Bolt Smart Lock, Bluetooth Deadbolt, Works with Your Existing Lock, Keyless Entry, Smartphone Access, Works with Apple HomeKit

Lock stopped working after a couple weeks. When I reached out to customer service they say it’s because it’s installed on a metal gate and it doesn’t work well with other metal!

The Level Bolt has been a great purchase for our home. The technology is superior and using the Level Bolt allowed us to integrate with a Dead Bolt of our choice. In comparison to all the other smart locks we investigated this was visually the best design. It’s simple to use and we easily integrated into Apple Home. Level even future proofed the Level Bolt and I was easily able to upgrade them over wifi so they are now Matter-over-thread compliant which has made them even more responsive/ fast/ reliable. We now have hands free access to our property and can provide access to anyone from wherever in the world we find ourselves. I definitely would not hesitate in recommending this product and regularly recommend to friends. We actually bought 2 and had them installed during construction of our new home. This was great as we could see when trades were coming and going and remotely provide access to the interior if we weren’t home. I wouldn’t

Overall, I love this product and I recommend it. However there are some caveats and the operation is not perfect. I installed the Level Bolt on a guest room that I intend to rent out to strangers, and it is perfect for this purpose. I love being able to send access codes to people's phones and then deny them access once they leave. This is so much safer and more reliable than using a lock box. And honestly, the product sells itself. The guests love it and they're shocked it just works like magic! So my first caveat is that the door, along with the locks, must be standard doors. They have a "compatibility check" which gives you standard measurements so you may assess your own door prior to purchase. My front door, which was built over a hundred years ago, would not be a candidate for Level locks. This was plainly evident as I was installing the Bolt to my guestroom door. Installing the actual lock is quite simple, however making sure the bolt slid effortlessly into the hole was more tedious. I had to enlarge the hole with a knife and drill. The strike plate has beveled edges to help guide the lock into position. Which brings me to my second caveat. While the motor in the Level Bolt is strong enough to lock, it does not get into the fully locked position unless I press the door closed. Thankfully, even with the error, the lock is extended enough so that you cannot open the door. Applying a little pressure while I use Level Bolt will lock it into place fully. This might be just some imperfection with my door or maybe I have some more whittling to do. They also have this calibrate function to customize the lock to the door, but it didn't do much better after calibration. Lastly, I use an Android phone, so Level Lock will only work while I am within bluetooth range. This hasn't been a problem for me yet. IOS phones have HomeKit integration, which allows for remote and other uses. I'm hoping Android will come out with something like that as well.

Mi hermana me regaló un August Wi-Fi Smart Lock 4G que no le funcionó porque pensó que su configuración de su red era mala se desespero y me lo regalo, así, incursione en esto de la domótica, instale el August y era frustrante como nunca sabías si te iba a abrir o cerrar, así es que ya con un poco por necedad por tener mi puerta inteligente me puse a buscar, pero TODOS los cerrojos Smart, son horribles, pero encontré este Level Bolt, leí leí y leí en internet reviews, me convenció y me arriesgue. Se adapto perfecto a mi cerradura KWIKSET HALIFAX y a la instalación ya hecha, sin problemas, ya que las medidas están estandarizadas, los terminados son perfectos muy bien cuidados, cuando lo abres parece que estás abriendo un iPhone nuevo del nivel de detalle del empaque desde ahí ves cuánto han cuidado el desarrollo del producto. Muchos se quejan que no funciona con ALEXA o google assistant, lo cual a mi me tenia sin cuidado ya que en principio era nuevo en esto de comenzar a auotomatizar la casa, así es que podía ir con el asistente virtual que quisiera, FUNCIONA CON SIRI DE APPLE, Lo cual no supuso ningún problema para mi ya que soy un consumidor habitual de Apple (iPhone, iPad, appleTV, Mac y recientemente HomePod original). La configuración es súper fácil me tomo 3 minutos y como si conectaras unos AirPods por arte de magia vez que todo funciona perfectamente integrado con HomeKit, creo que esta cerradura es perfecta por el momento es estable la confección y el uso con HomeKit es fluido. Ahora ya me entusiasme y estoy automatizando todo lo que se puede con HomeKit, algo que antes ni le había prestado atención, es cierto que Siri no están inteligente como Alexa pero lo que hace fluye perfecto y todo está perfectamente integrado, ya hasta cambie mis bocinas Bang and Olufsen que ya no son compatibles con AirPlay 2 por HomePods grandes que por cierto suenan impresionantes si los conectas en pares tienen un sonido espectacular y para hacer smart la casa están perfectos (lastima que los descontinuaron). Pronto subiré fotos

Update: Bought another and was very pleased with the subsequent Matter update. As soon as the update was done and it was added to my Apple Home, the framework immediately started downloading and installing the latest 3.4 update. Seamless! The Bolts work nearly instantly! After moving the HomePods absurdly close for the BLE to work reliably and enduring glacial interactions with them for almost 3 years, the Matter upgrade transformed how they operate. The BLE operations took 8-10 seconds and the same operation with Matter is under 2 seconds. Support would tell me my situation was unsupported because of metal doors, or enclosures, when the HomePods were less than 6ft away. Matter has changed all that, now they just work. Installation is straightforward, but it requires a fair amount more patience than a normal deadbolt installation. The cylinder must be perfectly aligned with the screws and cases, the rings cannot come anywhere close to the cylinder, and the bolt cannot bind, scrape or rub into the strike plate. It took quite a while for support to provide any insights, when the key worked easily and perfectly, but the Bolt cylinder itself wouldn’t. To restate, the Matter update is awesome and the cylinders work fantastic with my robust Matter/Thread network.