The August Smart Lock product family is already one of the easiest smart security solutions for anyone to install, and today August announced several software features to improve the user experience as well. Changes include improvements to the Smart Lock, Smart Keypad, and Doorbell Cam.
August Smart Lock offers an optional feature called auto-unlock that uses location to unlock the deadbolt when you arrive within a set proximity. You don’t want to accidentally unlock your door, of course, so the August app sends alerts when auto-unlock is triggered.
Now August says those alerts will be more contextual:
If you use the August Smart Keypad as an optional entry method or lock method, new temporary and recurring codes will now be supported:
Contextual alerts also let users know when they leave the “neighborhood,” setting Auto-Unlock to Away Mode. Users who already use Auto-Unlock can activate the new “You left your neighborhood” alerts in the August Smart Lock Settings menu.
- Temporary entry code: A time-bound entry code that allows access for a specified time period and automatically expires.
- Recurring entry code: A weekly entry code that allows access for a specific time period that repeats weekly.
- Always On entry code: Works all the time until the Owner disables the entry code.
And Doorbell Cam users can now receive image preview alerts when the doorbell camera is activated:
You can get the latest August app update from the App Store. August Smart Lock ($229) (review), August Smart Keypad ($79), and August Doorbell Cam (review) are all in stock and shipping.
