Google Nest x Yale Lock - Tamper-Proof Smart Lock for Keyless Entry - Keypad Deadbolt Lock for Front Door - Oil Rubbed Bronze

Install was quick and easy, it wasn't a perfect match for my door but with some tweaking I made it work. Main issue now is the weather strips on my door are a tad thick so the smart lock has a tendency to stop on the last 1/8th of an inch when locking and so it will say the door didn't lock, even though it did, it's only a sliver short of being fully engaged. That's not the locks fault though. The reason for 3 stars is the Nest Connect that came with it is (hopefully) a faulty model. It worked initially, but about 15 minutes after the full install the connect went offline and was unreachable. I removed it form the nest account and factory reset it, all seemed fine until I want to re-add it to the account, the phone (pixel 4 xl) could no longer detect it. I tried creating a new account, no dice. Tried my wifes iPhone, no dice, tried an iPad, no dice. Tried my kindle fire, no dice. Insert 3 hours of trying everything in a bag of tricks as a network admin with no luck. Ultimately got in touch with Google support and after a brief explanation of the issue and what I had done already to try to fix it they didn't make me go back through any troubleshooting, simply said they'd send me a slip to send mine back and they would send a replacement. If I get a new connect that is fully functional, the review will go up to 5 stars, the lock itself works great and I have zero complaints about that part of the package. Edit: just realized now a year later I neglected to update this. Google sent me a new functional nest extender and all worked after that, so the review.has been changed to give stars.

We just recently moved into a new home and one of the initiatives that I've been working to do is to reduce the number of keys that I need to bring with me when I’m out of the house! As it stands now with the installation of the Nest x Yale Lock, all I need is the Key Fob for my car, which is amazing! The Nest x Yale Lock is an amazing smart lock and we've gladly added it to our collection of smart home devices! It operates quite well as advertised; we are able to lock it and unlock it using the touch panel and/or using our smartphone devices via the nest app. We also love the feature that we can use Google home to check if the door is locked and even ask it to lock the door for us while home. Installation was for the most part a breeze; however, your mileage may vary depending on the condition/setup of your prior door lock/deadbolt. Fortunately for me, my door cutouts were pretty much a direct match with the Nest x Yale lock set out of the box. Where I did hit a snag was struggling to fully extend the deadbolt to fit properly. At first, it only extended partially, I had to really jiggle and tug to fully extend the deadbolt to get it to fit precisely. As others may have noted, the Nest X Yale lock is very sensitive with regard to the strike plate. I did have to re-adjust the strike plate to ensure that the deadbolt didn't miss as it operates. If you have a loose-fitting door when closed, be sure that you firmly shut your door before having Nest X Yale operate or it may end up missing the strike plate. We've just gotten into the habit of firmly closing the door to ensure smooth operation of the dead bolt. Additionally, bonus feature that we like is the ability to setup guest pins for use which allows us to keep track of who's accessed our home. We also enjoy being able to keep track/see who's operated our door as it's all tracked on the Nest app. Overall, we are quite pleased with how well the Nest X Yale works! It looks beautiful and is adds a refreshing look to our front door but most importantly makes our lives easier. We never have to worry about forgetting our house keys again and that's worth every penny!

installation of lock was easy and works well. I have been working with nest tech support for two weeks now for a total of 12 hours trying to connect the nest/app to the Yale lock. first time for two hours. Nest said the issue was with the lock and sent me to Yale Lock support. Yale eventually sent me the interior portion to install. Installed it and still did not connect. second time was for 2 1/2 hours. Nest then said it was the Nest Connect. If I went in to detail about what I went through trying to get it delivered, I would run out of characters on this post. still have not received it. So I bought another nest connect from Home depot to speed the installation process up. Tech support called me yesterday at 6pm and I stayed on the phone until 11pm until I told them enough was enough and the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. they just kept having me do the same steps over and over for 5 hours. This time does not account for the 2 hours getting disconnected from the Chat support and disconnected from the phone while trying to get a replacement shipped to the right address. Main problem that appears while trying to set up is the error code...."SOMETHING WENT WRONG. THE APP IS HAVING TROUBLE CONNECTING TO THE ASSISTING NEST PRODUCT. BLAH BLAH BLAH.......T013 (4096) this has now become a rant, so I am thru......... bottom line, nest connect seem to be junk and Yale lock seems to be a good product. If Nest tech support cannot do something within 15 minutes of contacting me today, I will be sending this back to Amazon and buying another Yale lock with Z WAVE or another technology......

