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.
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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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