Digital Door Lock

[inlinesix]

I am looking for digital metal gate lock that can fit a 6cm gap (the gap btw metal gate and wooden door).

Any recommendation?

[RadX]

Thanks @Adrianli for taking the lock off me

am Sure u will like it👍🏽

[inlinesix]

56 minutes ago, RadX said:

Thanks @Adrianli for taking the lock off me

am Sure u will like it👍🏽

For August Lock, can unlock the door manually from inside?

 

[RadX]

2 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

For August Lock, can unlock the door manually from inside?

 

yes the inside operation does not change..., nor outside.

[inlinesix]

Just now, RadX said:

yes the inside operation does not change..., nor outside.

Thanks.

Checking to make sure the mechanism will not spoil by manual operation.

[RadX]

5 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

Thanks.

Checking to make sure the mechanism will not spoil by manual operation.

paging @Sp4wn he used it longer...and has changed battery once. after 8 months

[Sp4wn]

On 1/8/2021 at 3:46 PM, inlinesix said:

For August Lock, can unlock the door manually from inside?

 

yes can. just rotate it to the left can liao. been using daily without issues. get homekit notifications everytime my door is opened for any reason and a further warning if the door is left ajar more than 2 min (must install door sense that comes with august )

when i park my car at home, by the time i come out of the car, the door auto unlocks for me, just have to push open and close it back. dont need to fumble with keys. but the front of the lock doesnt change and i can insert my regular key in the front to turn the lock to unlock it (in case the lock fails for any reason or battery dies).

before this was using igloo home ... but i find august far better, more reliable and it unlocks 99% of the time with accuracy when i come home. in the event it is unsure, it will defer to not unlocking and prompt me to unlock using my phone app before it resets back (theres 2 modes - at home and away from home ... once you move 200m away from home, the away mode initiates and then the auto unlock feature kicks in). but if you move say 50m from your home, the feature wont kick in. 

in conjunction with auto unlock, i use it to turn on my garage lights when it detects i am home after sunset. that way my stairs / car garage all work in tandem without having to flick a switch or even do anything ... i'd say 80% of the processes in my house are all automated now (main door / 90% of my lights / some of my windows and doors have open/close sensors, and my house gate is also controlled by homekit / siri ) aircon is also automated and i havent used the daikin remotes since i got them. when i am out i can just turn on the aircon so house is cooler by the time i reach home. and the best part is .. house is powered by solar. at least 25-30% of my bill is offset my sunlight ... (but not for the last few days due to rain sadly)

anyway, sorry am obsessed with smart home stuff ... still trying to see what else i can do without pissing my wife off

[Mason016]

3 hours ago, Sp4wn said:

yes can. just rotate it to the left can liao. been using daily without issues. get homekit notifications everytime my door is opened for any reason and a further warning if the door is left ajar more than 2 min (must install door sense that comes with august )

when i park my car at home, by the time i come out of the car, the door auto unlocks for me, just have to push open and close it back. dont need to fumble with keys. but the front of the lock doesnt change and i can insert my regular key in the front to turn the lock to unlock it (in case the lock fails for any reason or battery dies).

before this was using igloo home ... but i find august far better, more reliable and it unlocks 99% of the time with accuracy when i come home. in the event it is unsure, it will defer to not unlocking and prompt me to unlock using my phone app before it resets back (theres 2 modes - at home and away from home ... once you move 200m away from home, the away mode initiates and then the auto unlock feature kicks in). but if you move say 50m from your home, the feature wont kick in. 

in conjunction with auto unlock, i use it to turn on my garage lights when it detects i am home after sunset. that way my stairs / car garage all work in tandem without having to flick a switch or even do anything ... i'd say 80% of the processes in my house are all automated now (main door / 90% of my lights / some of my windows and doors have open/close sensors, and my house gate is also controlled by homekit / siri ) aircon is also automated and i havent used the daikin remotes since i got them. when i am out i can just turn on the aircon so house is cooler by the time i reach home. and the best part is .. house is powered by solar. at least 25-30% of my bill is offset my sunlight ... (but not for the last few days due to rain sadly)

anyway, sorry am obsessed with smart home stuff ... still trying to see what else i can do without pissing my wife off

A smart noise cancelling function would be useful.  

[RadX]

1 minute ago, Mason016 said:

A smart noise cancelling function would be useful.  

for the wife?

[RadX]

7 minutes ago, Mason016 said:

A smart noise cancelling function would be useful.  

