No more keys needed LockSmart smart lock review

In the smart home era, everything can be made smart, even those traditional old-fashioned doors can be equipped with smart locks. In fact, this is not surprising. With safer and more convenient tools, who wouldn’t want to give it a try? Smart locks will allow you to do more than traditional locks that you can only control with a key.

The Dog & Bone LockSmart is a fantastic product. It has an interesting name and its shape has a retro feel in the fashion. If you want some more innovative ways to guard your old but important door. The effect of its use may be all you need to care about.

Shape and Design

As you would expect, LockSmart Smart locks have nothing to do with Mini Slim. It\’s heavy enough and has a solid feel that makes you feel confident about locking anything with it. The materials used in LockSmart are stainless steel and zinc alloy, which bring high hardness and strength.

Although LockSmart has more intelligent capabilities than traditional locks, it is still powerful enough. It is completely waterproof and cold-resistant, so it can be used in extreme environments without any problems. In sharp contrast to its tough features are the two rings of red rubber on the front and rear of LockSmart, which earns it a lot of looks points.

There is also a red rubber cover at the bottom of the LockSmart. After opening it, you can see a micro-USB interface for charging the lock. There is a button next to the interface that you can press to wake up the smart lock (it will automatically turn off when not in use), or to pair it with your phone.

It should be noted that there is no keyhole on the LockSmart, nor does it contain any of the mechanical structure of a traditional lock.

In terms of security, LockSmart offers 128-bit advanced encryption, along with a 256-bit cloud-generated private key. All in all, it does provide security.

Usage experience

To control LockSmart, you first need to download the official app for iOS or Android. After registering an account, you can use any mobile phone to control the lock, which is very convenient.

When the match is completed, first you will see a list menu in the application. You can name each lock so that you don\’t know which one is which when there are too many.

LockSmart has three unlocking methods. The simplest and most unsafe is to click to unlock. You only need to press the unlocking icon in the app. It is much safer to use Touch ID or the fingerprint recognition system on Android phones. The unlocking process is the same as unlocking the screen of your phone. If there is no fingerprint recognition, then use the traditional password to unlock the door.

Although the interface design of the application is good and simple to understand, the connection does not seem to be stable, and you will often receive a \”Bluetooth connection interrupted\” prompt. However, after encountering this prompt, you only need to try again to successfully unlock the lock.

Another practical feature of LockSmart is that it can grant unlocking permissions to up to 50 people, so that your family, relatives or trusted friends can use it easily without too many additional operations. . If you\’re worried about someone you\’ve given permission to unlock, the app will notify you and point out who\’s unlocking the door.

However, one drawback is that when multiple people are connected at the same time It can sometimes feel overwhelmed when using LockSmart. Many times you will see that one person can control the lock, but the other person can never connect. Although the connection will automatically disconnect after one minute of inactivity and control will be passed to the next person, this is still an annoying flaw.

Another problem with smart locks that is difficult to avoid is that just because it is smart, you need to charge it. The developers of LockSmart have done their best on this point. The smart lock will enter deep energy saving when not in usemode, in which case its charge lasts for two years. And you don’t need to worry too much about it running out of power without you realizing it. You can check the status at any time through the app, of course, as long as you are within the signal range. Of course, there will also be relevant prompts and notifications.

After several weeks of testing, the LockSmart\’s battery remained at 100%. So, we can trust that it will indeed last a long time.

Overall review

You can easily like it LockSmart, after all, is always a fun process watching it unlock itself via Bluetooth. It\’s solidly and sturdyly made, giving you confidence that the lock will actually keep your door safe.

The mechanism for granting unlocking permissions is very impressive. Even if someone you trust does not have the key, they can unlock it as long as they remember their phone, which is very convenient. Moreover, it allows you to know who has used this lock at any time.

It must be admitted that it is really troublesome to have to charge something like a lock, but considering that the battery life is two years, this is not a big shortcoming.

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