Luckily you will not need the August Connect WiFi bridge at any point so while they might still have a bluetooth and/or z-wave backdoor in the device at least physical presence is required. law enforcement without your consent or a warrant? Certainly not me since I havne't read it. Who knows if the terms of service allows them to open the door for e.g. Even worse, if you use their August Connect WiFi bridge then their tech support has the ability to remotely factory reset your lock, which almost certainly means that they they literally have a backdoor to your house. All of this of course horrible and makes me not want to support this company at all. It will also require your location (GNSS). Maybe with microG.įor initial calibration and setup you will need the August Home app and this requires a (free as in beer) August account which requires both phone number (SMS) and email verification. I haven't experimented with installing the August Home app on a de-googlefied android but I doubt it would work. Specifically you will need an iOS or Android device with bluetooth, internet and in case of Android, the Google Play Store. Note that you will need a bunch of non-free terrible software for the initial setup and to change certain settings. They recommend non-rechargable batteries (probably due to the discharge curve for AA being better for correlating voltage with battery level and warning users about low battery before it's too late). The initial setup process if full of badness (identity verification, cloud bullshit and location data) but after the one-time setup it will run locally with just z-wave and no proprietary or cloud stuff. This is a nice solution if you already have a deadbolt with a manual key-less toggle on the inside of the door since installation takes about two minutes and you don't loose the manual toggle capability even if the batteries die. This is a quick guide for how to set up an August Smart Lock Pro for use with Home Assistant using only locally hosted open source software.
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