We ended up exchanging this model for the slimmer version th-cam.com/users/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU because it was too wide for the only door trim area that made sense to mount it on. However, we should have just noted the dimensions prior to purchasing. Otherwise, we love the doorbell. It works perfectly, and the video is very clear, even at night.
This is my most wanted tech product of the year. Home Key support makes this a day 1 purchase. Using my Apple Watch to unlock the front door hands free while carrying my son inside is a game changer. Let me pre-order it, me want!
Weird, I unlock my lock when I come close to the house automatically. No need to tap things. Works with my phone (iPhone or Android) and my watch (apple, Samsung or Android) but hey, this is so special. Home assistant is a great friend
You wouldn’t want button animations when pressed as it’d make it very easy for prying eyes to view your password from a distance. Good review of the device!
One feature that looks absent from what the Yale Assure has is the ability to allow other users to have access only during certain times/days. I have a cleaning lady that doesn’t need or shouldn’t have access on days/times other than the scheduled cleaning days/times.
@@industryrule-4080 if so, that’s great!!!… As I was watching this video, I didn’t notice it in the Schlage app settings. I currently have a Yale Assure so I can’t dig deeper. Only going by what looked obvious in the video. Thanks for clarifying.
@@industryrule-4080 does the Schlage app sync with the guest access that is setup within the Home app (HomeKit)? Or does each app have its own guest access list?
“Hello everyone, this is the LockPickingLawyer, today we will take a look at the Schlage Encode Plus smart lock. And how it can be bypassed with a strong magnet in matter of seconds.”
I'm a fan and already own their first Gens but would like to have the rotating digits feature to hide your keypass! If someone stands behind and really want to look at your code they actually can see the same digits unless of course you use NFC to unlock. Overall the quality of this locks is superb, I've had mine for about 7 yrs now with no problem and will be buying this one soon. Thanks for the video 🙏
August Smart lock has been pretty good so far. It unlocks the door as soon as I arrive, so no need to even use my phone. Installation was very easy, too.
TFS Great info. If you share code to other family members in the household can they use there own phone or just the touch pad screen with given code? Im trying to have all 5 members in house to use there phone. can't find info on that at all Thank you.
I wish you had given us at least one example of live audio so we could hear how much noise the lock makes in operation. The smart lock I have now is quite noisy, which is an issue if someone is sleeping when someone else returns home late.
Does that person sleep right next to the front door, like there head bed is right next to it, no lock that I know of especially the schlage auto lock can possibly wake someone up.
@@Vashtstamped Nope. You can hear it everywhere in the house. Baldwin/Kwikset. I have tried an August and found it to be MUCH quieter, but there were other aspects of that lock that didn't work well enough so I returned it.
I wish someone would come up with a HomeKit NFC reader compatible with HomeKey that could be a bridge to smart locks that don’t support it directly. They could trigger a shortcut that could lock or unlock the door.
Thanks for the great review. Did the company provide any details to you about battery autonomy ? It’s not on the webpage I love that it can be opened with Apple Watch
Battery life is the big deal breaker on this for me. My Level Bolt smart locks have been pretty great at no-fuss automatic unlock/lock when I arrive/depart, but the battery life is abysmal. I'm constantly having to swap out the relatively expensive CR2 batteries on the things every other week. If battery life is decent, it's an instant buy for me - Home Key looks fantastic.
you know that the codes of your device are actually visible at minutes 18 secs. That said though, your video actually made me decide to get that lock !
I would unlock my home door before I get off the car or before I get close to it. If I still have to “pouch” with watch or phone, it’s just a touch less key to me… which I won’t use, but it would be useful for business.
I just picked one up today. So far it works great but I was hoping you could share keys with expiration dates so others could use the NFC functionality like hotels do. If there is a way to do this I sure didn't find it yet.
I just purchased this lock and love the alignment with my phone. However, I am still have a problem setting up the home app. Question, what are steps in providing a temporary key to a guest?
I like the look of this, althrough a slight shame the keypad isnt a digital screen that rotates the numbers daily. Unless you change your numbers regularly, I can see the pin numbers getting much more worn down.
