At 3 minutes and already loving ALL the knob jokes 👌

Paul Hibbert calling KZfaq: “He’s doing it again!”

the number of shafts and knobs in this video. love it

Is the keypad supported in Home Assistant? It would be really nice if you could trigger automations if you enter a certain code when entering the house.

Integration with home assistant needs some work, shame that the hub is required for matter functionality. Also no offline matter is crazy, hope its just a bug

Love how some people are worried about their smart lock getting hacked but they have a shitty mechanical lock that can be raked open in seconds.

Just a word of warning to check the Ts&Cs on your home insurance policy when fitting a smart lock. Some companies (eg Aviva in the UK) want to be notified when any changes are made to the door locking mechanism.

I've had one of these locks for about 3 weeks now. One useful hack for multipoint locks is to add a magnet to one of the multipoint latches and then place a window sensor (may need to remove the housing) in such a way, that when you lift the handle, the reed switch is "on". This allows you to create an automation to lock the door whenever the handle is lifted (I use HA). Works really well.

I've had mine for a couple of weeks now, got mine installed, and loving it!

The best informatieve video so far! Great job - love your channel! Only thing I missed is if you need the new hub for matter integration for home assistant or will the original switchbot hub do?

Do you have any recommendations for door locks in 2024 working with HASS?

Very solid review, thanks!

Great video. I think I'm going to wait until Bluetooth is supported by HA. Do you know if use of the keypad requires the hub? Or if it pairs directly to the lock itself?

Have 3 of the original locks integrated via bluetooth proxies. Have been working extremely reliably (and responsive once I installed a proxy with antenna close by) for more than a year. Only feature missing is the the emergency unlock feature, which is only available via the switchbot app. The main benefit og the lock pro in my opinion is the design and AA batteries. Not enough for me to upgrade, at least not until it gets Home Assistant bluetooth support.

So much innuendo hehe ;) I ordered this with keypad and hub £189, waiting for it to arrive

Great review. I have one big issue with this smart lock, and that is the huge button which you said is neat to have when carrying stuff. This is sold as a Pro lock but does not offer Geofencing to disable the button when not at home, as otherwise when someone approaches the door, excited pets jumping up can open the door by jumping against the button. Also on your door it will be easy to open from outside using a hook shaped rod through the letter box. People will only know this is an option if using the keypad as this identifies its a Switchbot lock from the outside. As Geofencing is not offered it would be great to be able to at least disable this button on a routine when at work for example to ensure it does not get opened when no one is at home. Looking forward to seeing the Aqara lock which is due to release soon.

Great vid as always - do you have a link to the rechargeable battery? Your vid showed it on the website but i cant see it when i look.

Great video and product review, would like an update when HA BLE is working. Out of interest what BLE reliability issues did you see with the previous model with HA?

I tried a Nuki ultion lock a few months ago. Had to return it. I think the torque wasnt enough to turn the lock. I hope this one has the extra torque. However, it doesnt list ultion as a compatible lock type. I’ve contacted switchbot to see if it’ll work

I have the previous one, it works but... Jams every now and then - requiring to be re-calibrated, gets "unavailable" on bluetooth and matter under HA (a bit less under matter but still) so during that state you cannot control it. I hope the Pro version has those problems solved. Seems to be a good product with under-developed software.

It's OK. Everyone thinks their knob is weird. ;-) Bravo, sir. Bravo!

What is the IP rating of them ?.. I have a garage door that I wish to lock.. BUT at an open state the inside may get open in the Rain for some houres..

Hi, if by chance the keyboard doesn't work, don't open it via the app again. What is the contingency plan? normally the cylinder does not open when both keys are plugged in (internal and external);

Thank you.

Do you know how this compares to the Aqara U100 or U50?

My issue with Switchbot is and always has been communication. They work when they want to, they connect when they want to and they respond to commands when they want to. I should make a video comparing my office window which has an Aqara blind and Switchbot curtain 3. The difference in response time and reliability is night and day.

Is there proximity auto-unlocking where it can recognize your Bluetooth device and automatically unlock as you approach the door?

Does it work through 4G gsm network? for adding a new code for the keypad for example?

In Spain we have tripple bolted security doors with no handle. The door can only be opened with a rather large key which needs 6 full rotations to lock or unlock, plus another quarter turn to actually physically open (click out from) the door frame. Another thing is that if the key is left in the keyhole on one side, it blocks another key from being used from the other side. Thus not only should the Switchbot rotate the knob/key up to 6 times, but it should also have a straight line movement to pull the key half way out of the keyhole when not in use, and wise versa. Does a lock device exist that can do all this?

I was considering this lock for a secondary door of mine (already have an August 4th gen with the Keypad working with the Yale BLE integration in HA on the front door), but hearing that it requires the hub is a deal-breaker. The rest of my switchbot kit works just fine using the Switchbot BLE integration and a few ESP32s being Bluetooth Proxies. I will likely just end up buying another August. :/

thanks honest review

I have it with the hub mini but it never reports their state to HA. It is always Unknown there. Even when the tapping/clicking the buttons on HA works

Aqara's M3 hub seems to have the same issue. Disconnect the internet and all the devices that are on the M3 seems to be unreachable. Anyway, this looks like it doesn't work with my lock. :(

Do you think it would be possible to make it work with the fingerprint sensor on a UVC-G4 Doorbell Pro, when Matter is made available?

