topic Re: Allow access to Yale app, or add auto unlock in Security

Allow access to Yale app, or add auto unlock

skuddy — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 05:03:33 GMT

Previous smart lock had auto unlock. It used geo fencing, and wifi, and Bluetooth to see that I had arrived home and auto unlocked. Other Yale locks have this functionality. I would imagine it would integrate with home/away functionality some how. Or just being able to set my home location and have it recognize when I am home and auto unlock would be wonderful.

Can we have this added to Nest functionality. Or even unlocking with assistant and a pin would be wonderful. I could ask the assistant to unlock my door when I got home, tell it my pin, and have the door unlocked waiting for me to enter.

Thank you for your consideration.

Re: Allow access to Yale app, or add auto unlock

Arthur_Gray — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 03:34:11 GMT

Since the Nest x Yale lock is older (2017) and voice security was lacking, Nest decided not to allow that for security reasons. Recall that Google bought Nest around then.

One site says:

"The thing about Google Home is while you can lock doors to your heart’s content, you can’t use Google Home to unlock your Nest x Yale Lock. It can seem annoying you have to manually unlock the door, but this is for security reasons- a burglar won’t be able to yell at Google through the window to get the door unlocked."

Re: Allow access to Yale app, or add auto unlock

janthadeus — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 01:04:58 GMT

Hey folks,

Thanks for reaching out. I appreciate you sharing your insights about your Nest x Yale Lock. The ability to unlock your door via Google Assistant isn’t available due to security reasons as shared by Arthur_Gray. Have a look at this article and let us know if you need more help: How to change Nest × Yale Lock's settings with the app.

I appreciate the help here, Arthur_Gray.

Thanks,

Re: Allow access to Yale app, or add auto unlock

janthadeus — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 01:58:12 GMT

Hi there,

Checking back in — I hope you've got the answer you're looking for. Let me know if you have more questions in mind.

Regards,

Re: Allow access to Yale app, or add auto unlock

skuddy — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 01:59:16 GMT

I guess the question was whether future support for geofencing or something COULD be implemented, and if so can someone toss the idea to the dev team.

Re: Allow access to Yale app, or add auto unlock

janthadeus — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 03:58:36 GMT

Hi skuddy,

We hear you. Our team is working hard to deliver the best experience for our users — we'll take this as feedback. Keep an eye on the Google Nest Community page https://goo.gle/2JvnMRy for any updates. Please let me know if you have other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours if I won't hear back from you again. Feel free to start a new thread and we'll be happy to help.

Check out this link on how to file feedback.

Best,