Assure Lock 2 Keypad Deadbolt with Wi-Fi, Black Suede

I added automatic door locks to my house several years ago so my bed-bound daughter could unlock the door for someone when I wasn't home. Since that time I've replaced all the doors in my house and added more August locks. I'm getting really tired of going through the CR123A batteries, so when I saw this lock, I jumped on the chance to give it a try. What a difference! First off, the keypad is so much better as part of the lock rather than a flimsy wall mount separate from the lock. I've had to replace both of my keypads more than once. This lock uses AA batteries instead of CR123A which are much cheaper. The lock and keypad work with the August app just like my other locks do. They all share users and codes, all work with my phone and my watch, and all will auto-unlock if I choose to use that feature. I have the model with the Wi-Fi module and it works exactly the same as my August smart Wifi Gen 4 locks. As times goes on, if I need to replace any.more locks, I'll probably change out the August smart Wifi locks for these. My only complaint is that I can't rekey these like I can the Kwikset deadbolt used with the August smart Wifi locks. Granted the key is just a backup if everything else fails, but I'd still like them all to be the same.

*****Updated Review May 2024**** Device errors and overheats I bought this lock in Nov 2022 (so roughly 1.5 years now) and would highly discourage anyone buying this lock as it is dangerous and overheats. The battery issue has always been terrible on this product. It last maybe 1 months tops before needing replacement, so I'm constantly burning through batteries. A couple months ago, the lock was low on battery, so husband replaced it and then less then a week later the lock was again low on batteries. I thought perhaps my husband mixed up the double A batteries and put the low batteries back in by mistake and just let it be assuming it was a mistake. Just last week, the lock started giving error sounds that it wasn't locked even though the door was locked and then indicated it was low battery, so I changed it. Again, less than a week later it was low battery and continued having errors. When I went to open the compartment to replace the battery, I could smell smoke, and when I removed the front 2 batteries, I could see that the top coil touching the battery was so hot it was glowing red. I immediately removed the rest of the batteries from the hot coil/device and burnt my finger with a small shock in the process. When I contacted Yale, they did a simple apology, didn't care at all that I burnt my finger, that the device overheats or care to fix/understand why it was having potentially dangerous issues, but that the device is over a year old and since it was, out of warranty, and the most the can do is offer 20% discount on the next product. Such a terrible response. I will not be buying another product from them, especially if it puts me or my household in a potentially dangerous situation. ********" When this works, it's wonderful but due to the terrible battery life and finicky app I wouldn't recommend it. Set up: not as straight forward and took a lot of trial and error. The app set up also wasn't included and I had to call for them to tell me how to set it up since this was too new at the time. Battery: this thing just chews through batteries. I'll need new batteries every month and there's no way to see battery life. You get a warning sound when its almost dead and then within a day it'll stop working and you won't be able to lock your door from the outside unless you manually do it. Also, Everytime I put new batteries in it resets my connection to the app.... App: laggy. I get booted everytime I put new batteries in.

These locks are a game changer. I almost never carry keys with me and I don't ever fear locking myself out of the house. You can put a number of codes for different people in it. Which is great if you have service people (dog walkers, house cleaners, etc) regularly coming to your house. The lock can join wifi so you can remotely administer it. The manufacturer says that can impact battery life (more frequent battery changes). That might be true, but even on wifi, batteries last about 5 months for us. Remote management came in HUGE for us when we were away on vacation and a dog sitter hired through Rover failed to show up. When she finally did she didn't even walk our dog and (I'm not lying) stole food out of our freezer and fridge. We were able to delete her code so she couldn't get back in the house and luckily found a neighbor to take in our dog while we were gone. Thanks to the logging this lock does and a security camera we have installed we were able to piece together her neglect. This lock is fairly easy to install if you have any sort of mechanical aptitude. If you can't turn a screw driver you'll probably find it complicated. The instructions are good and are fairly easy to follow. One complaint I do have: when we added a second lock there wasn't a way to apply codes already assigned to a person on the first lock to the second. In fact, you didn't even see the second lock under that person's profile. The work around was to delete their profile/account and then re-add. Once I added them back both locks appeared. This likely isn't a huge issue for most people, but if you have a bunch of people already keyed in with codes/accounts for the first lock you installed, needing to delete them to simply add them back in so their code/account can see the second lock is annoying. You can have different codes and limitations on entry (restricted to only certain days or times) for the same person on different locks. That's nice if you want your dog walker to be able to enter your front door, but not your separate in-law suite for example. Being able to restrict entry to only certain days/times is a really nice feature too. So, you can only allow someone in between 10am and 2pm M-F (not weekends) if you wanted. All in all I love this lock and gladly give is 5 stars. Hopefully they fix the account issue with a second lock down the road via an app update. If not, the workaround isn't too onerous.

