Hi Chris. I did mention the fact that the camera is stuck and can't be moved. My main complaint is that my door frame takes up 1/4 of my view. But one advantage is that the dual motion detection should pick up any motion even if they are not directly in frame. Hopefully catching a piece of the porch pirate. I really hope they update it with swivel camera. But I still love the lock. I am still waiting for the dev of the Home Assistant integration to support it. That will be a game changer!

I looked into the integration and I would say it is coming soon. There is already a Eufy security community integration that works great for my HomeBase 3. They said they are working on this product. Once I can pull it in to home assistant I will be really happy.

@@ThisSmartHouse yeah I know you do a bunch of videos on home assistant stuff so I'll be looking forward to when you get that hooked up in there. I would like to see it

I got my EufyCams set up but I am waitng for the dev to add support. As soon as they get it working I will make the video!

@@ThisSmartHouse Did they ever add this support?

It is very fast. I would say with the in 10 seconds I get notifications about motion from all of my Eufy cams.

If your lock will be blocked by a storm door, then maybe look for a separate smart lock and then ether add a camera (with AC power you can use anything). You could do a doorbell cam or any camera connected to your AC power (Wyze, Eufy, ReoLink, etc). For the lock, what hubs or technologies do you have (Zwave, Zigbee, etc). Before this lock I was using the Schlage dead bolt (Z-wave). It comes in many different colors. They also make a lever handle version. Eufy has a few smart locks as well (without a camera). Let me know a little bit more about your requirements and I would be happy to help. Or jump on our discord: tsh.li/discord

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The video smart lock is model T8530. Glad you liked the video!

Thank you!

Thank you!

I do not believe so. I think the time is only usable with the doorbell/lock. I think only the home base can be used for additional storage.

So far I haven't had any issues with temp. My door gets extremely hot in the summer and so far no issues (except my door warping).

It works with Google assistant and Alexa. There's a plug in for home assistant but it doesn't support this lock yet.

You can view everything via the Eufy app. Yes you get notifications when motion is detected or the door is unlocked (you can customize notifications).

Is it the door that gets stuck or the deadbolt? I just installed a new lock for a friend and their deadbolt stuck constantly. I swapped it out with a larger strike on the inside. If the door gets stuck but the lock can turn, then you shouldn't have any issues. If the deadbolt gets jammed, then you might want to fix that before buying any smart lock. You are going to get a lot of jams and run the battery down. Hope that answers your question!

That would be a slight issue. If the storm door is unlocked, then someone could open it and ring the bell. But your view would be blocked. Maybe consider splitting up to a smart lock and a separate doorbell.

You mean the actual deadbolt inside the door? I would think so, but you would want to check them side by side to make sure. I think the one Eufy uses is pretty standard.

I would be concerned about water. The outdoor part is the only one with an IP rating.

Not sure why you would be asking about an Arlo doorbell on a Eufy video. Did you try asking on an Arlo video?

@@ThisSmartHouse thank you for your reply i asked on Eufy video because its the same for Eufy too how it can control an eelctric door lock

This is an all in one device that has a lock built in. It cannot control a secondary device.

Yes. You can lock and unlock via the app from anywhere.

Yeah that has been a big issue for a lot of viewers. I am not a home kit user but I can see why it is popular. Right now I would just love if the lock worked with automations inside of the Eufy app.

What type of security door?

Yes, I believe so. I will double check.

They delayed it until March. I will update the pinned comment when it starts to roll out.

Yes it does. We use it daily.

For my usage 4 to 6 months between charges.

The firmware update was supposed to be out last month. But it should be once that is out. From what I understand that will add the ability to backup your footage onto the home base and also use automations. The latter is what I'm most excited about.

The lock will still function locally. You can still unlock it via the keypad / fingerprint / keyway. But if you power is out, then you won't be able to use the doorbell / video functions.

Thanks

You have full control of either removing the entire user or just deleting a fingerprints. You can also set a time limit so they can only come in at certain times of the day.

Go to the camera, settings (cog), Manage Access.

@@ThisSmartHouse perfect, I got it. Thank you so much. Your video helped so much. Thank you

It is battery powered so no RTSP. BUT, once it is supported by the 3rd party Eufy Security integration for Home Assistant, that seems to be able to expose an RTSP stream (at least on my Eufy Cam 3).

They did update their website a bit but the information is still there at the bottom. Now they say it's compatible with all doors in most countries. Video Smart Lock is compatible with most doors used in the US, Canada, and Australia. Plus, it can be easily installed within 15 minutes with just a screwdriver. Video Smart Lock works with all latch holes, 38-54mm wide, 60-70 mm deep. Not recommended for storm doors

@@ThisSmartHouse I'm taking one abroad and taking an exact size circular hole cutter bit with me in case I can't find one there because they use metric, You're right I don't see why it shouldn't work with anydoor, Door thicknesses are from 1.5" to 2" worldwide and the lock should accomodate for that.

No. It comes with a chime that will store the video to micro SD card. You can now connect the doorbell to a home base 3 which eliminates the need for the chime.