I have the older Schlage, had it for 6 years and I don’t know how they do it, but u don’t see any wear on the buttons, still looks like they day I bought it
For years I have been sceptical of smart locks. Until I saw this product. I have waited 9 month to get my hands on this. For many years I have learned "Apple HomeKit" support is the way to go. This in a way future proofs this product. I have had many "smart" home devices lose support from the manufacturer but because they have HomeKit, I am still able to use them. If for a any reason Schlage decides to stop support for these locks, AppleHome Kit will still be able to support them.
I got The Verge flashback on how to build a PC build when he said route it just like at 2:13 but didn't show the angle of how the cable is actually being routed. :)
This is a cool gear for convenience. However, I would strongly recommend installing one onto a whole piece of the solid door without any glass/windows on it. Otherwise, the key to access your house would be one brick.
My arthritic hands thank you! The Yale does look higher quality but, unless I missed it, does not have a physical key? Let's see how much it costs here in Canada ;)
So someone's going to add roughly $26 in electronics and a small amount of r&d that other companies have already done for them and then charge almost $300. The most expensive door handle lock set I could find at Lowe's was $86.94. this is absolutely a best of $180 product and even that seems steep.
Hi Jeff. Great review. Can you do a video or reply how to set up multiple Home Keys for my family. Right now I only have a home key on my phone and don’t know how to get Home Keys for my family. Thanks.
Great review, but am I missing something? If a member of my household doesn’t have an Apple Watch and they still have to go in their purse/pocket for their phone what is the difference between that and getting your key? Doesn’t the Yale Assure app have a feature where a person and phone is detected and door is opened without having to put down whatever you may be carrying?
I was betting around 300-$350 for this lock as currently some of the Encodes are around $270. $300 honestly isn’t extremely terrible. Obviously it’s not cheap - but any higher than that it would be harder for me to justify buying.
its very easy to open for thif ,the door clamping system, seems very weak, with a large pliers can break that housing and unlock the door, with minimal effort.
for seccurity reasons you could use keypad/nfc door lock, but making it with the physical key, makes it unsecure as rest locks in the world - few seconds for true master and its unlocked
I have the Schlage encore plus and love it the only issue I have with it is that it doesn’t like to work with rechargeable batteries 😢 I have to keep a dead battery inside to valance it out and even then some times it doesn’t wants to turn on 😢 just a tip for those that don’t want to be buying batteries every month or 2 and want to be environmentally friendly or cheap in my case 🤣
Can't wait for the Lockpinging Lawyer to get his hands on this thing. I'm expecting a sub 3 second lock pick, the electronic lock is probably defeatable within a second.
Great lock. However, a fingerprint lock is better because we all have fingers. Not everyone has an Apple Watch or an iPhone. If I was out in the yard and I wanted to get in the house, I can use my fingers if I don’t have my phone or watch on me. This is still pretty cool though
If you get 2 of these locks (one for back door one for front), will you get one HomeKit key for the home or one per lock? And if you do get one per lock can they both be express keys?
We ended up exchanging this model for the slimmer version th-cam.com/users/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU because it was too wide for the only door trim area that made sense to mount it on. However, we should have just noted the dimensions prior to purchasing. Otherwise, we love the doorbell. It works perfectly, and the video is very clear, even at night.
Omg I need this. Been looking for something that has homekey support!
it’s available! just ordered mine from Lowes!
When you heard "This is the Lock Picking Lawyer."
Game over!
Sounds like him a bit lol
This is my most wanted tech product of the year. Home Key support makes this a day 1 purchase. Using my Apple Watch to unlock the front door hands free while carrying my son inside is a game changer.
Let me pre-order it, me want!
I felt that… yeah I’ve been wanting this for a minute!
Same. I check the website daily
it’s available! just ordered mine from Lowes!
@@BenPellowMusic Same!
Weird, I unlock my lock when I come close to the house automatically. No need to tap things. Works with my phone (iPhone or Android) and my watch (apple, Samsung or Android) but hey, this is so special. Home assistant is a great friend
You wouldn’t want button animations when pressed as it’d make it very easy for prying eyes to view your password from a distance. Good review of the device!
Fair point.
Exactly
One feature that looks absent from what the Yale Assure has is the ability to allow other users to have access only during certain times/days. I have a cleaning lady that doesn’t need or shouldn’t have access on days/times other than the scheduled cleaning days/times.
