Review: Schlage Sense Remains a Top Option Among HomeKit-Enabled Smart Locks

[Fall Under Cerulean Kites]

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Now if they would just make it in a non-80-year-old-woman version.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HJKM2LL/A/schlage-sense-smart-deadbolt-with-century-trim

 

[Flood4]

Looks like we’re not there yet.
My car sense I’m near it since 2012.
No need for a touchpad, no needs to ask Siri to unlock it. Heck, no needs for a phone (just an rfid chips). Takes about 0.1 sec.

Haven’t found a lock like that yet. Have you?

 

[sirozha]

I have an Apple TV (serving as a HomeKit hub) in my house within a 40 ft range from both doors (front and back). Will I be able to operate this lock (to lock and unlock it) from within my house if the device on which I activate Siri (my iPhone or my Apple Watch) is outside of the 40 ft range from the lock? In other words, can Apple TV proxy the Siri commands from my iDevice (while my iDevice is on the house Wi-Fi) and send the signal to the lock via Bluetooth?

I know this is a function of the Apple TV, but currently I have no smart devices with Bluetooth connectivity. All my smart devices are either Wi-Fi connected or have a Wi-Fi bridge, so this would be my first Bluetooth smart device. If my iDevice has to be within a 40 ft range from the actual lock in order to operate it, then this would not work for me, as there are rooms in my house that are father away than 40 ft from either door, and there are walls in between.

 

[zantafio]

I have an Apple TV (serving as a HomeKit hub) in my house within a 40 ft range from both doors (front and back). Will I be able to operate this lock (to lock and unlock it) from within my house if the device on which I activate Siri (my iPhone or my Apple Watch) is outside of the 40 ft range from the lock? In other words, can Apple TV proxy the Siri commands from my iDevice (while my iDevice is on the house Wi-Fi) and send the signal to the lock via Bluetooth?

I know this is a function of the Apple TV, but currently I have no smart devices with Bluetooth connectivity. All my smart devices are either Wi-Fi connected or have a Wi-Fi bridge, so this would be my first Bluetooth smart device. If my iDevice has to be within a 40 ft range from the actual lock in order to operate it, then this would not work for me, as there are rooms in my house that are father away than 40 ft from either door, and there are walls in between.

If needed, you can always buy a bluetooth range extender

 

[Babygotfont]

If needed, you can always buy a bluetooth range extender

i have an architect question for the power users in this group.

i currently have my property all smart-homed-up. sprinkler, thermoststat, lights, myq w/rasberry pi & homekit integration. works great.

i also have a rental property (1 year minimum lease, not airBnB style). i would like to add the base smart-home features of a schlage front door lock, ecobee thermostat, orbit bhyve sprinkler controller, and myq garage door opener (essentially the same features i have on my current property, except in the rental home).

to simplify the process, since wifi connectivity (SSID w/pw) lives embedded in each product, i'm thinking about also providing a pre-configured router (linksys 3200acm tri-mode dual band MIMO). the renters would still be required to purchase their internet service
provider ... after that, we'd just plug the router into the internet modem, and away they go. the renters would have to agree to stick with 1 SSID (the one i chose upon configuring all the devices). should they choose to use homekit, the renters would also need to provide their own hub (apple tv, ipad, homepad, etc.) ... or, they could simply use each manufactorers individual app (if they are an android user).

so my goal is to give both the current renters as well as myself the ability to control devices, with perhaps giving them renters limited/no control over the sprinkler system.

first, does this proposed setup seem reasonable?

second, when the renters vacate, how do i de-activate their control over my devices? typically each devices has internet login for each app ... this would be MY login i used to register the product ... so if the renters are android users, i'm trying to figure out how they can control the devices without compromising my login UID credentials ... if the renters are apple users and they've used a hub w/homekit, how do i remove/deauthorize the devices within their home app?

sorry for the long(er) post ... trying to think this through before implementing ...