@@ThisSmartHouse thank you

If they upgraded to a core that was not so susceptible to key bumps, it wouldn't be that bad.

No. It doesn't look like the latest products from Eufy support home kit. But I think it might be on the roadmap.

@@ThisSmartHouse I don’t understand why so many smart home not supporting HomeKit.

@@lizadonrex extra cost and design will be added to these smart kits.

Ha ha, oops! You take these things apart so many times for a video, I am bound to miss something. Thanks for point that out!

@@ThisSmartHouse After many days of researching electric door locks, I bought the Eufy 3 IN 1 last week and installed it, (surprisingly easy I'm 73) I set it up within an hour. The only reason I noticed the omission was doing it once myself. You supplied great info on app use. The mechanical install isn't the hard part, it's the details of app use and house network links, that sequence. That's the invisible part of the install that should flow. Those steps in detail, complete the install painlessly. I've watched many install videos, details in yours complete my understanding of the sequence and app. Good pace and clarity THANKS. art

You mean like a fingerprint or PIN lock on the app? Have you sent a request to support. I am surprised they don't have that as an option.

Uh, What about the password on your phone to unlock the phone to give access to your apps? Isn’t that the point of a phone password?

@@ItzAwsomeWasTaken see this is why idiots with opinions are the worst kind of idiots. No. It’s called an Application Specific Password and many of the apps on your phone right now have it. 🤦‍♂️

​@@ItzAwsomeWasTakendo you know how the internet works?

It depends on what type of storm door, but yes it wouldn't work as well there. Plus most people won't open a storm door to ring a doorbell...

What if it is a glass door? Motion detection would still work right?

@@DCG2013 THE STORM DOOR FRAME BLOCKS THE VEIW

@@ThisSmartHouse NO SHIT

Unfortunately if I posted about every news story coming out about each brand I talk about that's all I would end up posting about. As far as the specific security considerations for Eufy, Rob over at the hookup did it good analysis of the actual impact of what it means. I am no expert on the specifics of how each company does their user data storage. But I have worked in device manufacturing and I understand the limitations of cloud providers security versus speed and ease of use. Now specifically on Eufy, do I think the whole response was handled poorly? Probably. Would I call it willfully misleading customers? Probably not. Personally, I live by the mantra that unless I control 100% of where the data is I don't fully own it. So if I was super concerned about somebody getting access to my cameras then I wouldn't have a cloud-based subscription. I think the security researchers did exactly what they were supposed to do which was create a lot of chatter around how Eufy were doing things versus what they were saying. But unfortunately in the world we live in that's about as good as we're going to get. If there's public outcry hopefully company modifies their business practices or corrects any issues. I think when the initial reports came out many channels had a knee-jerk reaction to vilify the company, drop them, etc. But I think after the dust settled and people actually looked at what was happening it's very common around the industry and it wasn't as big as it once looked. I could probably write on the subject for quite a long time but.... What questions do you have? What specific concerns about your data security do you still have? I am interested to see what other people outside of the product design world think. Thanks!

@@ThisSmartHouse I totally understand that many topics can "blow up" but it's pretty easy to see Eufy is a very different situation: 1) It was confirmed and proven multiple times over that you could watch video streams from their cameras without encryption. And with a little effort, you could access camera feeds that weren't your own. 2) The company directly denied this was possible, flat out lying to customers and media throughout the entire ordeal. 3) They advertised heavily the security and privacy and "anti cloud" design of their devices only to be clearly and publicly proven that was all false. To summarize, they lied to everyone, falsely advertised their products in a HUGE way, and handled the backlash in about the worst way possible. Unfortunately we live in a world/country where consumers are generally extremely ignorant and corporations are widely free to lie, cheat, and steal within millimeters of the legal boundary with no regard to morality.

At least you get a good picture of the person trying to break into your house. I mean no residential lock is really that secure. Especially when you can just break a window and get right in. You could always block the key way with epoxy if you really wanted to.

Which cameras do you have? I know they limit the battery cams to save battery. Which integration are you using?

Great review. Sorry if I missed it. But does it also link with the homebase3?

They said that there is an update coming soon to allow it to record to the home base 3. It was supposed to be out end of November but I haven't seen anything yet.

I have two! Eufy is a solid company! And there customer service is great!

If you are truly asking how the night time performance is, it is good just like most cameras in the same class. This lock is still installed on my front door and performs just great. But it sounds like you came to my channel with an already formed opinion. Do you own one and just don't like the performance? Or are you just trolling videos? If you have a question or if you think I forgot something feel free to ask. But if you are going to come over here and throw out accusations, then please go else where. It will save everyone some time.

Well as I explain to most people it's a trade-off. We have to keep retention times up while also getting through information quickly. I have taken feedback from folks and slowed down a tad. I've also tried to add some more natural pauses in the editing. Check out one of my more recent videos and let me know if you seen an improvement.

Not sure what you mean... Sorry you didn't like the video. Can't please everyone...