Schlage Sense HomeKit-Enabled Smart Deadbolt Now Available for Pre-Order

Ugly and bulky. And how would someone in a wheelchair reach the keypad without a phone? They should've just combined the keypad with the door handle to keep it simple.

Umm, the same way they'd use the key...?

Sorry to say but that's one ugly looking smart lock.

Any idea if it does automatic unlock through BLE as well?

No you don't--Just type in your code on the keypad. No need to take the key out of your pocket either. It's far better than using a key, trust me on this.

You can also give out temporary codes to friends and family for when they're watching your house that you can delete later. No need for multiple key copies.

You can get that without a "smart" Homekit lock though, my parents have had it for years and it cost far less than this.

Yeah, keying in a code is easier but if my lock is talking to my phone I want it to be able to do more than just act as a keypad. It should be easily able to tell when I'm near via Bluetooth and unlock the door as I approach.

I have had a pre-order in for this lock for at least a week, so they've already "announced" this at least once.

I agree that I'd rather that it didn't have a key. We've had the older Schlage keypad locks with Nexia (yuck!) for about five years now, and I've never once used the key. In fact, I'm not sure I could find them anymore. My parents have a Schlage keyless lock on two doors, and they no longer take their keys with them when they aren't taking a car (walk the dog, visit the neighbors, get picked up, etc).

I use Schlage over the competitors because I trust it more, in part because of their name and in part because of 5 years of experience using their keypad locks.

Nice post! The range of the Bluetooth is definitely a concern for me. I now have a new Apple TV 4th Generation -- does that version even work the same as the 3rd generation for HomeKit?

I'm going to disagree with sammyman ('https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/schlage-sense-homekit-enabled-smart-deadbolt-now-available-for-pre-order.1920566/members/sammyman.49345/') here and say that the ATV-4 works PERFECTLY! When I am away from home, and use Siri for voice commands, things work perfectly in certain circumstances. For example, my wifi devices (Lutron, Philips Hue, etc) that are HomeKit compatible, work 99.9% of the time with the ATV-4, whereas they worked 0% of the time with my ATV-3.

However, where sammyman ('https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/schlage-sense-homekit-enabled-smart-deadbolt-now-available-for-pre-order.1920566/members/sammyman.49345/') is correct is that the Bluetooth devices work less frequently. However, I have a split level home (actually, a trilevel). And my ATV-4 is located in the corner of the lowest level. This puts it VERY far away from my Elgato Eve hardware (I have the Room, Weather, and Door/Window-- all three, and all are Bluetooth). I also have TWO Bluetooth Schlage Sense door locks. The one that is nearest tot he ATV-4 works 50% of the time or more-- but the other hardware, which is just at the edge of BT range, work less solidly.

I talk a little bit about this in my blog post-- but will be addressing it even more in detail in my next blog post which I'm working on now and should be live in the next few weeks. (My next blog entry will compare HomeKit to devices like SmartThings, Wink, and even Amazon Echo for voice control). Ciao!

Is it safe to assume that there is no monthly fee for this? That's what I've hated about Schlage. They charge a monthly on so many locks for features which everybody else offers for free.

Im interseted in being notified when a child attempts to leave or a burglar attempts to enter.

Your move Kwikset, bring us one with smart key technology please.

If I still need to take my phone out of my pocket, unlock it, get to the app, and hit the unlock button than this thing is far less convenient than just having a key do the job for me. Sure I could ask Siri to do it but that's still only marginally easier than using a key.