Whilst I already have the A100 installed, which is a totally different type of lock, I do have doors that could accommodate the U100, but at the time of the review, I opted to test the lock with a demo door frame. The U100 is a deadbolt lock, and as such it’s going to be most widely adopted in North America, which is where it’s mostly sold, aside from some East Asian regions. You can read my review of the A100 Zigbee HERE, or watch the video HERE. Still, when it comes to HomeKey, as I’ve found over the last 15 months of using the A100, this unlock method tends to take the second spot in terms of convenience once you start using the fingerprint sensor. In fact, as much as it seems to irk some, the A100 series was the very first lock to come with HomeKey by at least three months (sorry Schlage…). What may surprise some, is that this is not Aqara’s first smart lock to feature HomeKey that honour goes to the Aqara A100 series of locks (A100 Pro, A100 Zigbee). ![]() ![]() ![]() There still aren’t too many locks out there that feature this function, with only Level and Schlage offering it before the release of today’s Aqara U100, which not only comes with Apple HomeKey, but a raft of other options for unlocking, or otherwise interacting with your door’s security. If there’s one thing that has excited HomeKit users – at least when it comes to home security – it’s the idea of tapping your phone on a smart lock to open it, which is known as Apple HomeKey or Apple Home Key (take your pick).
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