, go get the rechargeable 123a batteries for this lock...." Read more

"...my house – the August Lock I intended to buy has not been the easy, accessible, and consistent lock I’ve hoped for and I will continue to express my..." Read more

"...1. Install was easy. Probably no more than 15 minutes. The unit was installed on a condo door in an interior hallway...." Read more

163 customers mention "Design"125 positive38 negative

Customers like the sleek design of the lock. They mention it fits nicely on the door, adds a touch of elegance to their doors, and feels solid. Some say the form is nice, but the function has missed the mark. However, some customers say the graphics that indicate door status are smart.

"...Smart Lock is smaller and lighter than the previous model, with a sleek design that fits nicely on the door...." Read more

"...The sleek matte black finish adds a touch of elegance to my door, instantly elevating its appearance...." Read more

"...After setup, the app is super intuitive, and the graphics that indicate door status are smart. The log file is complete, accurate, and easy to read...." Read more

"...The keypad seems really flimsy and looks super cheap, and while it came with screws, it wasn't obvious where I was supposed to use them..." Read more

907 customers mention "Lock functionality"406 positive501 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the lock functionality. Some mention it allows them to lock or unlock with their phones and has a log of activity. Others say it doesn't lock automatically after the door is closed, and the door doesn't automatically unlock from the inside if they have their phone with them.

"...It is possible to lock yourself out without your phone and have no entry if you haven't brought keys with you...." Read more

"...The lock works reliably, and the app is easy to use with features like auto-lock and remote access...." Read more

"...The brand I have is a Lockey. The downsides are that you can't open the lock remotely with an app, and if you have to give out the combination, then..." Read more

"...Lock I intended to buy has not been the easy, accessible, and consistent lock I’ve hoped for and I will continue to express my frustration to Amazon..." Read more

874 customers mention "Functionality"430 positive444 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the functionality of the lock. Some mention it works well enough to allow others to give them remote access, while others say the keypad to lock the door works seldomly and doesn't work in "offline" mode.

"...the light brown and recalibrated the lock one more time it started working perfectly...." Read more

"...It doesn't activate for me after I return from a short dog walk.6. Auto lock - I do not use this now but may activate (see below)...." Read more

"...So far, the unit performs as expected. Remotely, the app shows the lock status within a few seconds. Locking and unlocking are then instant...." Read more

"...This August lock will not engage the deadbolt under normal conditions...." Read more

586 customers mention "Battery life"47 positive539 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the battery life of the lock. They mention it eats up batteries really fast, and the units report they're critically low on power.

"...The disposable batteries drain pretty fast and are expensive." Read more

"...shown to disconnect and reconnect every hour of the day, significantly draining my battery...." Read more

"...Battery life is TBD, and it uses the large nonstandard photo batteries, but I believe rechargeable versions are available and I'll probably buy some..." Read more

"...But (and it's a big but), the August lock EATS BATTERIES. Over the past year and a half, I've had to replace the batteries every 90 days...." Read more

478 customers mention "Connectivity"95 positive383 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the connectivity of the lock. They mention that the WiFi connection is iffy, and the Bluetooth connection still fails to reliably connect to HomeKit despite the home hub. Some customers also say the keypads are always losing connection with the lock.

"...connecting and auto locking or unlocking one time and then not re-syncing the status in the app for almost a year...." Read more

"...Looking back, the first indication of battery failure was WIFi disconnect alerts which were previously rare...." Read more

"...Both work great, but they don't have built-in wifi function. So, a separate Wifi Bridge is required for the 3rd gen locks...." Read more

"...Despite that, the smart lock connects smoothly with your home’s Wi-Fi and smart systems, making it convenient overall...." Read more

236 customers mention "App responsiveness"0 positive236 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the app's responsiveness. They mention it's clunky, unresponsive, and has the worst performance in Android. Some say the company doesn't deliver on their promised features and customer service. Additionally, they say troubleshooting is very tricky.

"...However, unlocking the door through the app can be a bit frustrating as you have to wait for it to load, which can feel slow at times...." Read more

"...one piece of my house – the August Lock I intended to buy has not been the easy, accessible, and consistent lock I’ve hoped for and I will continue..." Read more

"...Overall the app is really not great; aside from locking and unlocking it's hard to find settings and functions and I found myself googling a lot..." Read more

"...this point I've given up and just use an standard key now as the app doesn't work and neither does the wireless keypad...." Read more

179 customers mention "Value for money"27 positive152 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the value for money of the lock. They mention it's not worth the price, the batteries aren't cheap, and the unit sucks.