Looks like some great design ideas. Entirely unfit for purpose with the hub requirement...that doesn't actually deliver required features.

Could you review Nuki please?

Wen smart door lock cable or solar powered?

Can i open it with a key normally when coming home? Kan i make an automation to auto open when i come home in case im carrying groceries and dont want to pick up keys. Can i make temporary keys or anything if my parents need to enter and im on vacation? So many questions unanswered 😁

I bought the switchbot lock pro. It works very well, but the magnetic door position pod does not really work for any locks more than a couple of inches from the door frame.

🤣🤣🤣... knob... Funniest video I've seen on YT this week! 👌🏻

“My knob is kind of wierd”… 😂

I'm here for the pun-zooms.

Besides the magnet not working reliably this lock has a ton of issues not mentioned here! 1. It only registers opened/closed state ar the outmost point of calibration. Thats utter rubbish if you use the knob or key or have night switch which can be also opened via handle. So basically if i ever use it manually it doesn't notice. This knob is so slow i only use it manually, but then usually i just turn it until its open and use handle for the night switch as its fastest that way. Door doesn't notice. Also as the door never knows its correct state the auto lock/relock isn't working.. so you end up turning manually to close the lock and as it doesn't notice it shows open until it cranks up torque to relock from locked. 2. As soon as there is the slightest distraction like hub offline the auto lock/relock just doesn't happen. 3. The software integration with home assistant is a joke if used with night switch at least right now. And as long as 1. Isn't fixed nothing good can come out of it. Back in the box and getting a Nuki. This piece of shit simply isn't worth it. The hardware except the magnet thing is really good but the software is utter rubbish and why use a smart lock without geofencing? Buy cheap buy twice clearly the case if your door has night switch.

For the size and price it needs matter sans hub and the whizzy batteries in the box.

It even handles a sticky knob, nice. lol

I'd like to have multi-protocol support, especially in a large device like this, ideally with a dip switch to select BT/WiFi/Zigbee. In a $100+ device the additional cost would be minimal. Imagine local MQTT control (using a security key token) and status alerts. I certainly don't want another hub, or even BT. Come on SwitchBot, give the 250,000+ Home Assistant users what they want!

So they've basically created a NUKI 2, about 5 years later...

Interesting looking product. I do like that it was designed to run on standard, easy to find batteries and the idea of swapping out batteries for charging with no down time is cool. I wonder if it would work for rechargable AAs? But did I really just watch a guy playing with his knob on the internet for 15 minutes?! :D Oh also, who is Roberto and what is he doing on your landing ;)

They've completely stuffed the design, to be generic. Who wants a big shoebox on the swinging edge of their door? It's bot super-premium. For latches like yours it could have easily been a much lower profile. Sprocket on your shaft, worm drive to the side, tiny motor to drive it and another to drive cluch engagement. Hall effect sensor to keep state of the sprocket (which can be directly driven by hand or key). 18650 or 1S LiPo. LEDs for status. Small Esp board to drive. Saw something similar on here a while back.

Does numberpad work local?

What about the new Aqara U50?

I have the original and the biggest gripe is the battery life. When you get home and it tells you it does not have enough power to work. Not great. No warning.

I think SwitchBot's main issue is Bluetooth and lack of integration... The devices I have of theirs do not work well with Home Assistant or Alexa, and I will not buy more until they sort this

I was hoping for more knob jokes, like in the original version. Or at least some bloopers at the end. Not enough jokes!😂

"Just another hub" makes this is a no from me. Shame. I wonder though could you you use a esp32 with esphome to create a Bluetooth connection? Or maybe it can only be paired with the hub?

I really wish that switchbot wasn't so in love with Bluetooth. I would much rather have it use zigbee or WiFi.

My insurance says nope to that type of locks.

Its remains too big and bulky. There needs to be a narrow version for thin aluminium door frames.

No one likes having a sticky knob. 🤣

And the shaft 😂😂😂

I’m not sure I’d be comfortable with removing my knob, just to have a smart lock.

My biggest issue is the fact that it's not rechargeable itself. Only the batteries :/

I am category against smart locks with two exception. 1) They are mechanically designed to only lock NOT to unlock. 2) I retain the ability to lock or unlock without interacting with the smart mechanism something very close to it. I am fine with smart lock locking my door if I forgot too but NEVER unlocking it or interfering with me unlocking form inside in and instant.

How does anyone talk about a lock without talking about the security of it? Often the security of these smart locks are abysmal. Please consider this in your threat model prior to buying this.

Sadly this is one product that won't work for EU locks, since they have a different design than the average deadbolt one in the USA

How many times did you descend into childish giggling recording that?... I'm not sure I could have managed it 😁

How many times did you have to refilm parts to cut out all the giggles? I cracked up at your weird knob.

The knob 😂😂😂

A thief will just break the windows or pry open the door with pry bar A thief that have enough knowledge to hack your lock would probaply hack something more lucrative then hacking random normal people homes lol

I know this isn’t Paul Hibberts channel but no shaft and knob jokes in disappointed

It’s way to large compared to competitor products

Couldn't they have made it a little bigger?

LOL that looks pure shit!

Terrible. its huge and loud. And it still, in 2024!, needs gate to work with homekit.

looks horrible! if cost more than 2$ it's overpriced!

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