August Home Smart Lock, 3rd Generation – Silver

Designed so people aren’t confused on how to unlock it
I finally upgraded from the original first gen round August Lock (which I’ve been happy with your several years now) to this third gen version. The biggest reason I wanted to upgrade was the fact that the design of this one is like a regular lock.While the round one was working just fine, unfortunately other people unfamiliar with the lock just became baffled on how to unlock the door from the inside. With the design of this one, that eliminates that confusion for guests and it looks like a normal door lock to them.The additional features I like compared to the first gen one was the addition of the door sense feature. I haven’t experienced it enough yet to really comment on it, but the initial testing of it was nice to prevent it from trying to lock when the door was still open. The issue I did have on the first gen one was that it could sometimes jam the lock if it tried to lock when not fully latched or closed.This one so far also seems to be a lot better with the smart alert notifications. The first gen one was hit or miss when notifications would actually work with the wifi hub. But so far this new one seems to actually notify every time per my settings.The only negative thing I have about the third gen vs the first gen is the missing sounds. On the first gen one, you could have it make lock and unlock sounds when used by the app or auto lock/unlock. Unfortunately the 3rd gen doesn’t have the sounds built in. It is louder when the device is working, which somewhat substitutes for that so you can hear it working, but I’d still rather have the lock and unlock sounds option.Outside of that flaw, it is still a great product. If you are a renter, it is also perfect as the original keyed entry doesn’t change, and you still only swap the inside part, and when you move out, you simply put the original inside piece back. That’s why I preferred August Lock from anything else. It is simple, yet effective. Now I have a spare first gen one, maybe I’ll just use it for the back door.

Lasted 6 Years
I loved this Smart Lock so much that when it finally gave up the ghost 6 years almost to the month after purchase and install, I bought the exact same lock to replace it. This thing withstood two teenage, then young adult boys and my husband who constantly goes in and out of the house. It was locked and unlocked probably millions of times before it failed. The battery life has been great. I appreciated the alerts that someone left the door open on a couple of occasions. I also love the auto lock and unlock features and using it with Alexa. I was surprised my first one lasted 6 years, and I’m looking forward to another 6 years with the new one. I tried to troubleshoot the one that failed, but I really think old age got to it. It started telling me the door was locked when it wasn’t, and it made a terrible slow grinding sound when I could get it to lock and unlock with the app. I tried different batteries thinking it was a power issue. I tried recalibration of DoorSense. It was like the old lock succumbed to dementia. That’s ok. It had a good, long life.

Primero tenia mis dudas al leer las reseñas negativas, pero en realidad es un excelente producto. MUYYYY facil la instalacion, la APP te lleva paso a paso con la instalacion y configuracion. Yo salgo de mi casa y cuando regreso y llego a mi puerta se abre automaticamente sin ningun problema. Suena si claro es un motor que lleva 4 pilas.

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Amazon or the August product descriptions never pointed out the fact that the August skill is not available for Alexa outside of US. Now my purchase of two August products worth hundreds of pounds is not even half as useful as I thought they would be. Stay away from this if you are not in US.