The Schlage app does have that feature.
@@industryrule-4080 if so, that’s great!!!… As I was watching this video, I didn’t notice it in the Schlage app settings. I currently have a Yale Assure so I can’t dig deeper. Only going by what looked obvious in the video. Thanks for clarifying.
@@industryrule-4080 does the Schlage app sync with the guest access that is setup within the Home app (HomeKit)? Or does each app have its own guest access list?
Yale and Weiser are better products
@@rogerskitt1542 aren't schlage locks higher rated on the ANSI score though?
“1984” passcode 🤣🤣🤣 Touché!!!
I was searching on locks that work with HomeKit just this past week; very timely! Thank you for the review!
“Hello everyone, this is the LockPickingLawyer, today we will take a look at the Schlage Encode Plus smart lock. And how it can be bypassed with a strong magnet in matter of seconds.”
I love you
I like how use right pin just locked. And wrong pin is still unlock than going lock
@hoi hoi sure dude, cope some more 🤡
Has he tested it? You sure a powerfull magnet will work on this?
Swoosh
I'm a fan and already own their first Gens but would like to have the rotating digits feature to hide your keypass! If someone stands behind and really want to look at your code they actually can see the same digits unless of course you use NFC to unlock. Overall the quality of this locks is superb, I've had mine for about 7 yrs now with no problem and will be buying this one soon. Thanks for the video 🙏
August Smart lock has been pretty good so far. It unlocks the door as soon as I arrive, so no need to even use my phone. Installation was very easy, too.
Loved mine for a bit but have had issues after issues
AUGUST SMART LOCK EATS UP BATTERIES IN 2-3 MONTHS
@@Built05STI THAT'S WHY I SOLD MY AUGUST FOR SCHLAGE
THE BATTERIES ON SCHLAGE LOCK LASTED ME JUST OVER 1 YEAR
My August is still working fine for more than a year without changing battery. Will it notify you when battery is low? Anyone knows ?
Got mine today. So far I’m loving it. Also works with Alexa though unlocking via voice requires a voice code.
How were you able to get it … I’ve been on the hunt !!
@@starbrite333 I got it as soon as it came out. Ordered online from either Home Depot or lowes. I don’t remember which.
Great job explaining everything. Seriously well done. You sold me on this lock. Now if only it were easy to find.
The Aqara A100 Pro and Zigbee smart locks are the first locks on the market to support Apple HomeKey.
Can’t wait. Will go great with my new home. Perfect timing.
Thats so cool it works with a dead phone, i cant wait for this to be more common
Can't wait to buy this moving into a home in June and ready to have this on day 1.
This looks better than the door lock you reviewed a year or so back where the AA battery doubled as the core of the deadbolt.
Wait, what? AA battery... Is the deadbolt core.
That's horrifying.
Got me excited, setting up reminder for Prime day and BF.
This is amazing.. unfortunately at my house my front door is only compatible with lever lock. All these deadbolt locks just won’t work.
Love this!!! Can’t wait to upgrade from my current Schalege smart lock.
TFS Great info. If you share code to other family members in the household can they use there own phone or just the touch pad screen with given code? Im trying to have all 5 members in house to use there phone. can't find info on that at all Thank you.
I’ve been waiting for something like this
Great review! Can’t wait for the release.
I really hope Nuki launches a HomeKey lock soon. I‘m sadly totally reliant on the Nuki ecosystem, living in a flat and all 😅
I wish you had given us at least one example of live audio so we could hear how much noise the lock makes in operation. The smart lock I have now is quite noisy, which is an issue if someone is sleeping when someone else returns home late.
Does that person sleep right next to the front door, like there head bed is right next to it, no lock that I know of especially the schlage auto lock can possibly wake someone up.
@@Vashtstamped Nope. You can hear it everywhere in the house. Baldwin/Kwikset. I have tried an August and found it to be MUCH quieter, but there were other aspects of that lock that didn't work well enough so I returned it.
I just got mine , very love it to use with home key on my phone. better than the august lock ❤️
If you buy 2 for front and back door, can they use the same key?
