Schlage Encode Smart WiFi Deadbolt with Century Trim in Bright Chrome, 1-3/4 inches

I purchased this for my out of town AIRBNB. It works great! Able to program a lot of codes and give timeframe for when the codes will work. We installed in September and it's now January - the batteries are at around 61% and it's located in Canada. Better lifespan than I expected. I opted for this brand because they're a lock company first, not a tech company first. You get a history of who unlocked the door and when. No issues with making extra copies of the keys or with the actual function of the lock. My husband said it was pretty straight forward to install. The black was on a really good sale so we went with this one but I think the lighter colours would be easier to see in the dark - before you get to the point of lighting up the keypad.

Preamble:Lately I have been really unhappy with what is offered for smart lock units. Theyre either WAY overpriced (nest yale x) or simply overpriced and unreliable, or just absolutely cheap and insecure. When I bought my house, i adopted the August lock system for all three doors. From day-1, nothing but troubles. Unreliable. Doesnt work. If it does work, it often takes 1 minute to unlock a door. Checking status fails almost all the time. Customer support simply unable to figure out why , and they end up making me "factory reset" everything and reconfigure it all again. Also battery life was always so poor i'd be paranoid if i can get in my house. I am completely abandoning all three AUGUST LOCK smartlocks in my home an replacing for these Schlage Encode locks. I have absolutely had enough of unreliable AUGUST software and unreliable unlocking from AUGUST KEYPAD and AUGUST CONNECT "hub". I tried just about everything that that company has asked me to do and the complete lack of reliability has made me look for another lock system for my smart home.Schlage Encode.I decided to buy a smartlock from an actual door lock company, unlike August who was tech-focused, and not LOCK focused. Simply put, Schlage Encode just works. Hardware isnt fancy. The app isnt fancy either. But one thing i finally can appreciate? my locks work. It absolutely 100% unlocks my door when I punch in the numeric code. OR when i use the app to unlock the door. 100%. There is so far NO SITUATION where i was standing outside looking stupid trying to unlock the door for a minute or two. OR a time when i just couldnt unlock it not matter what I do with the phone app or keypad. With August, i was 50% success rate for opening my door... I often had to just play cool and just go through my garage door because my front door wouldnt open.You can program 100 codes and pass the codes to family members to own their own code. That way you can keep track of who entered. When you punch in the code? Guess what happens? it unlocked IMMEDIATELY. I sound sarcastic but I've been so frustrated with August lock's unreliable system that this BASIC feature, simply works and i feel a breath of fresh air now. You also have the ability to offer "virtual" keys to guests. Guests need to use the app to unlock via bluetooth.There is an "autolock" feature here too however i do wish the maximum auto-lock function would be more than 4 minutes. I kind of wish the max time were 2 hours. furthermore I wish there were an AUTO LOCK function based on TIME. So far nobody has this feature (strange?!). August, Yale, and Schlage. I like the ability to set my lock to automatically look at 11pm every day as a "double check" that my doors are locked for the day and then alert me that it was done or not done due to a door that was not fully closed so the deadbolt didnt fully engage. Seems like a software feature to me, not hardware.For 300$ on amazon sale, This is a real steal. A reliable lock with physical backup KEY, with PIN PAD entry, and cloud access without the need for a WIFI HUB. Yale and August need a separate accessory that costs another 100$ on top of the 400$ lock. This Schlage Encode has wifi built-in! no issue connecting to wifi and ZERO issues so far with connectivity with my home wifi.Some things i would love to see that are software update-able:-android app should provide notification of the specific person that unlocked it (simple fix to me since that info is available already in the app's HISTORY log). As of my time of review, the notification just says that the door's unlocked.-automatic lock at higher timeouts (currently 4min max)-automatic lock at specific time of dayThings that i miss that cannot be done with a software update:-motion detection where keypad illuminates when a person approaches the door. currently the keypad is so dark its hard to see in shaded porch or night. Only after FIRST button press, the digits illuminate for your to punch in the rest of the pin.To conclude, I'm really not impressed with any smartlock today. So far, this basic Schlage Encode is good enough for me and I will be changing all my locks to this lock until some company can come up with something that is just as reliable with smarter features and nicer aesthetics.update:been using this for a good amount of time. ULTRA RELIABLE and INCREDIBLY FAST notifications. I bought a third one for back yard patio door now. finally got rid of all three AUGUST locks (good riddance!) and replaced every door with these encode schlage locks because it is simply just SO reliable. app is simple and works perfect. obvious it could use a bit more savviness but i hope the firmware/app keeps getting updated. wishlist? phone app location based auto-unlock, increased auto-lock timer (greater than 4mins), ability to change PIN length via APP rather than having to deal with that all from the lock itself (currently you need to Factory reset the lock which loses all users codes, then you need to enter manual programmingmode and use a punch code sequence to change the PIN length )