August - HomeKit Bluetooth Deadbolt Retrofit Smart Lock - Silver

I have an iPhone, iPad Mini and an Apple TV series 3. Several people have said that you can't use the home kit features unless you have an Apple TV series 4. This is incorrect. You can use the away mode and you can lock and unlock your door over the internet. However, occasionally the Apple TV doesn't come out of sleep mode to lock or unlock the door and you have to try again later. You can not program the door to unlock or lock at specific times with the series 3 Apple TV you need a series 4. The app is easy to use and if you setup the home kit you can have Siri unlock your door. The away mode only works if you don't close the August app, leave it open in the back ground. I haven't used the Geo Fence yet.The auto lock is stupid. In this mode the door locks after a specified time being unlocked. if you use this don't go outside without your phone. I watched a youtube install video which made the install very easy.I have had this product for a bout a month and I am very pleased.

This is one of those product categories that you don't fully appreciate until you own and use it. I installed the August Smart Lock, Smart Keypad and Doorbell Cam on the front door of my two-story home four weeks ago. I initially assumed that I would need to have someone do it for me, butfound that I was able to install and configure the Smart Lock to work with my iPhone and Apple Watch in just under 15 minutes, with the aid of well-considered August instructions, and just a Phillips screwdriver. The Doorbell Cam fit right over my existing analog doorbell wired location, and required only drilling a few mounting holes, and physically inserting the low voltage wires from the old doorbell into the new Doorbell Cam. This took another 20 minutes, tops, and the keypad addition rounded out my installation time to just under an hour. The August app configuration recognizing my Netgear router (located on the second floor) and the Lock and Doorbell Cam was as slick as any Apple user has come to expect. My wife and I literally no longer carry a set of keys. We've set the lock to open within 100 yards of sensing our iPhones, and to auto-close after 1 minute. It's a little nervous-making to trust how rock-solid August makes this work, and that's why I've waiting for four weeks to review the products. We've given our adult kids their own access codes, and the August software logs every entry and exit, with each user or guest name, date and time. If I'm away from home, I get a notification on my phone when the doorbell rings, along with a video feed of who is there and an option to talk to the person via the Doorbell Cam two-way microphone and speaker. I can look at a live video feed from the door anytime from anywhere. The August Smart Lock and Doorbell Cam combination is beautifully made, and August has obviously gone to great pains to make installation easy for the average homeowner, and functionality simple and straightforward for any smartphone user. I **highly** recommend this product.

Having the ability to unlock the door remote and then yell "come on in" is the first shock my visitors have when they arrive to my apartment for the first time. Is great to arrive with bags or a box in my hands and just move the door handle and push the door. I change the door handle to one without key (an indoor handle) because I'm not using keys anymore and i was afraid to press the lock inside and shut the door without having my keys since I'm only using my iPhone or Apple Watch to access my apartment. The only bad thing is that it not allow rechargeable batteries, but is a minor issue and I wont take out an star just for that. Is a 5 stars electric lock!

The door lock works very well but the app response is a little slow which can be improved.

I installed the lock in 15 mins. The programming is easy. Works great with just the Bluetooth option; but I ended up getting the Connect and the keypad as well for all the conveniences they afforded. Also, it is a really clean looking product that looks nice and modern.

I have read all of the reviews on the August Smart Lock & other smart locks, finally decided on August. Straight forward install & connected with my iPhone & Apple TV, works great when home & away. This is a great addition to my smart home accessories!

I have a paper wieght. Do not toss your old lock you will need it. I have no faith that this is any type of long term solution. These work for about 2-3 weeks then start failing. They jamb up and it is a bad design. It does not work well with weatherstripping, you will need to hold your door while locking it, so the auto lock feature is pointless. The motor is to weak or the gears are stripping out causing it to just spin. I have already sent one back and spent a week with tech support asking me to send videos try this try that. They finally just sent me a new lock, but I had to mail mine in first and wait which took an additional week. I installed the new one and after 2 weeks it is doing the exact same thing. It is very annoying when it stops because you can not unlock it without taking it completely off. Wish I would of bought something else this has been a time and money suck. Please look elsewhere or wait till the technology is better. I also bought the wifi adapter so I'm out even more on this useless thing.You can see in the images that the lock is not moving after I turn it. Do not buy this!

First off, doesn’t seem to work with double cylinder locks. Secondly, if you have any trim such as along a window near the holes in the door where the lock is placed, this probably won’t work because you need to be able to swing the little flanges out on the side to attach the housing to the plate that holds it on the door. While I like the design, it’s huge! Also, it kinda feels plasticky on parts and the battery door was near impossible to get off on the one that I received. So much so that I’m pretty sure it broke from trying to turn the face with pressure applied just as the directions said to. I ended up wanting to throw this across the street. There are better smart locks out there, including the 3rd gen design. However, it still has the little pull flanges along the side so I had to basically take my door’s window completely apart which lead to breaking areas of it due to its age and will probably need a new door now. After changing the lock and going through all that, I ended up returning this. Might work fine on something like a front door with no window and have a quick easy install in that type of application, but for me it was nothing but a useless hassle that wasted a few hours and ruined our door. I wish I had had someone tell me or review this prior to purchase, so I hope this helps someone who might have a similar situation.