We ordered this remote lock after a dog/house sitter locked themselves out one night when we were out of town. It was a bit of a nightmare but thankfully a neighbor came to the rescue with a spare key. The lock looks great and is very well made, very sturdy and heavy-duty feeling. The box and lock itself are pretty hefty which I was not expecting, but it's solid which I like. The installation was pretty simple and straightforward using the video walkthroughs in the app. Easy to connect to wi-fi, update firmware, and get synced up with our Google Home/Nest products. Very convenient to be able to lock and unlock the door anywhere using my voice, or via the app. It will be nice to provide access to family members or friends if necessary, as well as anyone we have dog or housesitting, and not have to worry about anyone losing a key or getting locked out. I've seen some reviews mentioning issues with auto lock and unlock, but we've not experienced any of those. Bear in mind, Yale states you need to be 200+ meters away from your lock before it enters that mode, so if you're just out for a walk in the neighborhood, you may not hit that threshold. But if we're going to and from work, shopping, etc. it has worked and unlocked every time we got home, even if one of us is already at home (which was a concern we had). We're interested to see what the battery life is like with it being connected to wi-fi via the smart module. It's unfortunate you can't check the battery level in the Yale Access App, but good to know we will be notified when the batteries need to be replaced. All in all, we're very happy with this purchase so far, less than a week in.

Used this lock for a year. It has a clean, sleek, compact design and uses physical buttons instead of inferior touch screens, which miss your clicks and give you no positive feedback. If physical design and function were the only metric, this would be the best smart lock out there and would beat the Schlage Encode Plus hands down in. However, it has software bugs and uses Bluetooth to connect vs wifi or ideally matter/ thread. If the company ever releases their promised matter module, the lock would be one of the best HomeKit locks if you don’t require Home Key. I’d give up the lack of home key support for the superior physical design and buttons. I automate my lock in HomeKit auto lock and unlock when anyone leaves or arrives home, so I don’t need home key. The lock integrates with HomeKit and works well IF, you have an Apple home hub (newer Apple TV or HomePod mini AND your home hub is within short Bluetooth range of the lock. This connects to HomeKit over Bluetooth and not WiFi, like it should. It uses Bluetooth for low every I’m assuming, but Bluetooth is short range and a slow communication protocol. I found that on one or two occasions the lock state was not accurately reflected in HomeKit. This is where the lock fails. If it can’t reliably detect its state, you can’t trust its securely protecting your home unless you physically look at it… and at that point, it’s a dumb lock. Physical Installation is on point and Super easy. Very good design. Software setup is buggy. It works, but you have to wrestle with it. Setting up pins for users is buggy, but again works once you wrestle with it. Setup with HomeKit works, but again is buggy and you have to wrestle with it. Had to factory reset mine twice to get it to work properly. Once setup it’s works fine, as long as your in close Bluetooth range.

Like this one so much better than my previous one. I bought it when the screen to my last one got scratched and cracked from the yard people weed whacking and blowing stuff that hit it. This was one looks better and has held up better. Batteries do seem to run down a little faster but works well.

I had the keyless version (which I loved) but had a user who needed a physical key, so bought the key version. It took me about 10 minutes to do the physical swap. I broke a nail trying to insert the plug — it’s at a terrible angle. The battery compartment is the single worse I’ve encountered - I felt I was going to break the battery cover prying it up, and it’s a weird configuration to save vertical space, but requires inserting them two deep — I hope the batteries last a long time! There are components including a “smart module” and “doorsense” that has two options of installation - neither are explained (I later learned the smart module is how the lock can connect to Wi-Fi and doorsense can determine if the door is open or closed). Setting up the Yale app was a breeze, but that’s when it all went south. I struggled connecting to any other app. My other Yale - which seemed the exact same just keyless - seamlessly connected to Alexa and Google Nest - Alexa won’t let me enable the skill because it can’t log into the Yale app (I reset my email and password, and still nothing). Google won’t let me install without using Nest, and the lock isn’t compatible with Nest. It says it’s compatible with HomeKit, but Apple killed HoneKit and I couldn’t connect. There’s just no way connecting a lock to any of these should be hard. Waited for 10 minutes on Support which said they had a one minute hold time - I give up. If you need a keyed lock or are okay using only the Yale app for remote entry, this is fine. If you want to integrate with your smart home get a different lock altogether — the keyless version works.

