If you want a Wi-Fi smart lock that works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or Apple Homekit, August’s device adds smarts to your door without replacing your deadbolt. You can’t blame August for giving the Smart Lock Pro the same look as before. It’s a simple cylinder with a ridged outside that rotates to lock and unlock your deadbolt.
The August Wi-Fi Smart Lock, on the other hand, is 45 percent smaller than the Smart Lock Pro. This makes it much less round than before. The Wi-Fi Smart Lock has a diameter of about 3 inches and is 1.75 inches deep. The Smart Lock Pro had a diameter of about 3.4 inches and was 2.2 inches deep.
The August W-Fi Smart Lock is smaller than the Smart Lock Pro, but built-in Wi-Fi is the other big difference between the two. If you wanted to control an older August lock from far away, you had to use the August Connect Wi-Fi Bridge.
Specifications
- Size: 3 inches (diameter), 1.75 inches (depth)
- Wireless: 2.4GHz Wi-Fi
- Works with: Alexa, HomeKit, Google Assistant, SmartThings, Xfinity, Logitech, Control4, Honeywell, Simplisafe, more
Where to get August Wi-Fi, (4th Generation) Smart Lock?
It shouldn’t take you more than 15 minutes to install the lock, connect it to my Wi-Fi network, and link it to HomeKit. It’s all pretty quick. After that, locking and unlocking the door was as easy as turning the knob or pressing the big button in the August app. When the door is locked, the button turns red, and when it is unlocked, it turns green.
The August Wi-Fi Smart Lock uses two CR123 batteries instead of the August Smart Lock Pro’s four AA batteries because it is smaller. August says the Wi-Fi Smart Lock’s batteries should last for 3 to 6 months. If you link your August lock to Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant can tell when the batteries in the lock are running low and order you a new set. This is a pretty cool feature.