August - Smart Lock Bluetooth Keyless Home Entry - Silver

Let me clear this is up at the beginning, I'm a very patient person that is a lot about home automation (Nerd) and loves to read and loves challenges so this review will be just a tad bias. After reading prior reviews I was skeptical of purchasing the smart lock but after doing some research and reading the full instructions on August homepage and seeing it works with ADT security I decided to purchase the lock. Once getting the lock home, I was already comfortable with the set-up and jumped right in which was a breeze and when I finished I had a minor wait for the firmware to update which gave me time to clean-up. Once it was set-up I was ready to go with geo-fencing and virtual keys for friends and family and my favorite the auto-unlock. I have only had one problem with the lock when it took about 25 seconds to find the lock which I didn't have a real problem with. I placed my lock in the garage connecting the garage and my kitchen so when I pull in the lock auto unlocks. I can't speak for others when it comes to certain problems but I would suggest going to the homepage of August and read the installation instructions, if the phone being used is compatible in regards to software and most of all be patient as this is a fairly new product and there is growing pains as we the consumer will accept new products without much testing prior to it's release. That's why the four stars as even I've had problems and know nothing is prefect, it does what it's basically intended for but there is much room for growth.

I am pretty happy with this product so far. We added the wifi unit and really appreciate being able to lock and unlock the door remotely as well. And the August will usually unlock the door automatically when I arrive to the house. That's a good feature. I guess my only complaint is that sometimes the unit takes a few more seconds than I want it to take to communicate with my phone when I'm trying to leave the house. I'm still trying to figure out if this is my phone or the August. I have a new-ish iPhone 6. But, anyway, it's not so long that I dislike the product, just want it to be faster.

After reviewing various smart locks, I decided to give the August a try. The installation was quite easy but a firmware update right out of box took longer than I would have expected. The lock itself operates well, however my Nexus 6 as well as my wife's Galaxy S4 seem to have trouble connecting on the first try. Sometimes it takes several retries once the app is open before the phone and lock syncs. When it's connected, it works great; I wish the device was a little quicker to establish a connection.

Just bought my first home! and i have always been a bit of a techie so when i saw this and how if also connects to my Nest thermostat i just bought as well i know i had to have it! it was really easy to install other than the fact that the house i purchased the deadbolt was a off-brand and did not work with this so i had to buy a new door set. But i love it! i love seeing who and when people come in and out of the house! great product!

Installation is very straightforward and easy to accomplish. It involves retrofitting your existing deadbolt lock rather than a wholesale replacement which is nice. This assumes your existing lock is a SINGLE cylinder (i.e., it won't work if you have a DOUBLE cylinder deadbolts). The smartphone app is simple and easy to use to configure the lock via Bluetooth. Pair it with the optional August Connect and you can remotely lock/unlock your deadbolt lock from anywhere. Furthermore, if you use it with IFFFT you can receive SMS text message alerts whenever your deadbolt is unlocked or locked. Also, I particularly like the ability to have the lock automatically unlock for me when I'm approaching the door -- especially when my hands are full and I don't have to fumble for the keys. My only complaint is the bulky cylindrical knob that encases the deadbolt. It is a bit of an eyesore and unwieldy to manually lock/unlock the deadbolt from the inside.

I have read previous reviews concerning the lag in the lock responding and if you are wanting something which opens in matter of seconds then this is not for you. It does not take more than 20 seconds for me most times but I use this for convenience of not giving keys to my children's nanny and my house keeper. I can set a schedule for them and not worry about people having access when they should not. It also allows for my children to not have to remember their keys when going to their friends or out. They never forget their phones and so I do not have to worry. Though I would say I think the firmware needs to be updated since I have experienced at times the lock being unresponsive. Over all pleased and it does what I want it to do.

Two Problems: 1) The auto unlock doesn't always work. The first few weeks were hit and miss. Recently though, it is almost 100%. Not sure what changed. 2) If the deadbolt isn't lined up correctly, it won't lock. This is probably correctible, but for now, I have to pull on the door to get it to lock. But if I ever need to lock my door while away, I'm SOL. I don't have the connect, so it is not a problem yet. Quick example of why I love this product: We went away for the holidays and left a key with the neighbor to take care of our cats. The next day we got a call from the neighbor saying the key didn't work. Not sure what we would have done if not for this product. I sent her an August "key" and voila! Cats survived.

Easy to install. - its super simple to install this and it works really well... Easy to pull a battery out to reset. - ...Well it works really well as long you don't mind resetting it every once in a while which is super easy to do. You can't ditch your key yet. keep it handy, but at least you don't have to use it as often. I also got the Connect and I can't recommend it. It is disconnected more often than it is connected and has been rather pointless.