Review: Aqara U100 smart lock - Apple Home Key for less than $200!

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💻 JEFF'S GEAR 💻
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
0:31 Unboxing
2:42 Installation
6:01 Aqara Home app setup
9:41 Aqara U100 settings
13:10 HomeKit setup
17:10 Using the Aqara U100

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CREDITS

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#homekit #homekey #smartlock

[Arachne]

Gotta love all the lock haters in the comments. It’s a first defense, to hopefully deter someone, not meant to stop someone who is determined to break in. The beauty of these style of locks is the convenience for the homeowner and ability to give a code to family, friends, etc. No one buying this is expecting to keep a three letter agency occupied for days while they rally the troops. 😂

[RDlinkenhoker]

Making you press the lock button after putting in the code is actually a good security feature, and shouldn't be criticized as a shortcoming. If someone trying to brute force your lock isn't aware of your code length they cannot know exactly when they should press the lock button. If they get a failure upon pressing it they have no idea whether it failed because they got the sequence wrong or if they even had the right number of digits.

[myHomeKithome]

This is a super slick smart lock. I love that it has a fingerprint reader. I really do wish it connected over Thread as opposed to Bluetooth, but as long as you have an Apple Home hub nearby, you should be good. HomeKey is BOSS too!

[StrifePulse]

For 18:58, you can now lock the U100 via Home Key after updating to the latest firmware on the lock

[ryanirvine]

Does this lock allow HomeKit to know if the door is open/closed in addition to being locked/unlocked or is that only accessible within the Aquara app?

[Adabulldoya]

Tip I’ve always been taught is to use longer screws for your side plates. If anyone was ever to try it would make it way harder. I use about two inches on the door and super long dry wall screws on the frame

[DavidParke]

TIL "Tail Finger" is a thing!

Me" "Man, Jeff's battery is pretty low for this demo..."
Jeff: "Home Key in express mode means you can unlock even if your phone's battery is dead which I will show you later..."
Genius...

This looks rad. Thanks, Jeff!

[jackwong]

its not just about the price, its about Aqara seems to be much more stable than the other brands. I have a lot of Aqara sensors with homekit supported.

[noneofourfinbusiness]

Are the keys somewhat standard so you can have them cut locally? Or do you have to send away to Aqara for spare keys?

[fhkskalf]

Awesome review, I really appreciate the HDR too!

[riskin]

Great to see more content from Jeff, though it has been a long time since his last video. I'd love to see more from Jeff on the software/OS side of things!

[lissa]

Just purchased this today! Hopefully it works better than the smart lock that I have now! Thank you for the coupon code!!

[whizzbang]

I am always surprised how simple locks in America are built.

[nocturnal]

I really like this smart lock!! HOWEVER … I think I would feel weird/scared not locking the door knob lock! Lol. I’ve been so conditioned into locking the door knob AND the deadbolt..to leave the door knob unlocked and only the deadbolt would take some major getting used to! Am I alone in this thinking? Lol

[KMacArthur]

Does this lock support geofencing for auto-unlocking/locking based on location?

[davidgekler]

Any Lock with a keyhole can be picked in seconds. No go for professionals! Nice lock though - clean modern look!

[glengreen]

Good review.

A couple of quick questions:

Can you confirm that the physical key will unlock even when there is no power?

Would love to know how this works with a hub? It’s Bluetooth so does the hub need to be very close to it?
(Such was the case with August which was a deal breaker for me.)

[MrWubzHD]

so question do u actually need to have the aqara app installed or set up to use the lock or can u just use homekey?

[innovaciones]

Does it have anti-peeping password mode? so for example you can enter a fake password before the real password to avoid someone peeping at your entering

[tommsla]

This is the best smart lock that I never seen