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We review the 4 best smart locks for your home to increase your home security and convenience in your daily life. Smart locks allow you control your door lock remotely, monitor your home and assign guests access codes.
Read MoreLearn the best smart locks that work with Alexa to secure your home. Alexa smart locks allow to control your lock with your phone, keypad or your voice for ultimate security.
Read MoreIn this post we cover the best smart locks for VRBO rentals. Using a smart lock with your short term rentals will make your life easier and your guests travel experience better. Some smart locks even integrate with VRBO to automatically generate codes when you book a VRBO listing.
Here’s our list of the best smart locks for VRBO:
Yale Security Assure SL Connected August Touchscreen Smart Lock
Yale Security Assure SL Connected August Keyed Lock With Touchscreen
In this post we cove the best Homekit 3 way light switch for your home and the wiring diagrams for installing 3 way smart light switches.
Our top recommendations for 3 way light switches are the Lutron Caseta Smart Dimmer Switches and the Leviton Smart Dimmers.
Read MoreIn this post we cover the best smart locks for HomeAway rentals. Using a smart lock with your short term rentals will make your life easier and your guests travel experience better. Some smart locks even integrate with HomeAway to automatically generate codes when you book a HomeAway listing.
Here’s our list of the best smart locks for HomeAway:
Yale Security Assure SL Connected August Touchscreen Smart Lock
Yale Security Assure SL Connected August Keyed Lock With Touchscreen
We provide the ultimate smart light switch guide to help you understand how smart light switches work, how to choose the right smart light switches for your home and how to install smart light switches.
Read MoreWe cover the best smart lock for Airbnb and how it will make managing your Airbnb even easier. You might already have a smart lock installed on your airbnb or maybe you are considering getting a new smart lock for your Airbnb.
There are plenty of smart lock options for your airbnb but there are only a few that will actually automate the process of assigning smart lock codes directly from Airbnb to your guests. Don’t make the mistake of getting a subpar smart lock for your Airbnb, get the best smart lock that will make managing your airbnb easy and provide easy reliable access for your guests.
I installed my first smart lock on our Airbnb about 5 years ago and it worked ok, but smart lock technology has significantly improved since then and there are smart locks that will directly integrate with HomeAway and Airbnb to allow full smart lock integration with Airbnb.
Here’s our list of the best smart locks for Airbnb
Yale Security Assure SL Connected August Touchscreen Smart Lock
Yale Security Assure SL Connected August Keyed Lock With Touchscreen
We cover the best smart locks that work with Google Home to enable voice control of your smart lock. using google home.
Yale x Nest Smart Lock - This smart lock works with Google Home to enable remote control with your voice. Nest is a division of Google which means the integration between the Nest Smart lock and Google Home are seamless. This is smart lock is easy to use and allows you to check the status of the lock and remotely lock it with your voice. What is great about this lock is that it offers maximum control flexibility with a keypad, phone app control, or voice control.
Yale August Smart Lock - This Google Home enable smart lock combines all the features of well known smart features of August locks with the reliability of a Yale lock. The Yale August smart lock has a touch screen, remote control and scheduling and works with Google Home, Alexa and Siri voice assistants. It is a versitile smart lock that will preform a wide variety of smart functions when connected to Google Home.
August Lock Pro - These smart locks have been around a long time and have proven to be a great lock that allows you to re-use your existing door hardware without needing to completely install a new lock. The August smart lock bolts on to the back of your existing door hardware making it the perfect smart lock for renters of condos. You can stealthy install this smart lock and your neighbors will never even know you have a smart lock on your door.
If you are in the market for a smart lock that works with Google Home these are the best google home smart locks. I’ve had a smart lock installed on my home for years and it has made my life easier by no longer needing to take keys with me on short errands, walks with my dog or when I go for a run.
Smart locks that work with Google Home will allow you to control you’re smart lock from your phone but they will also allow you to control your smart lock using Google Home and Google assistant voice commands to lock your door by saying “Ok, Google lock my door.”
A Google Home smart lock is a great way to upgrade your front door to allow full remote access, manage user codes and track the history of who has entered your house.
Read MoreHow to control your nest smart lock with voice, using google home and google assistant. We teach you how to set up and control your nest x yale smart lock using voice commands and a google home or google home mini device. If you have a nest smart lock you can follow the the simple formula we provide to lock your front door with your voice. We also provide a video guide showing you how to connect the nest smart lock to google voice. Even if you don’t have a google home mini you can still set up your nest x yale smart lock to be controlled with voice using google assistant on your smart home. With our guide you will learn how to set up the nest smart lock so you can say “Ok, google lock my door” and like magic you nest smart lock will engage and lock with just the sound of your voice.
