Aqara immediately introduced the launch of the Aqara Sensible Lock U300, which is a great lock that is designed for doorways which have a lever or knob however no deadbolt.
Many properties have non-deadbolt doorways for aspect entries, storage doorways, residence workplaces, basements, and storage rooms, and these sort of door setups don’t work with conventional sensible locks that require a deadbolt. The U300 lever lock is among the first sensible locks created for a lot of these doorways.
The U300 replaces a standard lever or knob, providing sensible performance and the flexibility to keep watch over who’s coming or going.
The U300 is constructed with the newest Thread protocol and it’s Matter-enabled, so it may be added to an Apple HomeKit setup. It may be used alongside different sensible residence merchandise within the House app, or it may be used with further options within the Aqara app.
Like Aqara’s U100 and U200 sensible locks, the U300 is appropriate with Apple House Keys, so a digital key could be saved within the Pockets app on iPhone or Apple Look ahead to unlocking the door over NFC with a faucet.
Together with Apple House Keys and the House app, the U300 could be unlocked utilizing a fingerprint reader or a PIN with the included quantity pad. Aqara additionally provides NFC playing cards that can be utilized to unlock the door, and mechanical keys are supplied in case of emergency like an influence outage.
Digital keys could be supplied for visitors, and the U300 has a built-in function that routinely locks the door behind you after a brief time frame. Out there in black or silver, the Aqara U300 has an IPX4 water resistance ranking and is appropriate to be used indoors and outdoor.
The battery within the U300 lasts for as much as 10 months earlier than it must be swapped out, and it takes 4AA batteries. There’s additionally a USB-C Emergency Port. Whereas no hub is required to make use of the U300, the Aqara M3 Hub is really useful as a result of it allows automations and distant entry.
The Aqara Sensible Lock U300 could be bought from Amazon and different Aqara retailers.