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My sister's new apartment's front door has a "smart lock", hooked up to Ring, naturally. No keyhole, you open it with your phone. It also runs on batteries.
Do I really need to say any more? We were baffled.
EDIT: Correction - there IS a keyhole but the actual tenants don't have access to it. Only the property management. Creepy. :|
What's the brand?
Honestly I'm not sure, I only got a look at it when I was helping her move.
It's tied to a wall panel on the other side that controls the whole unit's lighting and thermostat and such though, and shows a doorbell cam.
Educated guess that it's all tied to Amazon. Blegh.
Allegedly they're just supposed to rely on maintenance to change the batteries so they're not locked out of their home. Crazy.
SmartOne uses Schlage locks with some ecobee thermostats and sometimes a doorbell cam. Latch locks suck and I don't know what panel is used there.
I'm in Toronto, I do high-rise construction. Post a picture I'll tell you what it is.