Aqara’s latest lock, the U50, has been on my entrance door for the higher a part of three months. I virtually forgot about it because it easily inserted itself into my household’s life simply earlier than the vacation season. My household realized the brand new code, and regardless that I handed out the included two keys, none of us wanted them.
It is essentially the most reasonably priced lock I’ve examined. Nonetheless, it comes with all of the options I need in a wise lock: automated locking after a sure time and the flexibility to generate a number of entry codes, and it might probably inform if the door is open or closed with none added additional equipment or sensors. It does not even have any of the sneaky subscription charges that you will discover with some smart-home and safety corporations.
I actually like this lock. However you will wish to get the Aqara M3 Hub ($110) to get entry to all of its options, and the hub’s price ticket nearly doubles the price of buying the lock. If you will get by without having Wi-Fi entry, although (which suggests no smart-home integrations and no remotely checking on the door’s locked standing), this reasonably priced lock is a good buy.
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The U50 has a minimalist design, with a easy, modern-looking keypad on the outside panel and a modern deadbolt on the inside panel. I like the big sans serif font Aqara has on the keypad, and there are two buttons after the zero: an Away Mode button, which you’ll configure within the Aqara app, and an Enter/Lock Button, which it is advisable click on after getting into the door code or to relock the door after your self. The keypad does require you to faucet it and wake it up earlier than you enter the code, which is not tough, however I needed to deliberately press a button to wake it up versus evenly tapping someplace on the keypad.
There’s additionally a big space beneath the keypad that’s really a hidden keyhole. It is lined with a panel that you just slide downward to disclose the keyhole. The sliding cowl will click on into place to remain open, so that you needn’t fear about holding it open whilst you use your key. It is a good additional safety function when you’re fearful about lock pickers, since it is not apparent simply by wanting on the lock that the panel will slide open. You can too have knowledgeable locksmith rekey it.
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{Photograph}: Nena Farrell