August HomeConnect Wi-Fi Bridge, Remote Access, Alexa Integration for Your August Smart Lock, white, 1.5 x 2.4 x 2.4"

I have always loved the locks. Aa long is they are installed properly, the work great.

Long review for install assistance.Product works great and I can check status as well as open & close the door remotely. There seems to be a trick for installing. If you are having issues connecting to wifi, try the following:1.) First, it will only connect 2.4GHz.2.) You will use your phone to connect via the app.3.) It will be best for you "forget" your home networks except for the one you plan to connect the connect device. The reason for this: when the app attempts to join the network, it drops the current connection and then rejoins ur next home network (if you have both 2.4 & 5 GHz or a guest network). This is only half of the config process. When it tries to reconnect to the WiFi, it won't be able to.Save yourself some aggreviation, remove all (except the 2.4GHz network you want the connect on) local networks from your cell. Add them back after... I had the lock, the connect and my (new - already working) WiFi extender within 5ft of each other and it still had issues cinnecting when I had more than 1 home network "remembered' for auto join. After you join your new connect, you can text signal strength, etc.One last thing... MAJOR props to support. I had issues with the auto unlock feature after I added the connect device. Within 1-2 days of contacting support, opening a case; I sent a few logs via the app with the case number. support pushed an upgrade to the lock and it cleared the issue!!! I only run the auto unlock feature (no auto lock.) You do need to go out of range for a certain period. Once you do, you will receive a messsge from the app that you left the area. Once you see that.... your all set with the auto unlock when you return. Hope this has helped and saves someone the aggreviation and testing I went thru.

It works as advertised

I also bought the August connect to have it unlock as I get home (geo-fence). I live where it rains almost everyday, all summer long. The auto unlock would have been nice, not fumbling with keys in the rain. Now I must sit in the car and fumble with the phone to unlock the door. The auto lock/unlock feature does work with voice control via Alexa. Just will not auto-unlock when you get home (one of the main features) . Because of this, I can only give this lock three stars. I have contacted August multiple times without any response. August, fix the unlock feature and get some C/S.10/08/18 I have sent two more e-mails to August's non existing customer service. You guessed it, NO response. The August app has been updated a little. The August icon is now visible in the up left of my phone. It does show, home and away, BUT the auto unlock feature, still does NOT work. Hello August, this was one of your selling features and it still does NOT work.01/22/2019 Update. I wish I could lower the star rating to ZERO stars. I have sent four or five more e-mails and several via the August App, still waiting on a real response and or a fix to get the auto-unlock feature to work. August does NOT return/answer e-mails at all. I have only received automated e-mail responses (e-mail states it is an automated response). August did push out another hardware update on 1/19/2019, it did not correct the auto-unlock feature.Over all, the August Connect is a waste of money. 1) Main feature (auto-unlock) does NOT work. 2) NO customer service. 3) Using your voice (Alexa, unlock door.... wait for a response then you must give it your code to unlock) takes way to much time, faster to walk over to the door and just turn the knob. 4) Takes longer to unlock door using app than it does using your key.02/04/2019 Received feedback from August. The problem is that my phone connects to my car's Bluetooth and wifi when I get in it. Just like many other people who have smart phones and newer cars. If you disconnect the phone form the wifi and unpair it from the car's Bluetooth (meaning you cannot make hands free calls from your car) the August smart lock/connect with start auto-unlocking. With this done, the lock works, so it is only worth three(3) stars now. If you have a August connect, it is connected to your home's wifi and your phone can unlock the lock. Bluetooth is not needed.07/17/2019 update: With the new app update, I wish I could this this lock a negative five(5) starts. No one a August must used their own products. What they have done, If you turn of any of the following: Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth or set your phone in airplane mode, the auto-unlock disconnects and MUST be reset up. It does not matter that you turn these sub-system back on, the August App disconnects the auto-unlock feature. Then the re-setup REQUIRES you to be home to get your GPS location, to access your wifi and to connect via Bluetooth to the lock. This is the dumbest thing I have every seen a developer do. Once the setting are made, the app should store the setting so that you can turn on/off sub-system to save battery or if nothing else for security of your phone (open wifi/Bluetooth connection). This firmly displays that NO one at August really uses these products in the REAL world.So my current option is not to waste you money on this over priced useless lock. It is dumb lock, NOT smart lock.