Five Ways to Unlock
The lock opens by app, passcode, fingerprint, physical key or voice through Alexa or Google Assistant, so every member of a household can use whichever suits them. The fingerprint reader stores several prints and unlocks with one touch, and one owner says it has worked every time. Recognition does split opinion, though, and enrollment takes a knack: one owner's thumb was not accepted until they moved it around the pad so the app could capture enough points. Enrolling two fingers per person, and re-enrolling in dry winter months when prints are harder to read, keeps frustration down. The backlit touchscreen makes the keypad usable at night, and the anti-peeping password lets you type extra digits before or after your code so a watcher cannot learn it. The physical key matters more than it might seem: it is the one route in that works when batteries die or the electronics fail, so keep one outside the house, not just on the kitchen counter.