"...The batteries this lock uses are expensive, so I don't want to throw away good batteries, but I also don't want them to die unexpectedly...." Read more

"...It is now basically a paper weight." Read more

"...In my view, this is too expensive and wasteful." Read more

"...the battery life, since the oddball batteries used in this lock are not cheap...." Read more

Compact and Convenient, But not for people who are in a rush
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Compact and Convenient, But not for people who are in a rush
The August Home Wi-Fi Smart Lock is smaller and lighter than the previous model, with a sleek design that fits nicely on the door. While it’s more compact, it doesn’t feel as heavy-duty as the older version, which had a more solid, metal feel. The lock works reliably, and the app is easy to use with features like auto-lock and remote access. However, unlocking the door through the app can be a bit frustrating as you have to wait for it to load, which can feel slow at times. It might be a Wi-Fi issue, but it’s something worth considering if you’re often in a rush. Despite that, the smart lock connects smoothly with your home’s Wi-Fi and smart systems, making it convenient overall. It’s quieter, thinner, and packed with the same functionality as before.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2024
Color: Matte BlackStyle: WiFi Smart LockVerified Purchase
The August Home Wi-Fi Smart Lock is smaller and lighter than the previous model, with a sleek design that fits nicely on the door. While it’s more compact, it doesn’t feel as heavy-duty as the older version, which had a more solid, metal feel. The lock works reliably, and the app is easy to use with features like auto-lock and remote access. However, unlocking the door through the app can be a bit frustrating as you have to wait for it to load, which can feel slow at times. It might be a Wi-Fi issue, but it’s something worth considering if you’re often in a rush. Despite that, the smart lock connects smoothly with your home’s Wi-Fi and smart systems, making it convenient overall. It’s quieter, thinner, and packed with the same functionality as before.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Compact and Convenient, But not for people who are in a rush
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2024
The August Home Wi-Fi Smart Lock is smaller and lighter than the previous model, with a sleek design that fits nicely on the door. While it’s more compact, it doesn’t feel as heavy-duty as the older version, which had a more solid, metal feel. The lock works reliably, and the app is easy to use with features like auto-lock and remote access. However, unlocking the door through the app can be a bit frustrating as you have to wait for it to load, which can feel slow at times. It might be a Wi-Fi issue, but it’s something worth considering if you’re often in a rush. Despite that, the smart lock connects smoothly with your home’s Wi-Fi and smart systems, making it convenient overall. It’s quieter, thinner, and packed with the same functionality as before.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2023
Color: Matte BlackStyle: WiFi Smart LockVerified Purchase
If you had asked me yesterday I would have given this lock 2 stars. Been living with it sorta connecting and auto locking or unlocking one time and then not re-syncing the status in the app for almost a year. Tried perfecting the latch so it was smooth and didn’t catch AT ALL for a good while and that wasn’t the issue. We tried getting a better WiFi signal, disabling all the battery draining features/notifications, calibrating the lock, restarting the app etc. Sometimes it would work a couple times and then resume not syncing on the app. The WiFi connection was strong, the log would note the times we unlocked it manually. Still, I was hung up on the lock to app signal being the cause of our issues and got a august connect adaptor to try and help (plus I read that could help slow the battery drain). Turns out even the 4th gen lock doesn’t allow an external connect device so that was a dead end. Maybe the connect I got is an older model or something but I couldn’t get them to link, it just complained there were no compatible devices at setup). Another clue that this wasn’t the cause should have been that even when using the phone’s Bluetooth signal it wouldn’t update the lock status after the first app unlock. Also when we would unlock from the app the light would start turning green on the lock then end with a red once it unlocked.

Finally found a FAQ doc that said to make sure the notches on the lock adapter were at the vertical position (12/3/6/9 o’clock) when the lock was at it’s ‘default’ position (unlocked). When I swapped out the adaptor to the blue one from the light brown and recalibrated the lock one more time it started working perfectly. No more weird mismatch between the app and lock position even when the WiFi signal was good! Range of motion is much farther when the lock opens now and it has a fancy chirp to show it unlocked correctly. That chirp made me so happy after fighting with the app this long, but it didn’t compare to clicking the app a second time and having it reliably relock immediately.

