Ecobee is integrating good locks into its app. The corporate doesn’t make good locks of its personal, however now you can management Wi-Fi-enabled ones from Yale and August utilizing the Ecobee app. The characteristic may forestall you from switching apps to let somebody who rings your good doorbell in. Nonetheless, it’s locked behind a subscription, so person comfort isn’t the one motive right here.
The mixing provides an “unlock” button from the Ecobee app’s dwell view. So, you possibly can let guests in from the identical display the place you verify it’s somebody you need coming inside. (Helpful!) The Ecobee app additionally permits you to lock your doorways robotically if you arm your safety system. (Additionally helpful!)
Much less helpful: You’ll must pay as much as take pleasure in these perks as a result of the characteristic is locked (ahem) behind Ecobee’s Good Safety system. The premium service prices $5 month-to-month or $50 yearly. And as The Verge notes, it gained’t allow you to unlock your August or Yale gadgets from Ecobee’s good thermostats.
This might be a handy perk should you’re already paying for Ecobee’s subscription service. If not, you’ll should ask your self if it’s value a premium to keep away from the oh-so-grueling activity of pulling up your cellphone’s app switcher to leap to a different smart-home app.
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