Is the 'knob' portion and the part that connects it to the existing deadbolt hardware all metal?

@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is.

Pretty powerful stuff. Well done!

@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah looking and test to see what all can be done with this thing

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@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

How can we test the battery level?

@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

Under settings and then Device Info, it gives the battery level there.

@mkiitmr2

4 жыл бұрын

Gross Technology Is it a percentage? Or just an icon? Any idea if they have low battery notifications?

@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a percentage, and doesn’t show any notifications specifically but not sure.

We have a Samsung deadbolt with keypad and nfc tags. Let me tell you, you will be running through batteries. The mechanical movement of the bolt is very power demanding. The batteries will go weak, so you end up having to use your key. Eventually you will need to replace the batteries. Untill doors can provide power, these smart locks or any electronic lock become a hassle.

@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

Ive had both U-Tec locks, pin genie locks, and never really had any issues with any of mine. But yes, batteries go out.

@SinanGhareb

4 жыл бұрын

@@GrossTechnology it's not an issue. It's just a hassle. Door lock sees a lot of usage, add on top of it a heavy mechanical movement and you end up running through batteries a lot. I wish they have a big capacity battery that can be recharged. This way the user can buy a second battery and keep it charged when the other one goes low.

@Avantime

4 жыл бұрын

It's a design issue. I mean there are 30000mAh powerbanks on the market, and it's not hard to just bolt one of those to the door.

If things don't work right read the instructions, if they still don't work right, follow the instructions.

@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha funny how that works huh?

Call me paranoid but I don’t really feel comfortable letting iot devices control stuff like locks. Connected devices are hackable.

@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

Understandable, but so is your phone, and any other iot device, which I'm assuming you have used something, a phone, computer, etc.. to log into your bank. But its totally up to you.

Hello There

@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

Hello

Something as important as a door lock, I prefer to have redundancy, meaning both Alexa and HomeKit compatible. So I won’t be purchasing this door lock. And it’s likely that I will have already chosen my smart door lock by the time Wyze does become HomeKit compatible (if ever). Sorry Wyze!

@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

Well if you are wanting only Apple compatible products then that will definitely reduce your options and will greatly increase the price of it all. But that’s okay.

@dannymcneal

4 жыл бұрын

Gross Technology - I think you may have read over my comment too quickly. I never said I wanted “only Apple compatible products.” I said I preferred to have redundancy, meaning BOTH Alexa and HomeKit compatible. There have been quite a few occasions where HomeKit for some reason lost connection with some of my smart home devices. But because those devices were also Alexa compatible, I did not lose functionality. I’m worried less about price than I am function. You get what you pay for, right? Hope you are well.

Until Wyze has an API or integrates with home assistant and the likes, all their products are literally unusable for the diy community

@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

It works with IFTTT, which you can then go through to connect it to SmartThings or most other ones. It already works with Amazon and Google.

@WilliamComartin

4 жыл бұрын

@@GrossTechnology IFTTT is slow. And most of my stuff runs on home assistant. I really want them to integrate with HA. I have 2 of the cameras but we just use them as baby monitors

@colinjohnson5515

4 жыл бұрын

It has a zigbee radio and works with google assistant and alexa. I wonder if you could integrate with zigbee

@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

William Comartin well, it’s part of the problem with getting stuck in one ecosphere.

@GrossTechnology

4 жыл бұрын

Colin Johnson I don’t believe so, my SmartThings didn’t recognize it at all.