topic Re: Philips lock won't automate in Home Automation

Philips lock won't automate

merrittjr — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 01:56:08 GMT

I'm trying to create an automation that locks my Philips smart lock on my front door at 11pm every night. It will not lock. I can voice command it with Assistant and give it the PIN number, and it will work fine. But not an automation. Any ideas?

Re: Philips lock won't automate

sicsacol — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 01:15:13 GMT

HI @merrittjr,

Thanks for posting in the community. I understand you're having difficulties creating an automation for your Philips smart lock to lock your front door every night at a specific time. I appreciate the detailed information you've shared. No worries, I'd be more than glad to assist you.

Automations have specific capabilities, and sometimes certain actions, particularly those related to security, like locking a door, require a PIN for security reasons. While the Assistant can prompt for a PIN, an automation cannot. I recommend checking out these articles for more information on creating automations in the Google Home app:

The Create and Manage Automations article explains how to create new automations, including the different types of starters, conditions, and actions you can use.
If you're looking for more advanced functionality, please check out the script editor, which allows you to create more complex automations. Visit the next article to know more about it: Create advanced home automations with the script editor.

I hope this information helps.

Cheers,
Jonathan

Re: Philips lock won't automate

Tsc6397 — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:25:44 GMT

I can't get my Philips smart deadbolt to work with Google Asistant. The only thing it will do is open the Google Home app when I tell it to lock or unlock the door and it gives me a option to hold in on the control to perform the task myself. It then asks for a pin but never asks me over voice for a pin.