Danalock V3 Bluetooth & Z-Wave Smart Lock

I bought this lock to integrate with my home automation system (Homeseer HS3) via Z-wave. Installation of the hardware was relatively easy. However, regarding inclusion in my Z-wave network, I had some issues getting this working, when I followed the instructions and used the android app to include it in my Z-wave network. After struggling for some time, I contacted customer support via email. They are in Denmark and responded quickly. It turned out that including the device via the app does not work, yet. One has to activate the Z-wave inclusion process via the lock's hardware. Also, locking and unlocking with Bluetooth works well, although you need to be relatively close to the device. I don't think I was able to get the geofencing working, but I did not spend much time on this feature. That's because I have various geofencing features integrated into my home automation system. I am not certain about battery life, yet, since it has been operational for less than 1 month. I did notice initially a very rapid decrease in battery charge. I turned off auto-locking and geofencing, because of this drain. The percent charge on the battery seems to have stabilized (and even increased slightly - I'm not sure how that happens). In any case this lock is attractive and seems well-made. I gave it 4/5 stars mainly because of the Z-wave installation issue.

This lock has some design issues that I'm concerned about. The housing and mechanism all seem to be made out of plastic. I didn't dismantle the lock but the back side which connects to the exiting deadbolt is all plastic. My hope is that the internal mechanism is metal but it feels a bit too light to be all metal. I'm not sure this device will hold up over time however I can't make that determination now. I will update this review if anything happens.The lock is a large cylinder and sticks out of the door a full 2 3/4 inches, by comparison my other Kwikset 910 Z-Wave locks only extend 1 3/4 inches. This extra inch makes a big difference since this cylinder isn't bolted onto the door like other smart locks. There is a metal plate which bolts to the door and the lock cylinder just rotates and snaps onto the metal plate. If something smacks the lock it will snap off the plate and likely shatter.... there goes your expensive smart lock. The lock uses 4 CR123A batteries which should last for a year according to the manufacturer. Changing the batteries yearly is good compared to the 4 AA batteries (I use rechargeable NmH) in my other locks which last 4-6 months. CR123A batteries are a lot more expensive so keep that in mind if you are having to replace 4 of them yearly. Out of the box the lock battery level was 67% however over the last few days it has climbed to 71%, weird. I'll keep an eye out on that as well. Luckily Wink does a good job of notifying me when a smart device battery is getting low.Because I use Wink the lock is available in Alexa and can be controlled by Alexa for locking and locking via voice command. I don't know if the lock is pairable directly with an Alexa device as I don't own one of the Alexa Hub devices.The lock was very easy to pair with my Wink Hub as a generic Z-Wave Lock. I am able to setup robots and shortcuts just like my other locks. From a smart home perspective it works perfectly.

The media could not be loaded.  Let me start by getting the "could be better stuff" out the way. (1) The backing plate didn't seem to line up well with the lock. Eventually got it to work. (2) For the initial set up, the app isn't very user friendly - After some mild frustration, and you have success in the set up.. You'll forget the frustrations quickly. The build quality is really refined and just looks great, the locking mechanism sounds awesome - maybe it's just me. I was quite impressed with the options available in the app settings - majority of them are practical. There is a couple seconds delay, about 2-3sec.. Between pushing lock/unlock on the app and the mechanism engaging. The Auto lock feature, which uses location permission is hit or miss. It worked flawlessly, 3 out of the 7 tests I did. It doesn't unlock the door (In the Auto unlock mode) until you're about 1/1.5 feet away from the door.. Which I liked. You can adjust the range of the Auto lock/Unlock. 300 m/984 ft (lowest) - 500 m/1640 ft (Max). This model can't be remote activated, on it's own.. However, it can be integrated with Z-wave to achieve remote access. There is also an optional keypad that can be added.

The main feature (Auto unlock) we bought the lock for doesn't work 1/2 the time. Don't know what the problem is.

The media could not be loaded.  After reading so reviews about buggy software, I was extremely hesitant to try this product because we do not have a smart home hub. However, I am delighted we decided to give it a go!The Danalock V3 is silver and has a sleek and minimalistic appearance.The lock is effortless to install and has a very comprehensible installation guide (PLEASE READ IT). In all, the physical installation process only took us about 5-10 minutes. Software took a few minutes to set up (BE SURE TO UPDATE ALL FIRMWARE) but was working great after all updates were installed and we understood how to the navigate the app.Another great feature about this lock is that you can grant access to family and friends by adding them via a link!There is also a lock assist feature which allows you to begin to turn the lock and a motor will take over. It is cool, but a doesn't work 100% of the time. We don't use this feature a ton, so it's not a deal breaker!Overall, this product is really great and I would recommend to anyone with a front door!

We install smart locks every week from Yale, Kwikset and Schlage. We have done August and Baldwin also. We have done a couple Danalocks. On the latest job it will not cooperate. The Danapad will not activate the lock even though we can see it in the app. The only tech support is by email and four weeks in they still have not responded to multiple email request. Now it is too late to return it to Amazon.