I posted this over in the Samsung community and they redirected me here. I’m starting from scratch in a new condo so I’m willing to buy & use whatever hardware is easiest/works best. What hardware do I need to use smartthings/samsung wallet to lock & unlock my front door? According to Do the Smar…

Welcome! You are correct that zwave locks have been very popular (mostly because Wi-Fi doesn’t interfere with zwave, so historically, it’s been a good choice for “fixed position“ devices like door locks, where there’s only one place you can put it). But there are locks using other protocols, includ…

[image] big_mac: Bonus points if I can unlock the front door with a tap from my galaxy watch 6. This feature is not yet available. There are quite a few locks which can recognize when your phone gets close to them and unlock on that basis, if that’s of any help. These are typically using Blu…

[image] big_mac: Thanks so much! I’m in the USA, and my condo association said I can use whatever I want. Good then you will have several choices. Everybody has their favorites, but Yale and Schlage are the two big names that have the higher security rating. (Kwikset is popular for people l…

One more thing… In almost all cases, and I believe in the case of all of the devices that work with smartthings, the video doorbell is a different device than the smart lock. The smart lock is mounted on the door. The video doorbell is mounted where a doorbell normally goes on the wall. Almost all …

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Thanks so much! I’m in the USA, and my condo association said I can use whatever I want.

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