It felt like it was ‘almost’ working before figuring this issue out so I assumed the app/some buggy firmware was at fault but it was installation error on my part! The rest of the install was so easy. Oh well.

Also, go get the rechargeable 123a batteries for this lock. Saw that tip from someone else and just got two sets to swap between. The disposable batteries drain pretty fast and are expensive.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Use whichever adaptor that puts the notches at 12/3/6/9 o’clock
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2023
If you had asked me yesterday I would have given this lock 2 stars. Been living with it sorta connecting and auto locking or unlocking one time and then not re-syncing the status in the app for almost a year. Tried perfecting the latch so it was smooth and didn’t catch AT ALL for a good while and that wasn’t the issue. We tried getting a better WiFi signal, disabling all the battery draining features/notifications, calibrating the lock, restarting the app etc. Sometimes it would work a couple times and then resume not syncing on the app. The WiFi connection was strong, the log would note the times we unlocked it manually. Still, I was hung up on the lock to app signal being the cause of our issues and got a august connect adaptor to try and help (plus I read that could help slow the battery drain). Turns out even the 4th gen lock doesn’t allow an external connect device so that was a dead end. Maybe the connect I got is an older model or something but I couldn’t get them to link, it just complained there were no compatible devices at setup). Another clue that this wasn’t the cause should have been that even when using the phone’s Bluetooth signal it wouldn’t update the lock status after the first app unlock. Also when we would unlock from the app the light would start turning green on the lock then end with a red once it unlocked.

Finally found a FAQ doc that said to make sure the notches on the lock adapter were at the vertical position (12/3/6/9 o’clock) when the lock was at it’s ‘default’ position (unlocked). When I swapped out the adaptor to the blue one from the light brown and recalibrated the lock one more time it started working perfectly. No more weird mismatch between the app and lock position even when the WiFi signal was good! Range of motion is much farther when the lock opens now and it has a fancy chirp to show it unlocked correctly. That chirp made me so happy after fighting with the app this long, but it didn’t compare to clicking the app a second time and having it reliably relock immediately.

It felt like it was ‘almost’ working before figuring this issue out so I assumed the app/some buggy firmware was at fault but it was installation error on my part! The rest of the install was so easy. Oh well.

Also, go get the rechargeable 123a batteries for this lock. Saw that tip from someone else and just got two sets to swap between. The disposable batteries drain pretty fast and are expensive.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2022
Color: SilverStyle: WiFi Smart LockVerified Purchase
I’m not sure how much more I can vent my frustration about the August Lock over the last 11 months than to share it here. Unfortunately customer service has repeatedly delayed a response in the last 11 months to provide a solution for the problems I’m facing. Unfortunately, the issues above continue to happen.

I’ve never felt so insecure about one piece of my house – the August Lock I intended to buy has not been the easy, accessible, and consistent lock I’ve hoped for and I will continue to express my frustration to Amazon, to August, and to other friends + family until these fixes are made.

Issues with the lock itself (which led to me having to hire a locksmith to unlock the door for me since the August lock failed one time):
- The promise that I’ll be notified when my battery life is low has not been delivered for the last 2 battery replacements. The only way I found out that the battery life was low was by calling August after I was already locked out of my house, to which I then had to purchase a $100 locksmith to come and open the door for me for something that should have been preventable by August. Once again, I never received a notification that my battery life was low – and that’s happened for the last 2 cycles.
- My wifi on my August has shown to disconnect and reconnect every hour of the day, significantly draining my battery. The efficient and up-to-date wifi technology is not delivering as promised. I have a top of the line router and I've noticed hundreds of other consumers complain about the same issue - so it's guaranteed not just me.
- The battery life has been severely less than the 3-6 mo. promised. Perhaps that’s due to the wifi reconnecting, but it continuously drains beneath that period and I’ve never spent so much for batteries before, not even being able to find out it’s low until it stops working.
- The lock repeatedly has long pauses where I can’t unlock my door despite being next to it with Bluetooth on. It often has a delay where I stand outside waiting for my door to unlock despite clicking to unlock.