Read MoreWe cover the best HomeKit compatible smart locks and how they can be used in your smart home.
Schlage Sense Smart Deadbolt
August Lock Pro
If you are in the market for a smart lock that works with HomeKit there are several options that will provide the best user experience, easy installation and great compatibility with Siri and HomeKit. I’ve had a smart lock installed on my home for years and it has made my life easier by no longer needing to take keys with me on short errands, walks with my dog or when I go for a run.
Smart locks that work with HomeKit will allow you to control you’re smart lock from your phone but they will also allow you to control your smart lock using homeKit and Siri voice commands to lock or unlock your door by saying “Siri, lock my door”
A HomeKit enabled smart lock is a great way to upgrade your front door to allow full remote access, manage user codes and track the history of who has entered your house.
Read MoreWe teach you how to install a Nest x Yale smart lock that won’t fit. We cover the most common issues people run into when trying to install a Nest x Yale smart lock and solutions on how to get your Nest smart lock to work.
Installing a Nest lock is a great way to add security and connivence to your home but many people run into issues when installing their nest lock. Sometimes the existing deadbolt hole is too small for the nest lock, but we cover an easy way to enlarge the hole with two tools.
Other people run into issues when they attempt to close the door and the Nest x Yale lock wont latch. But don’t worry that’s an easy fix also. We teach you how to get your Nest x Yale smart lock latching smoothly every time.
We empower you with the tools and supplies you need to get your Nest smart lock installed the right way and how to troubleshoot your Nest smart lock installation.
Read MoreDoes the nest smart lock work with google home? Yes, the nest x yale smart lock does work with all google home devices, including the google home hub, google home mini and google home allowing for full voice command control of the nest x yale smart lock. We cover all of the nest devices you can connect to Google Home. Currently the nest thermostat, nest cameras and nest smart doorbell, nest locks, and nest security system all work with Google Home. The nest protect smoke detectors don’t work with Google Home.
If you want to have voice control of your nest x yale smart lock you can use any google home device or you can download the google assistant app on your phone for full voice control of the nest x yale smart lock. With voice commands you can lock your nest smart lock or check to see if the nest lock is unlocked or locked. You can’t unlock your nest x yale lock with your voice.
Read MoreCan you use rechargeable batteries in the Nest x Yale Lock? Yes, you can use rechargeable batteries with the Nest X Yale lock but how long will the batteries last on your Nest x Yale lock? When should you replace the batteries on your Nest x Yale Lock? We cover how long the batteries have lasted for us in our testing of the nest smart lock and what type of rechargeable batteries you can use to replace the existing batteries in the Nest x Yale lock. We cover an option for using rechargeable batteries in the nest lock and what you can do if your lock batteries die and you are locked out of your house. We also cover how to change your batteries in your Nest x Yale Lock.
Read MoreHow long will the batteries last on your Nest x Yale lock? When should you replace the batteries on your Nest x Yale Lock? We cover how long the batteries have lasted for us in our testing of the nest smart lock and what type of batteries you can use to replace the existing batteries in the Nest x Yale lock. We cover an option for using rechargeable batteries in the nest lock and what you can do if your lock batteries die and you are locked out of your house. We also cover how to change your batteries in your Nest x Yale Lock.
Read MoreDoes the nest smart lock work with alexa? No, the nest x yale smart lock does not currently work with Alexa, but the google home mini does allow for full voice command control of the nest x yale smart lock. We cover all of the nest devices you can connect to alexa and what nest devices don’t work with amazon alexa. Currently the nest thermostat, nest cameras and nest smart doorbell all work with amazon alexa. The nest protect smoke detectors, and nest security system don’t work with alexa.
If you want to have voice control of your nest x yale smart lock you will need to use either a google home device or you can download the google assistant app on your phone for full voice control of the nest x yale smart lock. With voice commands you can lock your nest smart lock or check to see if the nest lock is unlocked or locked.
Read MoreWhat smart home automation devices work with bluetooth? We cover the 6 most popular bluetooth smart home categories. 1. Bluetooth Portable Speakers, 2. Smart Amazon Alexa Voice Assistants, 3. Smart Home Locks, 4. Smart Home Buttons, 5. Smart Home Light Switches, 6. Smart Home Hubs. Bluetooth is a great smart home automation protocol because it uses very low energy and works well with battery powered devices because of it’s low energy consumption.
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