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Auto-Unlock Doesn't Consistently Work.
If any of you that were in the same boat as me and were waiting on August to work the bugs out of the 3rd gen....well, they haven't. If you're going to buy this lock, you need to buy the August Keypad with it. I've had the 4th gen lock installed for about a week with auto-unlock enabled. It has already failed to unlock 3 times when arriving home. This is based on your phone re entering WiFi range. I am broadcasting 2.4 and 5 SIDS at home. My phone obviously has both networks saved. I understand that August doesn't support 5GHZ, but it was my understanding that was only an issue during setup. Clearly it isn't. I doubt many of you want to limit your phone speed at home by not allowing it to connect to 5GHZ.
The bluetooth lock and unlock from the phone app seems to work. I've never tried it from more than 10 feet from the lock
It was easy to install. Took about 5 minutes.
My Alexa can see the lock but cannot control it, so interfacing with Alexa gets zero stars. I suspect the additional August bridge is required to make this work. So, lock, keypad and bridge are all required to make this a fully functioning lock. Kinda disappointing since they sell them all separately.
June 2020 · Tools and Home Improvement · verified purchase