Pretty sweet lock. Transparently I bought it cause I hate messing with my keys, and it sure is keyless. I love the auto lock and unlock features with me phone, but if you want you can take out the smart module to prevent the risk of e-tampering. Installation instructions are provided in the app, and were easy to follow. I installed it myself and it feels sturdy as a rock. Now I can safely lock my lock from anywhere, even through the google home app! Kinda helps my paranoia too cause I can just lock it from the bed lol

Très satisfait, simple à installer et connectée à internet et mon iPhone sans problème. Un détail le système ne nous permet pas de barrer ou débarrer selon un horaire journalière, semestriel!

La chapa no sirve para ser utilizada en México, hable directamente a Yale y me confirman que ellos no venden por obvias razones este producto en México, que lo tendríamos que ver directamente con Amazon, no se por que se permite comercializar en esta plataforma estos productos en Mexico. Lamentableme compre dos chapas para un par de departamentos que estaban en remodelacion para Airbnb, una vez que se termino la remodelacion, se instalo el Internet y se quisieron configurar las chapas descubrimos que nos vendieron productos inservibles, por el tiempo transcurrido ya no tenemos la opción de devolverlas

This does not work in the UAE. Non existent support either. And seller unhelpful to return.

I purchased this Yale Assure 2 from Amazon UAE, expecting full smart-lock functionality. While the lock hardware powers on and the keypad works, the smart features are unusable. This model requires the Yale Access app, which is not supported in this region. The app fails during setup with errors such as “unable to find manufacturing info” and rejects the serial number, making it impossible to activate the lock or use any smart features. In practice, this product only works properly in the USA and Canada, where Yale Access is officially supported. Selling it in the UAE without clear warnings is misleading. Without the app, this becomes an overpriced keypad lock, not a smart lock. This product should not be sold in the UAE unless regional app support is available or this limitation is clearly disclosed to buyers.

The Yale Assure Lock 2 is a smart lock designed with convenience, security, and modern technology in mind. Whether you’re upgrading your existing lock or installing a new one, this key-free keypad lock offers seamless access control for your home. Key Features: Key-Free Access: Say goodbye to traditional keys! The Yale Assure Lock 2 allows you to unlock your door using a wireless keypad or other smart devices. Create custom PIN codes for family members, guests, or service providers. Built-in Wi-Fi: Connects directly to your home Wi-Fi network, eliminating the need for additional hubs. Enjoy remote access and control via the Yale Access App on your smartphone. Fingerprint Access (Yale Assure Lock 2 Touch): The Yale Assure Lock 2 Touch variant offers biometric capabilities. Unlock your door with a simple touch of your finger. Perfect for moments when you’re phone-free or want a hands-free experience. Apple Home Key Integration (Yale Assure Lock 2 Plus): Seamlessly sync your iPhone or Apple Watch with the Yale Assure Lock 2 Plus. No access codes or keys needed—just tap and go! Sleek Design: The Yale Assure Lock 2 features a modern, minimalist design that complements any home style. Available in a sophisticated Black Suede finish. Pros: Easy Installation: DIY-friendly setup. Secure and Convenient: Key-free entry with multiple access options. Smart Home Integration: Works with top smart home partners and voice assistants. Remote Access: Manage your lock from anywhere. Cons: Wi-Fi Requirement: Ensure reliable Wi-Fi coverage in your home. Battery-Powered: Regular battery replacement needed (though not overly frequent). The Yale Assure Lock 2 strikes a balance between security and convenience. Whether you prefer key-free access, fingerprint recognition, or Apple Home Key integration, this smart lock enhances your home’s safety while adding a touch of modern elegance.