Ecobee good residence customers can now unlock Yale and August good locks from its app

Ecobee is integrating good locks into its app. The corporate doesn’t make good locks of its personal, however now you can management Wi-Fi-enabled ones from Yale and August utilizing the Ecobee app. The function might forestall you from switching apps to let somebody who rings your good doorbell in. Nevertheless, it’s locked behind a subscription, so person comfort isn’t the one motive right here.

The mixing provides an “unlock” button from the Ecobee app’s reside view. So, you possibly can let guests in from the identical display screen the place you affirm it’s somebody you need coming inside. (Helpful!) The Ecobee app additionally permits you to lock your doorways robotically if you arm your safety system. (Additionally useful!)

Much less useful: You’ll have to pay as much as take pleasure in these perks as a result of the function is locked (ahem) behind Ecobee’s Smart Security system. The premium service prices $5 month-to-month or $50 yearly. And as The Verge notes, it gained’t allow you to unlock your August or Yale units from Ecobee’s smart thermostats.

This may very well be a handy perk if you happen to’re already paying for Ecobee’s subscription service. If not, you’ll should ask your self if it’s value a premium to keep away from the oh-so-grueling job of pulling up your cellphone’s app switcher to leap to a different smart-home app.

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