Automate this too for the end journey of the insides

[Adrianli]

First time entering my front wooden door w/o the need of a key!!! Installed the August digital door lock that I got it from @RadX on Sunday and get to used it for the first time today.

So far so good for me. Thou still have to use key to open the gate lock and padlock on the gate. Waiting for the next digital version for these. Especially the gate lock which needs to be slim and retrofit the olden type of gate lock.

[Thaiyotakamli]

Just reviewing been using this samsung door lock for 8 yrs ald. So far so good. Changed battery every 1-2 yrs depend on battery type. 
 

can be open by finger print, pin or manual key. So for past 8 yrs i nvr carry any key except car key with attached condo card duplicated into small rfid tag. If i go for swim just bring condo access card. 
 

very convenient. Maybe next time move house will learn into full automation like spawn house🙈😆

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwsiEVqy_orOT0RFTGJqeGpUS1FmbW53d0I4TzhjMlo1NmM0/view?usp=drivesdk

[Lala81]

Hi. 

On 1/11/2021 at 9:56 AM, Sp4wn said:

yes can. just rotate it to the left can liao. been using daily without issues. get homekit notifications everytime my door is opened for any reason and a further warning if the door is left ajar more than 2 min (must install door sense that comes with august )

when i park my car at home, by the time i come out of the car, the door auto unlocks for me, just have to push open and close it back. dont need to fumble with keys. but the front of the lock doesnt change and i can insert my regular key in the front to turn the lock to unlock it (in case the lock fails for any reason or battery dies).

before this was using igloo home ... but i find august far better, more reliable and it unlocks 99% of the time with accuracy when i come home. in the event it is unsure, it will defer to not unlocking and prompt me to unlock using my phone app before it resets back (theres 2 modes - at home and away from home ... once you move 200m away from home, the away mode initiates and then the auto unlock feature kicks in). but if you move say 50m from your home, the feature wont kick in. 

in conjunction with auto unlock, i use it to turn on my garage lights when it detects i am home after sunset. that way my stairs / car garage all work in tandem without having to flick a switch or even do anything ... i'd say 80% of the processes in my house are all automated now (main door / 90% of my lights / some of my windows and doors have open/close sensors, and my house gate is also controlled by homekit / siri ) aircon is also automated and i havent used the daikin remotes since i got them. when i am out i can just turn on the aircon so house is cooler by the time i reach home. and the best part is .. house is powered by solar. at least 25-30% of my bill is offset my sunlight ... (but not for the last few days due to rain sadly)

anyway, sorry am obsessed with smart home stuff ... still trying to see what else i can do without pissing my wife off

One thing i never understood about August is, How would your kids unlock your door? Provided there's no adult with a handphone around?
Or if you left your home without bringing your phone down, say to go to the pool. You got the august keypad?

Anyway after some searching,  the August keypad has some unfavorable reviews.
So I'm probably going to get this to counter the problem. A Yale Assure lock, has 2 keys, numeric keypad and yet still have the august capabilities. Covers all the bases i want.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GQ6G3WR/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07GQ6G3WR&linkCode=as2&tag=everythingrei-20&linkId=6f9e38cdd0010a5e5d3f4ee9ac891841

 

Edited June 21, 2021 by Lala81

[inlinesix]

1 hour ago, Lala81 said:

Hi. 

One thing i never understood about August is, How would your kids unlock your door? Provided there's no adult with a handphone around?
Or if you left your home without bringing your phone down, say to go to the pool. You got the august keypad?

Anyway after some searching,  the August keypad has some unfavorable reviews.
So I'm probably going to get this to counter the problem. A Yale Assure lock, has 2 keys, numeric keypad and yet still have the august capabilities. Covers all the bases i want.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GQ6G3WR/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07GQ6G3WR&linkCode=as2&tag=everythingrei-20&linkId=6f9e38cdd0010a5e5d3f4ee9ac891841

For August, you can use key to lock and unlock the door.

[Lala81]

16 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

For August, you can use key to lock and unlock the door.

Ok. That's if you have a cylindrical lockset deadbolt with a key. Which is not that common in Singapore anymore. 

Most doors in Sg nowadays are mortise locks. I'm hesitant to use a smart mortise lock. 

Some of the videos, angmohs install it on interior deadbolt with no key. That's why I never understood the key part. Lol

[Sp4wn]

16 hours ago, Lala81 said:

Hi. 

One thing i never understood about August is, How would your kids unlock your door? Provided there's no adult with a handphone around?
Or if you left your home without bringing your phone down, say to go to the pool. You got the august keypad?

