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Eufy Smart Lock Touch & Wi-Fi Review
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Eufy Smart Lock Touch & Wi-Fi Review
The Eufy Smart Lock Touch With Wi-Fi Bridge offers stylish looks, easy installation, and an embedded fingerprint reader, all of which impressed us when we reviewed it earlier this year, but we criticized its lack of third-party support and integrated Wi-Fi. The Eufy Smart Lock Touch & Wi-Fi ($259.99), which costs $60 more than its predecessor, is essentially the same smart lock, but with the benefit of built-in Wi-Fi. It works well, but it still lacks the third-party support that you get with the similarly priced Editors’ Choice award winner, the August Wi-Fi Smart Lock ($249.99). To get more news about lock with fingerprint, you can visit securamsys.com official website.
The Eufy Smart Lock Touch & Wi-Fi looks identical to the Eufy Smart Lock Touch With Wi-Fi Bridge, but now you can choose between black, nickel, and silver finishes. Most importantly, it doesn’t require a Wi-Fi bridge because Wi-Fi is built into the lock. Aside from the lock itself, Eufy includes interior and exterior escutcheons, a deadbolt assembly and strike, keys, and assorted mounting hardware in the package. All parts arrive in numbered boxes that coincide with steps outlined in the written installation guide.
The lock’s zinc alloy exterior component has an IP65 weatherproof rating and measures 6.0 by 2.7 by 1.0 inches (HWD). The lock sports a fingerprint scanner, a 12-button touch-screen keypad (0-9 buttons, as well as Lock and Enter buttons), and a keyway hidden behind a magnetic disc. On the bottom edge is a micro USB port for opening the lock with a battery pack (should the internal batteries fail) and a Reboot button. A data cable that protrudes from the lock's back panel is used to connect the exterior escutcheon to the interior one.The interior component of the lock shares the same finish as the outer component. It measures 7.9 by 2.8 by 1.2 inches and has a thumb turn for manually locking and unlocking the door. Behind a removable cover is a compartment for the battery pack, a Setup button, and a QR code. Also under the hood are 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios. The lock is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack that Eufy says should last up to 10 months per charge (depending on use).
The Eufy Smart Lock Touch & Wi-Fi works with the Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice assistants, but lacks the support for Apple HomeKit and IFTTT applets that you get with the August Wi-Fi Smart Lock. That said, you can make the Eufy lock work with certain devices that are part of your Alexa or Google ecosystem, including cameras and motion sensors, as well as with other Eufy devices such as the Eufy Video Doorbell.
Lock In Your Settings
The lock uses the same Eufy Security app for Android and iOS as other Eufy devices. It appears in its own panel on the Devices screen; tapping the lock’s panel takes you to a screen with a large circle that displays a lock icon and its status (locked or unlocked). To lock or unlock the door, simply drag the icon down.At the bottom of the screen are Lock Events and Manage Access buttons. Use the Lock Events button to view instances of the lock opening or closing; you can see time and date information, who initiated the event, and how the lock was engaged (manually or via app). This information is also accessible via the Events button on the Devices screen. In the Manage Access section, you can add users, register fingerprints, create access schedules, and assign passcodes.
The gear icon in the top right corner of the lock screen takes you to the settings screen where you can enable features such as Auto Lock (the door will automatically lock when closed), One-Touch Locking (the door will lock with one long press of the Lock button on the keypad), Wrong-Try Protection (the lock will not work after a set number of wrong passcode attempts), and Scramble Passcode (which lets you enter random numbers before and after your passcode). Other settings allow you to enable or disable notifications, calibrate the lock, and enable or disable the lock sounds.