Secure Your Smart Home! The ULTRALOQ Bolt Fingerprint with HomeKit!

[@ShaneCreates]

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[@puremoth]

Bro I absolutely love your review it’s refreshing man 🎉 cheers from Phoenix AZ

[@ShaneCreates]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

Welcome down the lock review rabbit hole, once you start doing them every lock company will start reaching out. Great job, very in depth review

[@GreenArrowNetwork]

Lots of pluses, but no HomeKey. Wife prefers watch to fingerprint.

[@Andre_Zanella]

Two big challenges in this locker. The software and the Wi-Fi.

[@JoshsSmartHome]

Nice informative video Shane. It needs homely though

[@jcm9698]

Any updates on the reliability and battery usage after two months? I like the ANSI rating and the smaller profile, and I'd prefer the fingerprint reader over carrying a phone or wearing a watch all the time.

[@ShaneCreates]

Battery level currently at 83%. Reliability has been good. A bit slow when using homekit because of bluetooth, but I use it primarily with evening automations so that's not a problem. Fingerprint is fast and reliable.

[@sercesco3601]

For Applekit home, any reason why you would choose this over the Aqara U100 which also has home key ?

[@ShaneCreates]

Aqara U100 is also a good lock. The Ultraloq is built better and has a higher security rating. Both are solid options. I think it just comes down to preference on looks, build quality, price, and whether or not HomeKey support is important.

[@Carlos-w3s2k]

I’ve been looking for a replacement for my side door but that price is ridiculous

[@PrimalEdge]

I like this one!

[@TheRubernck21]

Very nice looking lock. I didnt hear you talk about how quiet it is compared to others, say the August lock. I also need to look at that handle too, thats very nice looking. Did it feel pretty sturdy too?

[@ShaneCreates]

Good question. It’s definitely one of the more quiet locks that I’ve used. I’ve never used an August lock so I can’t compare directly to that one. Yes, I think the handle is built very well too, just like the lock. It feels like a solid upgrade from what we had.

[@TheRubernck21]

@@ShaneCreates I have multiple dogs, so thats a high priority for me. Even though they have gotten used to the noise, maybe sounds isnt a huge deal afterall, lol.

[@davidc-l9174]

Do they have a version without the key slot, so a bump key can’t be used?

[@ShaneCreates]

I believe all of U-Bolt series locks have a physical key slot.

[@efma95]

Does this have any lights on the numbers for nighttime?

[@ShaneCreates]

Yes it does

[@justinwickard404]

You choosing this over Aqara u200?

[@ShaneCreates]

I really like the U200. It's a great lock. But I decided that I wanted a full lock replacement on this back door (instead of a retrofit lock). By replacing the exterior of the deadbolt, I can have the fingerprint scanner and numerical keys on the lock itself instead of having to mount the keypad somewhere on the exterior. I just prefer that style here because of the storm door and the way we use that back door.

[@justinwickard404]

How has it been with home kit? Any issues of losing connection & can you unlock & lock it away from home? Do you get homkit notifications when door is locked & unlocked?

[@dubrovdany]

Try the Nuki lock

[@saisusheelsunkara462]

Why aren’t makers much interested in making smart door knob locks. That market is very very limited. As of now I only see two options level(very costly) and holomarq

[@ShaneCreates]

I think level only sells deadbolt replacements, not door knobs or latch style locks. There is also one from Yale available (lever style) and a newer one called ThorBolt. Aqara’s U300 should also become available sometime this year.

[@garanceadrosehn9691]

The fingerprint reader feature is going to be much less enjoyable to use in the middle of winter.

[@ShaneCreates]

Everything is less enjoyable in the middle of winter. lol.

[@Dr_Cole]

@@ShaneCreateswhat’s winter?

[@Dr_Cole]

The fingerprint reader is intriguing. I used to travel about 500,000 miles per year, meaning tons of international trips. I’ve used Global Entry forever, but their fingerprint readers almost never captured my fingerprints. None of my home based locks capture them either, including the Aqara U100 (I have two of these on the house and neither can read my finger prints). Granted, for the home, I will likely switch over to the near field readers with ios18.

[@garanceadrosehn9691]

@@ShaneCreates - Indeed! 😆

[@ChrisWilliams-vm1do]

Not a fan of the buttons. Looks like something out of the early 90’s. Gotta have Homekey. But the buttons are a deal breaker. Maybe ok for a back door or side door leading somewhere less busy.