Ecobee is integrating good locks into its app. The corporate doesn’t make good locks of its personal, however now you can management Wi-Fi-enabled ones from Yale and August utilizing the Ecobee app. The characteristic might stop you from switching apps to let somebody who rings your good doorbell in. Nonetheless, it’s locked behind a subscription, so consumer comfort isn’t the one motive right here.
The mixing provides an “unlock” button from the Ecobee app’s stay view. So, you’ll be able to let guests in from the identical display the place you affirm it’s somebody you need coming inside. (Helpful!) The Ecobee app additionally lets you lock your doorways robotically once you arm your safety system. (Additionally useful!)
Much less useful: You’ll have to pay as much as get pleasure from these perks as a result of the characteristic is locked (ahem) behind Ecobee’s Sensible Safety system. The premium service prices $5 month-to-month or $50 yearly. And as The Verge notes, it received’t allow you to unlock your August or Yale units from Ecobee’s good thermostats.
This may very well be a handy perk in case you’re already paying for Ecobee’s subscription service. If not, you’ll should ask your self if it’s price a premium to keep away from the oh-so-grueling job of pulling up your cellphone’s app switcher to leap to a different smart-home app.
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