It’s hard to trust anything on Amazon’s reviews so I want to know what people’s experience is with the Bolt Fingerprint lock (not the U Bolt Pro).
One of the things I’m concerned about is that it has no backup power option if the battery dies. I know that I can use a physical key when the battery dies, but if I’m out of town, my house sitter won’t have a key. How much life are you getting from a set of batteries? How early do you get a low battery warning before the battery dies?
Can you set up notifications when you have left the door open for a certain amount of time?
How reliable is auto-unlock?
Has anyone had their keypad completely shut down even though their batteries were not dead?
How well does it deal with imperfect bolt alignment? I read a review that said a small misalignment can lead to operational failure. I have a finicky door that gets misaligned due to weather changes. So I need something that can handle the occasional misalignment.
Reliability wise, is there any downside to installing the Apple Home + WiFi model even if I do not use Apple Home? Might the WiFi-only model be more reliable on WiFi than the Apple Home variant?
Appreciate any guidance on this. I previously had a U Bolt Pro and was not happy with it but thinking about giving the company another shot with this newer lock.