Wyze Lock & Video Doorbell w/Chime Bundle, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Enabled Smart Lock w/Companion Wired IP65 Video Doorbell, 3:4 Head-to-Toe 1080p HD, Wireless & Keyless Unlock, 2-Way Audio, Night Vision

So let me start this off by saying I have gone through 5 other smart lock door locks starting back from the August 2nd gen, Schlage Homekit lock, all the way to the regular keypad lock and the Wyze door lock tops them all!Installation was a breeze! If you have installed a deadbolt before you can install this, if not wyze has a video that breaks everything down and everything you need is inside the box besides the screwdriver. Now if you are like me that came from a already smart lock like the Schlage Homekit lock then you will need to buy a new deadbolt lock kit as the wyze lock needs a regular deadbolt lock to work. (You can find a good deadbolt lock for less than $20)Once the wyze lock is installed you plug in the little wifi dongle into an outlet. Make sure this dongle is plugged in close to the lock buy also has good wifi connection as this dongle is what's going to control the lock via a remote connection and tell it when to auto unlock when you get home. I would say most problems people have with this lock is either due to poor wifi where the dongle is located or the dongle is located to far away from the lock itself. (keep it within 10 ft of the lock if you can)Now once you get all that installed now you can set the lock up, the wyze app has you scan a QR code inside the lock and after that the app takes over, it asks you to open and close the door a few times to calibrate the lock. One thing to note since the instructions sucked, when it asks you to open the door make sure you open it ALL the way, I was not doing this and the calibration kept failing. It took me an hour to realize I had to open the door all the way then hit the button in the app and then close the door before the door could calibrate.Now once you get the door lock calibrate your done. Now everytime you close the door it will auto lock itself which is AMAZING! Just make sure you have your phone on you because you can lock yourself out. It does have a garbage mode on it which allows you to shut the door without the door auto locking and locking you out. With this I will HIGHLY recommend the wireless keypad which does cost an extra $20 but it is so worth it and will save your bacon if you accidentally lock yourself out and you don't have your phone, trust me I know =)So with all that said how do I like the lock? I love it! The app works great on my Android and iPhones. Auto unlock is a dream! It uses your phones GPS to know when you get home and basically wakes the lock up for it to be ready to unlock, as soon as you get to the door it will auto unlock for you. Now you must be in close range for the door to unlock, if you just drive by your house etc the door will NOT unlock.Side note: if you are having issues with the auto unlock feature and on Android make sure your phone is NOT putting the app to sleep, this can be done the the phones battery management settings and as soon as you fix that auto unlock should work!You can issue temp keys to people so if you want to give a contractor a 1 time key then once he uses it the door will not unlock for him again, or if you want to give a dog walker a pass to get in only certain times a week you can also do that as well. You can also remotely access the lock and lock and unlock the door with your phone anywhere in the world which is what I do if I need to let someone in.Do you need the keypad? I HIGHLY recommend it! If you forget your phone and close the door yea you just locked yourself out trust me I know lol. The keypad is great! If for any reason you dont have your phone or your phones dead you will need the keypad to get into the house. The keypad instantly connects to the lock and as soon as you type in your code it auto locks, you do NOT have to wait for the keypad to pair to the lock like August does. You can also lock your door from the keypad as well if for some reason the auto lock did not work. Now the coolest thing with this keypad is you can punch in random numbers into the keypad as long as your code is in that sequence the door will unlock! I LOVE this feature! So if someone is with you and you dont want them knowing your code you can type in a bunch of numbers and then the code and hit unlock and magically it unlocks. Ex: lets say your code is "1234" in the keypad I will type 593853"1234"5563 then hit unlock since I typed my code inside the sequence the door unlocks for me and the person with me will never know what my real code is!Overall I love this lock, it has worked every single time for me so far, granted I have only had it for 2 months but every other smart lock I have owned has given me at least 1 hiccup and the Wyze has yet to fail me. I will highly recommend the Wyze lock as its easy to install, secure and it just works.

I have had a Wyze lock for several years and like the lock very much. However, the WiFi gateway that is required to operate the lock remotely failed several months ago. Wyze would not sell a replacement gateway and I was not able to locate any other sellers of Wyze products that carried only the gateway. The only option was to purchase an entirely new lock (approx $175). I didn't need the lock. The lock I had worked perfectly. I only needed the gateway. I purchased this refurbished lock (for approx $40) solely to get a replacement gateway. The refurbished lock I purchased arrived within the time frame expected and is in excellent condition. I paired the gateway that came with the refurbished lock to my existing Wyze lock but did not install the refurbished lock itself.

I very much appreciate being able to see from my phone if I’ve locked the front door or not. That alone was worth the money for me. However, there are a lot of other things I didn’t even think about that have come in handy with this.It was super easy to put in, just followed the instructions. There are moments where it does have trouble detecting if the door is closed or not, but overall, it’s nothing major. There was 1 time where I was talking to someone at the door for a few minutes and when I closed the door, it did not auto lock like usual. That was odd. But whatever.What has really sold it for me is being notified when my door opens and closes. I didn’t know it did that. I can see any traffic coming through my front door immediately. I also shared access to the lock to a couple people, and I get notified when they use their digital key via the app, and I can see who it was. If the door is opened manually with a key, it obviously can’t tell you who it was. The digital key has been amazing though and there have been so many times it came in handy. Literally the day I installed this lock, I went out my back sliding door to do some gardening and my cat managed the push the wood stick into place, locking me out. I was soooo relieved that I had my phone with me and could just go around to the front door. That alone probably saved me the exact cost of the lock(if not more) in a locksmith fee to get back into my house.I also very much prefer the low profile of the lock and that it is not visible from the exterior. If for whatever reason there was a hacking loophole for this brand, I wouldn’t be actively advertising that I have that lock for people to break into my house. I say that as someone with a Hyundai that was part of the mass hacking/car theft TikTok trend.I also bought a camera from this brand that I pointed at my front door so I can see anyone coming in or out. Together, they are the perfect combo. I’m very happy and feeling much safer as a young woman living alone.

Works so very well and I do not keys anymore