Anyway after some searching,  the August keypad has some unfavorable reviews.
So I'm probably going to get this to counter the problem. A Yale Assure lock, has 2 keys, numeric keypad and yet still have the august capabilities. Covers all the bases i want.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GQ6G3WR/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07GQ6G3WR&linkCode=as2&tag=everythingrei-20&linkId=6f9e38cdd0010a5e5d3f4ee9ac891841

 

yes like what bro @inlinesix said, u can use a physical key. i could do august cos i rebuilt my home from scratch so was able to get the door made with a mortise and a deadbolt. (i only use the mortise when travelling since its far stronger). for everyday usage we just use august.

my kids are 3 and 1 ... so long way to go for them. besides, i can remotely unlock my gate, my house main door and see who is coming and going through homekit ... basically my whole house from the min you enter the gate is controlled by homekit;

august lock for main door
phillips hue + motion sensor for common areas 
philips hue for living / dining areas (including the multi color bulbs ... need to sit down and figure out how to sync my tv audio with the LED strips)
fibaro homekit for controlling dumb lights (like my balcony lights / car porch spotlight set on a timer / automation based on script via homekit)

its quite an obsession these days but as @RadX will tell you, nothing beats using voice to get things done ... if i tell siri 'goodnight' she will off every single light (or report error for those that have issue) and check the main door and gate are both in the 'lock' position. 

i also have a separate script on my apple watch that unlocks my gate once im within 100m of my house (mainly because my 3 year old keeps pressing the buttons on my watch, so whenever i am not near home i can safely give him the watch and even if he accidentally taps the unlock gate script ... it wont unlock after verifying my gps location)

you're going down a slippery slope thats all i can say .. hahahaha

[Lala81]

11 minutes ago, Sp4wn said:

yes like what bro @inlinesix said, u can use a physical key. i could do august cos i rebuilt my home from scratch so was able to get the door made with a mortise and a deadbolt. (i only use the mortise when travelling since its far stronger). for everyday usage we just use august.

my kids are 3 and 1 ... so long way to go for them. besides, i can remotely unlock my gate, my house main door and see who is coming and going through homekit ... basically my whole house from the min you enter the gate is controlled by homekit;

august lock for main door
phillips hue + motion sensor for common areas 
philips hue for living / dining areas (including the multi color bulbs ... need to sit down and figure out how to sync my tv audio with the LED strips)
fibaro homekit for controlling dumb lights (like my balcony lights / car porch spotlight set on a timer / automation based on script via homekit)

its quite an obsession these days but as @RadX will tell you, nothing beats using voice to get things done ... if i tell siri 'goodnight' she will off every single light (or report error for those that have issue) and check the main door and gate are both in the 'lock' position. 

i also have a separate script on my apple watch that unlocks my gate once im within 100m of my house (mainly because my 3 year old keeps pressing the buttons on my watch, so whenever i am not near home i can safely give him the watch and even if he accidentally taps the unlock gate script ... it wont unlock after verifying my gps location)

you're going down a slippery slope thats all i can say .. hahahaha

I'm not that obsessed. I don't particularly want to use WiFi switches or smart bulbs. Can use smart bulbs but I'm almost all down lights type of person. I don't want to get WiFi light switch also cos risk of problems is too lehcheh. 

Hands free door unlock for me when there are groceries or dabao food, voice controlled ceiling fans enough.

Definitely Landed more use for smart home. Apartment less so. 

[Sp4wn]

On 6/22/2021 at 2:35 PM, Lala81 said:

I'm not that obsessed. I don't particularly want to use WiFi switches or smart bulbs. Can use smart bulbs but I'm almost all down lights type of person. I don't want to get WiFi light switch also cos risk of problems is too lehcheh. 

Hands free door unlock for me when there are groceries or dabao food, voice controlled ceiling fans enough.

Definitely Landed more use for smart home. Apartment less so. 

surprisingly not many problems. im using fibaro for the dumb lights, its actually v stable. in the last 1.5 years, had 1 issue. regardless, all of the lights can still be manually controlled by physical switches. i also thought i will stop at just the lights but once i realied how i could tie everything in (so like when i drive home and i unlock the gate, if arriving home after 7pm, to on certain lights to guide my way up the house ...) its just fun to tinker with, i guess being stuck at home, manage to set up the whole house to the point where i probably turn on/off a manual switch at the most, once a day (for my wardrobe, forgot to wire one of the switches, so just live with it haha)