IMPORTANT UPDATE for Airbnb changes effective 1st Dec 2019
Rental Lock Automater (RLA) - Version 03.05.02
- Updated app to support the new Airbnb iCalendar format effective 1st Dec 2019
- Send critical notifications in addition to update notifications
The new calendar format Airbnb will no longer provide the renters name and only the last 4 digits of the phone number. Please note that automatic SMS will no longer be available because of these changes. Feel free to send in your feedback to Airbnb support if you would like to continue seeing the renters name and use the automatic sms feature.
This update to RLA is required to continue using Airbnb, the renters name will be replaced with Airbnb (<Reservation ID>) in Manage Users page. The phone number will be the last 4 digits of the renters reservation number preceded by additional 1's depending on the number of digits configured on your lock.
For example, if RLA is configured to generate 6 digit codes, then the Airbnb renters code will be 11XXXX, where XXXX is the last 4 digits of the reservation phone number. (e.g. 115555)
These code generation changes will automatically take effect when Airbnb switches to the new calendar format on Dec 1st. This update supports both the new and the old calendar formats so updating RLA it will not impact any current renters or reservations. The changes will only go into effect once the new iCalendar format is pushed into production by Airbnb on Dec 1st.