Issues with the app:
- My in-laws visited from Korea and were intending to use the August app as guests. I was able to add their names and contact as guests to the app and they received the notification to sign up. They did so, but were unable to unlock the door despite seeing the lock on their phone (brand new Galaxy – latest model). Multiple times they tried (on Bluetooth and on wifi separately), but it only worked once out of maybe 20 tries to click the red dot in the middle. I however was right next to them and could unlock and lock the door as needed. Again, the august lock has promised to be easily accessible (and only accessible) by smart phones, but in this situation it wouldn’t work and I wish I had a keypad to use for them. I don’t think I need to be the one paying $50 for that since the “promised” option from August didn’t work.
- August says and promises that the lock is easily transferrable for guests, friends and family, and vacation guests. It has not worked as promised, and I feel like I am getting scammed by August because it won’t even work for my father-in-law. He had no way to enter the house on his own despite having the app installed, and the lock (my house) visible on his screen. The app just would not work for him. How can I expect to rent out my place to guests if the basic app doesn’t even work for them? If August can’t deliver this promise with this lock, then I would expect at the very least they give a keypad to everyone to mitigate against that.

Issues about customer service:
- I’ve called in so many times only to be told 1) I can’t get a refund, and 2) that a supervisor will call back, to which they never do.
- I’m told repeatedly that the August lock will be improved and updated, but currently there are no fixes (talk about terrible tech support!) Are they not working to improve it?
- At this point, I’ve spent probably 5-10+ hours calling August team and researching on my own how to fix these problems, to which thousands of other forums seem to note the same issues. Clearly there’s a problem with the lock and no one is fixing it or letting us know that it’s going to be fixed.
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1.0 out of 5 stars High Hope but Terrible Bugs + Failed Promises
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2022
I’m not sure how much more I can vent my frustration about the August Lock over the last 11 months than to share it here. Unfortunately customer service has repeatedly delayed a response in the last 11 months to provide a solution for the problems I’m facing. Unfortunately, the issues above continue to happen.

I’ve never felt so insecure about one piece of my house – the August Lock I intended to buy has not been the easy, accessible, and consistent lock I’ve hoped for and I will continue to express my frustration to Amazon, to August, and to other friends + family until these fixes are made.

Issues with the lock itself (which led to me having to hire a locksmith to unlock the door for me since the August lock failed one time):
- The promise that I’ll be notified when my battery life is low has not been delivered for the last 2 battery replacements. The only way I found out that the battery life was low was by calling August after I was already locked out of my house, to which I then had to purchase a $100 locksmith to come and open the door for me for something that should have been preventable by August. Once again, I never received a notification that my battery life was low – and that’s happened for the last 2 cycles.
- My wifi on my August has shown to disconnect and reconnect every hour of the day, significantly draining my battery. The efficient and up-to-date wifi technology is not delivering as promised. I have a top of the line router and I've noticed hundreds of other consumers complain about the same issue - so it's guaranteed not just me.
- The battery life has been severely less than the 3-6 mo. promised. Perhaps that’s due to the wifi reconnecting, but it continuously drains beneath that period and I’ve never spent so much for batteries before, not even being able to find out it’s low until it stops working.
- The lock repeatedly has long pauses where I can’t unlock my door despite being next to it with Bluetooth on. It often has a delay where I stand outside waiting for my door to unlock despite clicking to unlock.

Issues with the app:
- My in-laws visited from Korea and were intending to use the August app as guests. I was able to add their names and contact as guests to the app and they received the notification to sign up. They did so, but were unable to unlock the door despite seeing the lock on their phone (brand new Galaxy – latest model). Multiple times they tried (on Bluetooth and on wifi separately), but it only worked once out of maybe 20 tries to click the red dot in the middle. I however was right next to them and could unlock and lock the door as needed. Again, the august lock has promised to be easily accessible (and only accessible) by smart phones, but in this situation it wouldn’t work and I wish I had a keypad to use for them. I don’t think I need to be the one paying $50 for that since the “promised” option from August didn’t work.
- August says and promises that the lock is easily transferrable for guests, friends and family, and vacation guests. It has not worked as promised, and I feel like I am getting scammed by August because it won’t even work for my father-in-law. He had no way to enter the house on his own despite having the app installed, and the lock (my house) visible on his screen. The app just would not work for him. How can I expect to rent out my place to guests if the basic app doesn’t even work for them? If August can’t deliver this promise with this lock, then I would expect at the very least they give a keypad to everyone to mitigate against that.

