You can tap the “run” automation button, and unlock your door, once your phone is unlocked via Face ID. When you get to the door, your phone will get a notification that asks your permission to unlock the door. A more secure auto-unlock method (if you’re a HomeKit hub owner), is to create an automation to unlock the door when you arrive home. Find the page that has your lock, then tap the icon.
It unlocks your door after you’ve left your house and come back. I’m surprised that Nest x Yale and Nest Hello don’t have any integrations with each other after three years of both being on the market. For example, when you unlock Nest x Yale, your Nest Secure alarm system can disarm automatically. Nest x Yale has basic integration with other Nest products. Nest expects you to use it exclusively within the Nest ecosystem and the lack of compatibility is its biggest weakness. Nest x Yale doesn’t play nice with any smart home platforms outside of Google’s ecosystem. This automation can be done with August via third-party apps.Īugust works with almost every smart home platform out of the box including IFTTT, Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Assistant.Īugust’s extra compatibility gives you endless opportunities for automations between your other smart home products or based on your location. You shouldn’t rely on Away Mode to lock your house for you. While I love Away Mode (and it’s HUGE if you forget to lock your house), Nest doesn’t go into Away Mode until at least an hour passes. If Nest detects you’re not home, it puts itself in Away Mode and locks if it’s not already.
#NEST DEADBOLT SOFTWARE#
Nest has one unique feature software feature called Away Mode. Nest lets you control the system when you’re not home, see a history of who’s opened the door, and give people recurring scheduled access (houseguests, babysitters, nannies, house cleaners), give one-time temporary access (Airbnb guests), or give permanent access to the people in your household. It’s the most convenient feature of any smart home product that I’ve ever tested. When Auto Unlock works correctly, it’s like your door doesn’t even have a lock. Auto Unlock works perfectly about 95% of the time, while the other times it still works, it’s just slow.Īuto-Unlock is a magical experience when you come home from the grocery store with five bags on each arm. The second unique feature is called “Auto Unlock,” which puts the system in “away mode” after you leave your house, then unlocks your August when you come back home.Īugust is the only smart lock platform that I’ve ever tested with an auto-unlock feature. When your door isn’t shut fully, the Auto-Lock feature is disabled. August always knows the status of your door and warns you in the app when the door isn’t shut fully.
But what if someone didn’t shut the door all the way? The door may be locked, but your home is not secure.Īugust’s DoorSense fixes this. With most smart locks, the app assumes that your house is locked and secured as long as the lock is in the lock position. Features AugustĪugust lets you control the system when you’re not home, see a history of who’s opened the door, and give people recurring scheduled access, temporary access, or permanent access.Īugust has two unique features that aren’t found on other smart locks: Want to learn how I reached this conclusion? Read on to see the detailed breakdown of software, user-friendliness, and design that informed my overall impression. The August 4th Gen (hockey puck-shaped) may be preferred for those who live in apartments, which I’ll cover in the design section. Almost everything I write in this post about Yale Assure applies to all of the August locks as well.
For this post, I’ll focus on the Yale Assure (comes with the August Module) because it’s the best August lock on the market. More than five smart locks are controlled with the August app. Nest x Yale features great-looking hardware, but it doesn’t offer any unique software features compared to August. After a new month of testing, I determined August is still the best smart lock platform because of its auto-unlock feature and smart home compatibility. Over the last few years, I’ve tested more than 10 different smart locks.
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