Philips Fingerprint Smart Lock, Keyless Entry Door Lock, Smart Door Locks for Front Door, Keypad Deadbolt, APP Control, 9-Month Long Battery

I didn't need anything fancy, I just wanted to lock and unlock my door easily and allow my kid to get into the house in an emergency with his fingerprint (he actually likes the code better). For that, it works really well. Here's a breakdown:Ease of installation - it's dead simple if you already have a deadbolt. Just pay attention to little things like which screws go where and how the old one is setup. I also recommend changing out the strike plate (the metal part connected to the doorframe) with the Phillips one because it seems bigger than my old one. The other one screwed up the unit and made it lockup but worked fine after I changed it out. The hardest part of the whole thing is figuring out the cord between the two units. Oh and the door sensor instructions are not clear. Just put it level to the top of the unit and it should work. I had to move mine because it wasn't clear where they wanted it.Ease of setup - pretty easy as well. I had my fingerprints in the system in about 5 minutes (4 fingers total). Another 5m for my kid. It also has you adjust the door to make sure it knows when it's open/closed. It screwed up at first but seems to be working fine now.Ease of daily use - it's just been a day but I get how it works pretty easily. It will auto-lock after you leave, but you can just use your fingerprint to get back in if you left something. My kid is short so his fingerprints do not register that well. However, he likes the code better anyway, and that works just fine. Mine work perfectly. You can also open the app and use that. It's pretty quick.There's just one gripe so far. There's a button on the unit itself that seems to just lock the door only. Every Airbnb I've ever been in (that uses a cheap knockoff of this) that button will close AND open the door. The mechanism to open is smooth and easy, but the button only good for one way is an odd choice and not that useful.

Bottom line: Simple alternative to more expensive locks- especially if you don't need Google Home, Alexa, or Homekit integration. The lack of remote access or the ability to addWho is this for: Ideal for those who either haven't selected a smart home platform/ecosystem to work in or simply don't care to, this lock is mainly for a place you live at, as there aren't many remote access options. You must enroll fingerprints on the lock itself (can't do it in the app) and can only issue one-time PIN codes, not codes with expiration like others (e.g. Lockly).Ease of installation: 5/5 - ExcellentMakes you feel like a genius, no matter how (un)technical you are. It just works. Well designed and helpful instructions with quality hardware (e.g. strike plates).Looks: 5/5 - ExcellentLooks stylish, minimalistic, and perhaps a little like an angry Cylon when locked. We got the satin nickel and black finish.Versatility: 5/5 - ExcellentWant to unlock with a PIN code? Check. How about fingerprints? Yup. How about with a custom PIN for your dogwalker or Uncle Bert? Gotcha covered. How about if it loses power or if you're just old-school? There are two keys for that.Integrations: 0/5 The only major negative of this lock is it does not work with Google Home, Alexa, or Apple Homekit. So you do have to use the Philips app to set it up, but the app is easy to use.The Competition:Another good option is the Lockly Secure Pro, but its setup is a little less intuitive in the app and the overall cost of ownership is higher. It is a very robust solution though, which I recommend for rental homes.Worst: Yale x Nest (which is the worst because it makes you start over repeatedly, and use two different apps to make it work - the Nest app and the Google Home app). Oh, and if you get the bug where it eats batteries in 2 days instead of 3 months, you're just earned an expensive paperweight.

I’ve had this lock for a good 6 months now and it’s great but there’s some things that make me not give it 5 stars. For one, you can’t lock or unlock remotely or even give someone a temporary code while you’re away, everything has to be done while you’re home. And two the app is very plain without many features. Besides that the lock is great, quick at picking up your fingerprint and unlocks fairly quick. Battery life is great as well gave me about 6 months and setting up profiles is easy.

The usage of this lock is it's best feature. It's simple and works perfectly. The finger print sensor is reliable, it reads my thumb print each time. I setup a couple of pin codes as backups in case it can't read my finger. The backlit number display is easy to read.The install was relatively easy but I could not get the back cover to fit on correctly. There is a sliding clip on each side of the lock that you slide up and then push the back cover on. Then you slide down the clips to secure it to the lock. No matter what I did I could not get those clips to slide down, the cover would not fit flush on the lock. It works fine this way but I know something is not aligned correctly.I made a modification to the magnet sensor. The lock comes with an external magnet and double sided tape which you know will not stick for very long on paint. It's also sticks out a good bit and could be knocked off easily entering and exiting the house. I had some magnets that are round and drilled a small hole in the door jam and placed the magnet where the instructions noted. As you can see from my photo the magnet is flush with the door jam, it will never be knocked out. You could even paint over that if you wanted to. The reason for the magnet is so the lock knows when the door is closed, it can auto lock the door. I love this feature.Another minor modification I made. The knob that you turn to unlock the door from the inside of the house is all one very dark color. With a dim lit room you cannot see the position of that knob. They should have made that a different color. I took some reflective tape and placed a strip over the knob so you can easily see if the door is locked or not.