August Smart Lock: Is it worth it? 

Dennis Whitlock

sized4spills true that.. he did a better review then CNET and thats kinda all they do now a days.

Eddie P 😂😃😃

+cjpenning You should be able to make adjustments to you door lock to fix that. I'll have to do this as well when i get a smart lock.

...or you can get a tapered deadbolt. August sells one on their site for 40.

+FieroGT42 And the front window leaves a huge gaping security hole right on display.

I discovered there is such a thing. Pretty pricey, though... august.com/products/august-keypad/

Samsung has, or had, an illuminated keypad that you enter a code or use your phone. My old rental in NYC had them like 3 yrs ago.

may be you need a lock that could work offline, you can create a key offline and share it with sms www.zmlock.com/

Yes there is. Check the August site, or amazon.

+Kenuik nono You just use your key

+Christopher Murray what if key inside home?

You could use the spare key. Or the keypad or an apple watch if you have either.

You can still use your deadbolt key

I think the best way is to keep a spare deadbolt key in the car or purse... I wondered about that.. but I think it also warns you if the batteries are dying so... bring the key and replace the batteries.

I think you need to re-read my comment. Kevo unlocks when I touch the bezel of my door. so it won't unlock simply because I am proximate to my door. This is what August does and it is a security issue which you can only resolve by disabling the proximity feature and using an app (which is a usability issue)

Did you resolve your concerns about location services, Kevin? Did you get an August lock?

Hey, Kevin, did you pick a lock for your new house?

Where is the claim that this was un-hackable? First, why does everybody thing the CIA or NSA or some BlackHat is out to hack every single person in the world. Second, a "tech-savvy" thief needs to KNOW you have a BT or WiFi lock to consider hacking it. Just about every other lock of this type has a distinctive look that tells the "tech-savvy" thief to try an electronic hack. There's no giveaway with this lock for the "tech-savvy" thief. From the outside, no one knows that it's installed. And locks only keep honest people out. A couple of blowhards here take about "better choices" when I and 97% of the adult population can just kick in most residential doors. People need to get real and objectively assess their threat level vs their security level. I see a couple of caveats with this lock, but overall it looks like a front runner in the category.

+TNBposse You know locks just keep honest people out right? Many people have sidelines or windows as part of their entryway....

+andrew b ettinger I'm aware, but getting a nice lock when you can punch out the window and unlock it makes it even easier for those un-honest people.

This door probably already had this weakness unless they had a removable key.

It's what-.05sec easier? So what. You're aware that a) 99.9% of those deadbolts have thumb turns anyway and b) many local building codes prohibit double-cylinder deadbolts for entry/exit doors, right? I didn't think so.

+Duke Exactly. There is *no* significant compromise in security, and this lock may had both convenience and utility to make it worthwhile.