Key features:

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Enter your home in the following ways,

 

• input your pin (4-8 digits long) - you can set a different code for every person (up to 100 unique pins) and delete them at any point in time. Say you have a cleaning person, a dog walker and a guest; they can each have a code of their own so you can be notified whenever they enter your home.

 

• Lock and Unlock remotely through the app on your phone. You can also see the current status of the lock in case you left the house and cannot remember if you locked the door!

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• If you have an iPhone or an Apple Watch, you can simply “tap” (hold your device to the lock) to unlock the door. I have had this on my house for the past two years and absolutely LOVE it!

 

• You can also tell your phone to lock/unlock your door! (for example “Siri/Google/Alexa, unlock the front door”)

 

• Physical key - you can always use the actual key to lock/unlock, even if the batteries are dead.

 

Lock takes 4xAA batteries, which usually last around 1 year (varies depending on use).

 

There are plenty of different smart lock manufacturers and models out there, many of which have hundreds of online reviews.

I have found that most products have amazing online reviews, even though they fail constantly and are super easy to hack/bypass.

I recommend and work with only one smartlock model which has two versions - "Schlage Encode" and "Schlage Encode Plus". Both are similar, but the “plus” version allows the “tap” feature, so if you’re an iPhone user I recommend spending a few extra bucks for that.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

 

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