Issues about customer service:
- I’ve called in so many times only to be told 1) I can’t get a refund, and 2) that a supervisor will call back, to which they never do.
- I’m told repeatedly that the August lock will be improved and updated, but currently there are no fixes (talk about terrible tech support!) Are they not working to improve it?
- At this point, I’ve spent probably 5-10+ hours calling August team and researching on my own how to fix these problems, to which thousands of other forums seem to note the same issues. Clearly there’s a problem with the lock and no one is fixing it or letting us know that it’s going to be fixed.
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Jacqueline Bullen
5.0 out of 5 stars A great addition
Reviewed in Canada on August 13, 2024
Color: Matte BlackStyle: WiFi Smart LockVerified Purchase
I was recently hospitalized and was really panicked about my dog as the only people with a spare key to my place were out of town. So I started researching locks that could be opened remotely or with a pin pad for emergencies.

It turned out that my strata doesn’t allow anything that changes the appearance of common areas so I had to find something that left my front door and lock looking as before with the mechanism being inside the house.
This August lock has served so well! Install was very easy. Had to download the app and then the step by step guide in the app was clear and well thought out.

The app is key if you don’t install the pin pad. I’ve shared the August lock app with my dog walker and she can access the unit easily. I love how you can get the app to log who has opened the door and at what time as well.

Several reviews mention poor battery results. I’m yet to have the batteries run out, but I note the batteries that came with the lock are pretty cheap. I’ve only had the lock installed 3 weeks so as a result of other reviews discussing battery life, I plan to buy slightly more expensive batteries to replace them, when they finally go, or maybe rechargeable.

On Sunday, we had a scheduled power outage by the electric company. I fully expected the lock to fail due to the lack of wifi, but the Bluetooth setting continued to work through the power outage and I could get and in and out still without a key.

All in all, I’m really happy with this purchase. Highlights include being able to share access with others, setting the lock to auto lock if left unlocked for a certain period (i chose 1 minute), being able to set my neighbourhood, so if I go more than 200m from the house, it locks the door. Highly recommend.
Cliente de Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars buena compra , jalando México 2024
Reviewed in Mexico on September 18, 2024
Color: Matte BlackStyle: Lock + KeypadVerified Purchase
La compré y tuve problemas con la app porque no deja configurarla en México, la solución que tuve fue bajar un apk (apk mirror) de la app mas antigua y ya deja configurarla, y despues de configurar actualice a la versión mas Nueva y me funciona sin problemas.
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Cliente de Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars buena compra , jalando México 2024
Reviewed in Mexico on September 18, 2024
La compré y tuve problemas con la app porque no deja configurarla en México, la solución que tuve fue bajar un apk (apk mirror) de la app mas antigua y ya deja configurarla, y despues de configurar actualice a la versión mas Nueva y me funciona sin problemas.
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Klink
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in Canada on June 21, 2024
Color: SilverStyle: Lock + KeypadVerified Purchase
Did a lot of research and settled on this one because of the good reviews and also the ability to use our own deadbolt. Set up was a tiny of glitchy-the app isn’t 100% perfect. But, once it was set up it’s been great! Love that I can lock and unlock it with my phone, and that it doesn’t look like a smart lock from outside. Would buy again.
Frederico Augusto Cardoso Martins
4.0 out of 5 stars a fechadura é ótima , Mas tem uma dificuldade para configurar
Reviewed in Brazil on April 5, 2024
Color: SilverStyle: WiFi Smart LockVerified Purchase
Comprei para substituir um modelo mais antigo. O app não aceita mais configurações de dispositivos fora dos EUA, então para configurar voce tem que usar uma VPN com um servidor nos EUA
Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars Works well
Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2024
Color: Matte BlackStyle: Lock + KeypadVerified Purchase
3rd time is a charm as the first two brands I bought had serious issues but I only had slight difficulty connecting this to Wi-Fi and it appear that in app instructions displayed the coloured locking pieces in the wrong orientation but it's so easy to install i didn't really need any help. Works well with Alexa and would prefer an option that doesn't require voice password but I fully understand why it does.