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There are two trim styles, the modern, straight lined Century and the classic, curvy stylings of the Camelot. On the front, however, things are more aesthetically pleasing. I know there's a lot to cram in there, but if Simplisafe can develop a slimline lock, and Danalock and August can at least put some thought into what it's going to look like inside, it doesn't feel like too much to ask to do away with this unfortunate style. It's like all the traditional door lock manufacturers got together and developed a standard - that smart door lock mechanisms should be giant, black and ugly. Considering you spend more of your time inside your house than out, it's what you're going to be looking at the most, and that's unfortunate.īut also, not unusual. The 'housing' for the electronics and batteries is huge, bulky and has barely any correlation to the outside design. While the folks at Schlage clearly have decades of experience designing a nice looking lock for the outside of your door, when it comes to the internals, all bets are off. There are two parts, the front facing keypad and the rear housing that contains all the electronics and mechanics.

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The Encode is a full deadbolt replacement lock, which means you completely take out your old lock and replace it with this. Whether that's exciting and innovative or just plain dumb, is up for debate. If you happen to live in an Amazon Key City, however, you can pair this with a smart camera and get Amazon packages delivered inside your home. This lock ticks most of the boxes - remote unlocking, keyed-access, voice control, good integrations, auto-locking, strong security, up to 100 access codes - but there's nothing truly exciting here, most specifically no auto-unlock. And while there is a traditional and contemporary option that will fit most door decor, this isn't going to win any awards in the looks department. However, Schalge hasn't really upped the design and innovation here, just slapping some smarts on to its existing keypad locks.

It's also an excellent companion to the Ring video doorbell, and will pair with the camera to let you lock or unlock your door while talking to a visitor at your front door through the Ring app. This makes it the perfect entry-level smart lock for someone who wants a smart lock but not necessarily the whole kit and caboodle smart home. Stalwart lock-maker Schlage (pronounced shleg) rounds out its dominance of the smart lock space with the Encode, its fourth entry into securing your door with smarts.įollowing on from the Schlage Connect (Zigbee and Z-Wave versions) and the Schalge Sense (HomeKit version), the Schalge Encode is a Wi-Fi lock, requiring nothing but your internet connection to work.

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