Aqara Sensible Lock U300 [Aqara]
Aqara’s Sensible Lock U300 helps Thread and Apple House Keys, permitting householders entry utilizing their iPhone or Apple Watch.
Aqara is understood for its good locks, and has already launched objects such because the U50, U100, and U200. Now, with the Sensible Lock U300, the corporate has prolonged into creating lever locks.
Its first lever lock, it may well substitute conventional non-deadbolt locks on single-bore doorways. Whereas overlaying completely different mechanisms than the remainder of Aqara’s vary, it nonetheless presents quite a lot of good options.
It’s a Matter-enabled lock, supporting the Thread protocol. When used with a Thread Border Router, it may be managed by Apple’s House app, in addition to Google, Alexa, and SmartThings counterparts.
The U300 has help for Apple House Keys, which use an iPhone or Apple Watch as a key. This additionally works if the Apple {hardware} is out of energy.
Apart from Apple’s {hardware}, the lock additionally contains help for Aqara NFC playing cards, cell apps, fingerprint recognition, and each one-time and recurring passcodes. There’s even help for digital assistants like Siri to handle entry utilizing the lock.
Similar to a non-smart lock, it additionally takes bodily keys.
The lock enhances safety after you’ve got used it, by robotically locking behind the person as soon as it is closed. There’s additionally a Passage Mode, which can present open entry to all till deactivated, which may be performed from the lock itself.
Aqara made the U300 in a alternative of black and silver colours, with the outer panel rated to IPX4 as a part of its water resistant design. With using Thread, it has a battery lifetime of as much as 10 months.