All fun and games until the lockpicking lawyer comes with a magnet
I wish someone would come up with a HomeKit NFC reader compatible with HomeKey that could be a bridge to smart locks that don’t support it directly. They could trigger a shortcut that could lock or unlock the door.
on it
Most definitely need one
So excited for this lock!
Thanks for the great review. Did the company provide any details to you about battery autonomy ? It’s not on the webpage
I love that it can be opened with Apple Watch
LockPickingLawyer would totally laugh at that toy
it’s available! just ordered mine from Lowes!
Battery life is the big deal breaker on this for me. My Level Bolt smart locks have been pretty great at no-fuss automatic unlock/lock when I arrive/depart, but the battery life is abysmal. I'm constantly having to swap out the relatively expensive CR2 batteries on the things every other week. If battery life is decent, it's an instant buy for me - Home Key looks fantastic.
The one feature I'm missing out on by not having Apple. Guess I'll buy a different lock.
you know that the codes of your device are actually visible at minutes 18 secs. That said though, your video actually made me decide to get that lock !
Can we check if the door is lock from anywhere remotely, or maybe lock it remotely if we forget locking the door?
I would unlock my home door before I get off the car or before I get close to it. If I still have to “pouch” with watch or phone, it’s just a touch less key to me… which I won’t use, but it would be useful for business.
NFC was debuted on the iPhone 7 along with portrait mode for the plus
You can also lock the door from outside just by clicking the “Schlage” name on top. No need to enter codes or pull out phone.
Can a hardware store or locksmith change the core so the key matches the other house keys?
Ooh good q
If it’s like the other smart locks, then yes. The core is a Schlage key after all
So jealous i need one
Omg this is so awesome! I need this lock in my life right now! 😁
You don't need it, just want it
@@szabovlad9914 well yea lol 😂
I can’t buy this until I see LPL unlock this in no less than 20 seconds
I just picked one up today. So far it works great but I was hoping you could share keys with expiration dates so others could use the NFC functionality like hotels do. If there is a way to do this I sure didn't find it yet.
How were you able to get it … I’ve been on the hunt !!
Yes tell us
@@starbrite333 they didn’t bro cmon use your head
You use your iPhone/ Apple Watch to open it. I am sold.
Very cool; I’m looking for HomeKit compatible smart lock to replace my Z-Wave Kwikset Premis; this might be it!👍
FUUUUUUUTUUUURE. Love it.
why does the package look like it from a knocked off place.
I just purchased this lock and love the alignment with my phone. However, I am still have a problem setting up the home app. Question, what are steps in providing a temporary key to a guest?
I like the look of this, althrough a slight shame the keypad isnt a digital screen that rotates the numbers daily. Unless you change your numbers regularly, I can see the pin numbers getting much more worn down.
... What about all the manual ones you see out there? I've never seen one worn so bad I could guess what buttons they use. This is a weird fear.
@@jd2161 use infrared light to see the heat someone’s fingers left. use uv light to see the oils from the persons finger
@@clarkkentglasses6443 most people that buy this lock have a doorbell camera which will catch you doing all that
I have the older Schlage, had it for 6 years and I don’t know how they do it, but u don’t see any wear on the buttons, still looks like they day I bought it
That’s actually a great idea on varying the pattern.
Nice piece of kit
Woww! What would happen if the batteries are dead, will the keys still work??
Yes it will work
I wish I would of known this last November when I bought my Schlage Encode. I would have just waited for the Encode plus to come out.
Same lol
For years I have been sceptical of smart locks. Until I saw this product. I have waited 9 month to get my hands on this. For many years I have learned "Apple HomeKit" support is the way to go. This in a way future proofs this product. I have had many "smart" home devices lose support from the manufacturer but because they have HomeKit, I am still able to use them. If for a any reason Schlage decides to stop support for these locks, AppleHome Kit will still be able to support them.
Really useful tutorial!
"This is the Lockpicking Lawyer and today I'm going to show you how I picked this 'smart' lock with a Lego cog and some hamster feed..."
Nice upgrade the lock all locks need to be.
Fantastic review
Sick! I just hope it can withstand 10s in LPL's hands...
I got The Verge flashback on how to build a PC build when he said route it just like at 2:13 but didn't show the angle of how the cable is actually being routed. :)
LOL
This is a cool gear for convenience. However, I would strongly recommend installing one onto a whole piece of the solid door without any glass/windows on it. Otherwise, the key to access your house would be one brick.
