Aqara Smart Lock U50, Keyless Entry Door Lock with Apple Home Key, Bluetooth Deadbolt Lock, App Remote Control, Supports Apple HomeKit, Matter, Google Home, Alexa, IFTTT, Black

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Auto lock when the door closes is unreliable. A third of the time doesn’t lock so have to be always on the lookout if door lock is triggered or not. Other than that it’s been good.

Been using this lock for more than a week. Homekey is very reliable with iPhone 12, 15 and Apple Watch SE. Installation is fairly straight forward. Build quality is very solid. I wish the battery door is easier to open - it need a pry tool and I am sure I will misplace the tool. App has a Homekit standalone mode which allows setting up the lock without an Aqara account. It pairs the lock with Homekit no problem. However, firmware update kept failing in this mode. I had to create an Aqara account to use the full feature of the app, then I was able to update firmware successfully. My HomePod mini is pretty far away from the lock at the back of the house, so querying lock status or unlocking from Home app take a few seconds. This is expected. I am actually surprised that it works over this long distance.

This smart lock was easy to install and has been a fantastic addition for my elderly parents. I paired it with the Aqara doorbell camera, and the combination works especially well for my mom. Pairing this with Apple Home was easy. When someone comes to the door, she can see who it is and unlock the door from the same screen. That may sound like a small thing, but for someone who has an uncomfortable relationship with technology, keeping everything simple and on one screen is a big deal. There are also plenty of features that help give us some additional peace of mind while making it easier for family, her care team, or others to get access when needed. Easy to install, easy to use, and genuinely useful. For an older parent who wants a little more security and convenience without a complicated setup, this is an excellent smart lock.

Looks great at first and has very nice build quality, but it’s a nightmare if you can’t guarantee a strong Bluetooth connection between the lock and your primary Apple Home Hub (no WiFi.) I installed this for our garage side door to the outdoors so it wasn’t on the open level of our home near an Apple Home Hub. It only works when within range of our phone. Home Key worked most of the time, but status updates in Apple Home were horribly inconsistent. One option would be the Aqara hub but that only helps you with their own integration or for Google/Alexa. It won’t help with the Apple Home integration issues. We could never see the status accurately and automations constantly failed. Secondly, my garage side door gets morning and mid-day sunshine. The lock acted really wonky when in direct sunlight. It wasn’t especially warm to the touch or anything, and temperature was in low 20s Celsius. Even tapping HomeKey failed multiple times in these conditions. I’d recommend an alternative like Schlage’s Encode Plus, which has built-in WiFi for connecting to Apple home and their own Schlage Home app.