EDIT: I was mistaken about one detail, Google Assistant will NOT unlock the door, only lock. I had tried it that way and assumed it would work both directions but not-so. Doesn't affect my rating or view on it, just thought it'd be helpful info to provide. tl;dr: The negative reviewers probably couldn't tie their own shoelaces, and if you want to know why, read on. Normally I do a pro's and con's review, but after seeing the 'top review' on this product being a disparaging review stemming from his lack of knowledge on install and usage (which was all in the manual and app), I figured I'd make a review to respond. Here are the top bullet points of the other negative reviews and the reality of them: • 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 40000% 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘳 1000% 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 (𝘥𝘶𝘮𝘣) 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 9𝘷 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬. 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘: This is a half truth. If you install the strike plate so it misaligns with the deadbolt, it'll be finnicky about wanting to lock. With a dumb deadbolt, you can force it with your fingers. You wouldn't want the motor to force the lock as it'd burn it out quickly. This is entirely avoided by performing a proper install to begin with, which in my case just meant using a small flathead and hammer to knock some of the wood away where the strike plate was going to sit before screwing it on. And then the bit about needing a 9V? The lock itself is powered by 4 AA's, and it warns you well in advance when the lock needs a battery swap. If you let it die, you'd really have to be negligent. • 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘: This is just flat out wrong. Not only can you add individual family members (who can also each have their own unique passcodes), you can create guest and temporary passcodes. • 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘕𝘰 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘪 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳. 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘: This is true, but while having proximity would be great, it's not secure. If you forget your phone in your house, your door will stay unlocked. Then what? • 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵, 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴. 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘: This is also flat out wrong. You can grant two levels of access to other members you add to your family, administrative rights or Home-Entry-Only. They can be granted unique codes and they have no access to settings. • 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 & 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 & 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘: The tailpiece is identical to the "dumb" deadbolt I replaced. The difference is that the Nest's tailpiece has some leeway where it's attached to the turn assembly BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T INSTALL IT OTHERWISE. This amount of give is purely for install purposes and doesn't detract to the "locking security" of the deadbolt. The only way to break it is trying to purposely break it off or if you improperly tried to slot it through the bolt assembly. I'm sorry but that's like complaining a butter knife has no durability after stepping on one end and lifting the other end with your arm. Anyway. Hope this helps anyone looking to try this thing out. Maybe if some of the other reviewers read manual, they'd be sitting pretty right now, but y'know. The only difficulty I had was pairing the Nest Connect, and it was A-okay once I disconnected the Bluetooth headphones I was using during install.

This doorbell lock works really well and I love being able to lock/unlock via the app. Plus, it’s part of the Google ecosystem I’m already using. I took off a star because it was THE BIGGEST PAIN EVER to set up. Installing it was super quick. But it literally took days to get the app side of things set up. Once it’s done, it’s great but be prepared for a huge headache at first. Note: This fully removes having a keyed deadbolt. So, if you want an electronic lock with a keyed backup, get something else.

The install was easy of the hardware but the software did get a little tricky. Some of it was user error but once you figure out what you are doing, it's a breeze. I love that we can easily assign specific codes to each family member if we want to and we can do a guest code for a pet sitter while we are on vacation and change that code after we return. It also logs which family member/guest locked and unlocked the door so you always know who is entering the house. You can use the app to unlock or the keypad. This is totally keyless so be sure to have batteries on hand when the low battery warning comes on but if for some reason you failed on that part, you can use a 9 volt from the outside to operate it and unlock the door. It's really foolproof and you can't mess this up. Well worth every penny especially for a family on different schedules coming and going all hours of the day.

This door lock is awesome. The style, look, and overall feel are amazing. This meant for dead bolt-only locks. The installation is spot on. It is straightforward to install and once it is installed the lock is very secure. It can be used with Nest or Google apps but I needed help connecting it. I have Google Home but it requires you to use the Nest app for this to work. The unit has no wifi so it connects to this Bluetooth device you need to plug it near the lock if you want to use the app to lock or unlock the device. I am not using the app so all of that is not needed. Just put in your 4-digit code and it locks and unlocks just like any dead-bolt without a key. It takes 4 double AA batteries that come with it. This is a superb dead-bolt lock. Should have gotten this a long time ago. I use this lock on my garage door.

Nest Yale Electronic Lock I’ve been through a few electronic deadbolts over the years, mainly the Kwikset Powerbolt and the Kwikset Smartcode, both of which utilize pressure pads. Although they’ve been reliable, the pressure pad does wear out over time and the Kwikset Smartcode lock goes through AA batteries very quickly, as in 3 months max. While I haven’t had the Nest lock long enough to determine its battery life longevity, I can say that literally, every other attribute about this lock is far superior to the Kwikset’s that I’ve owned in the past. What I like: -Easy Install* -Bolt manually engages and disengages silky smooth, with no resistance. -Bolt points left-to-right when in the locked position, which is what I’m use to, vice some locks that point up-down in the locked position. As a creature of habit, the left-to-right lockup gives me a good visual. -The 9v battery backup option is brilliant, because I can always pop the battery out of my garage door opener if needed due to battery failure on the lock. -Near silent operation. My other Kwikset lock was very loud, gas powered not weed eater loud, but loud. -Unlocks super fast, with almost zero wait time for entry. -Lock App is simple and not cluttered with a plethora of icons for seldom used features. -Smooth glass touch face is easy to activate and instantly responsive to touch. -A smartphone or tablet isn’t required to make the lock operational, although a smart devices is indeed necessary to access the App. *A note about installing the module: My lock wouldn’t initially pair with my module, if you run into this issue, try a few things first before giving up; -During setup, connect the module as instructed without plugging it into the wall, just push on the front of the module to activate the light. -If the module still isn’t recognized, relocate the module to a receptacle closer to the lock. -After the module is activated, when instructed to connect the lock to the module, ensure that you use the same access point that you used when activating the module. Some homes have different networks that auto switch to the strongest access point signal, so just double check that your phone or tablet hasn’t auto-switched to a different access point. What I don’t like: -Cost ~ This is a pricy lock considering that it has minimal features compared to other brand of flagship locks. Purchased for a good price during Black Friday, otherwise, I could’ve never justified the retail price, even though I’m thoroughly impressed with the product thus far. -Google ~ Nest was bought out by Google, so it’s necessary to create a google account in order access the app features. -Styling ~ The outside portion of Nest Yale lock is spectacular. However, the same degree of sleek, minimalist styling wasn’t applied to the interior portion of the lock. It’s not unattractive by any stretch, but it’s far from awe-inspiring compared to the effort that Yale achieved on the front side of the lock. -Would prefer a completely tool-less battery access panel. Overall, I’m thrilled with the lock thus far, 5 Stars thrilled despite some of the shortfalls. However, if battery life turns out to be short, I’ll end up deducting a star.