My arthritic hands thank you! The Yale does look higher quality but, unless I missed it, does not have a physical key? Let's see how much it costs here in Canada ;)
So someone's going to add roughly $26 in electronics and a small amount of r&d that other companies have already done for them and then charge almost $300. The most expensive door handle lock set I could find at Lowe's was $86.94. this is absolutely a best of $180 product and even that seems steep.
When is it coming to the market? I’m still waiting
Hi Jeff. Great review. Can you do a video or reply how to set up multiple Home Keys for my family. Right now I only have a home key on my phone and don’t know how to get Home Keys for my family. Thanks.
The Aqara n100 also has this feature and much more
nice review.
Can I use this for my bedroom door?
Can you lock and unlock far away from home?
if only they sold the philips easy key in the US, those are amazing
Can you use location in the app to unlock the door when you get home?
I would guess you can use an automation for it but they are not always reliable.
Or Bluetooth would be perfect.
Great review, but am I missing something? If a member of my household doesn’t have an Apple Watch and they still have to go in their purse/pocket for their phone what is the difference between that and getting your key? Doesn’t the Yale Assure app have a feature where a person and phone is detected and door is opened without having to put down whatever you may be carrying?
I was betting around 300-$350 for this lock as currently some of the Encodes are around $270.
$300 honestly isn’t extremely terrible. Obviously it’s not cheap - but any higher than that it would be harder for me to justify buying.
$300 for a step motor, WOW!
@@daviddavidsonn3578 And for all the software written to run it
Nice - this is the lock I have been waiting for
Thanks!
I was wondering is this also works with ring security?
Will any of these smart locks let you know that someone has opened your door if say you're at work? thanks
Just ordered two today. They are now available if anyone is looking
Thanks a ton for sharing another great review. I want to know will the lock work with Apple HomeKey when the Wi-Fi connection is low?
Looks cool however I have a multi OS home. Looks like it does support GA. Might have to check this out.
To everyone watching they just released today 4/1/22. Home Depot didn’t have any available but lowes did. Expecting shipment on April 11
what is the battery life like on this device?
Does this work only with iPhone or it can work with android too???
Where is that voice, I can't see this guy in recent videos. Liked it.
its very easy to open for thif ,the door clamping system, seems very weak, with a large pliers can break that housing and unlock the door, with minimal effort.
I’m hoping Kwikset makes one!
How do you manually unlock it from the inside? rotating the lever/lock??
for seccurity reasons you could use keypad/nfc door lock, but making it with the physical key, makes it unsecure as rest locks in the world - few seconds for true master and its unlocked
I have the Schlage encore plus and love it the only issue I have with it is that it doesn’t like to work with rechargeable batteries 😢 I have to keep a dead battery inside to valance it out and even then some times it doesn’t wants to turn on 😢 just a tip for those that don’t want to be buying batteries every month or 2 and want to be environmentally friendly or cheap in my case 🤣
This is the lock picking lawyer and today we'll open this smart lock in under 30 seconds
Just steal the phone. No pass needed
Can't wait for the Lockpinging Lawyer to get his hands on this thing. I'm expecting a sub 3 second lock pick, the electronic lock is probably defeatable within a second.
I really can't wait for this to be released. Do you guys know how much it will be on release?
Thanks for review! Is it still work without problems?
Thanks for the video. Do you only need an iPhone to set up Home Kit? I read elsewhere that at minimum a Mini Home Hub or an iPad is needed.
Great lock. However, a fingerprint lock is better because we all have fingers. Not everyone has an Apple Watch or an iPhone.
If I was out in the yard and I wanted to get in the house, I can use my fingers if I don’t have my phone or watch on me.
This is still pretty cool though
If you get 2 of these locks (one for back door one for front), will you get one HomeKit key for the home or one per lock? And if you do get one per lock can they both be express keys?
I have this same question. It would be convenient to share the same homekey for a front door and back door.
Will be waiting for an UWB smart lock, which Yale has promised to be making.
this is cool, it looks pretty bulky though.. i will see if there are smaller ones in the coming years i think. looks slick tho!