Yale Home App Overview

It’s easy to lock and unlock, with a simple push of a button on the app you’ll be able to let your family, friends, cleaner, dog walker or the builder in instantly even when you are not home.

So what do you need to be able to access your lock from anywhere?

• Yale Smart Lock that is compatible with Yale Home 
• Yale Home Module
• Yale Connect Plus Hub 2
• Yale Home app for Android or iOS
• WiFi connection

Yale Home Module

The module turns your digital lock into a smart connected lock. It allows your lock to be controlled via the Yale Home app and enables Bluetooth functionality.

Yale Connect Plus Hub 2

The hub allows your module to connect to the internet via your homes Wi-Fi, which gives you the ability to control your lock remotely from the app.

Yale Home app

The app lets you take control of your digital lock from anywhere. Features include, operating your lock without a physical key, create virtual keys for family and guests, grant access for specific dates and times, Auto-Unlock and Auto-Lock your door as you leave and enter, and view a 24/7 activity feed. Learn more

Open sesame, otherwise known as auto-unlock* knows when you are home and opens the lock automatically. So if your hands are full or you just want to use your telekinesis powers – you’ll love this timesaver. Close sesame, it auto-locks as well.

*Based on your settings of the lock in the Yale Home app.

Auto-Unlock

Unlike other proximity locks, Auto-Unlock relies on a few different technologies in your phone to understand its location. Yale Home Auto-Unlock uses your phone’s Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS, in addition to the Yale Home app. All of these systems are managed by your phone’s operating system communicating with the Yale Home app. By doing it this way, your Yale Smart lock is able to understand the proximity of your phone with industry-leading precision and safety. So how does the Yale Home app know when to automatically unlock your door? 

The Yale Home app has two states that determine how Auto-Unlock functions: Home and Away. When you’re at home, your Yale Home app will enter Home Mode and Auto-Unlock becomes inactive. As long as you are in Home Mode, your Yale Smart lock will not unlock automatically. As soon as you leave your home, the Yale Home app will switch into Away Mode. Before switching into Away Mode, the Yale Home app waits for you to move at least 200 metres away from your home. Once the app is in Away Mode, your Yale Smart lock will wait to automatically unlock when you return home. 

As you return to within 60 metres of your home, your phone will start looking for your lock. Within 6-9 metres of your door, the Yale Home app will find your Yale Smart lock, automatically unlock the door, and return to Home Mode. No more fumbling for keys or your phone with full hands, everything happens automatically based on your proximity to the lock – think of it as your own personal doorman. 

Auto-Lock

By activating the Auto-Lock feature in your Yale Home app, your lock will automatically lock after a specified amount of time. Whether you are at home or not, you can trust that your home is sealed and secure with Auto-Lock. 

Before you enable Auto-Lock, you will need to have DoorSense^™ installed and established. Once DoorSense^™ is all set up, simply open your Yale Home app, navigate to “Lock Settings”, toggle the “Auto-Lock” button, and set your “Auto-Lock Timing”. This is the same settings location to manage your Auto-Unlock feature. 

Unlike Auto-Unlock, Auto-Lock is not affected by your phone’s location. Whether you are at home, or out and about, Auto-Lock seals your door to the set amount of time you choose. You can select anywhere between 30 seconds and 30 minutes before your door will automatically lock again. Auto-Lock happens each time the door is closed, as opposed to on a regular schedule.

For the record, there is nifty activity monitor. You’ll get instant notifications on who’s been in and out. And if you really feel like it, you’ll be able to go back in time with the history log.

See who comes and goes with the Activity Feed. Check who unlocked the door and if or when it was actually opened. Set-up alerts to notify when specific people arrive home. Check to make sure your visiting friend got in, how long the cleaner was there, or see who’s been inside if you suspect unusual activity.

Is the door locked? DoorSense lets you know when you’re just not sure. It’ll tell you if your door is locked, closed and unlocked or open.

DoorSense is an intelligent, integrated sensor that tells you if the door is open or closed or securely closed and locked. You can set smart alert to notify you if your door has been physically left open for a specified amount of time. With DoorSense installed, Auto-Lock can be set to instant and lock as soon as the door is closed.

You can also check your activity feed to know whenever your door was physically opened or closed.

How does it work?

The Yale Home app indicates the status of your door in the following ways:

• An open green circle indicates unlocked
• A closed red circle indicates locked
• A broken yellow circle indicates your door is open and unlocked
• A broken red circle indicates your deadbolt is thrown and your door isn’t properly closed

With an Yale Connect Plus Hub 2 you can see when the door was left open through the Activity Feed. You can also set up push notifications that will alert you if the door is left open for a set period of time.

Saying it’s under the flowerpot, is a thing of the past. Now, you can set guests’ access level and pin code from your phone. The invite to guests will be sent to their phones. It can be an invite for app only or code only or access with both.

With the Yale Home app, grant guests access for minutes, hours, days or more. Set up a recurring access or a single occurrence. Allow people you trust like dog walkers, house cleaners, or extended family let themselves in and out of your home. No more copies of keys floating out there.

Yale Home offers two access levels: Owner and Guest. A lock Owner has full access to the lock and Guests have limited access (outlined under Access Levels). Only lock Owners can invite Guests to a lock. When inviting Guests, you can customise their access level and choose to be notified when they operate your lock.

Learn how to add a guest

Adding a guest is easy, first send them an invite:

Open the Yale Home app and select the Guest Icon from the menu on the lower right of the screen.

Select Invite and then choose an invite option. Enter the guest's phone number or select them from your contact's list to invite them to use your lock.

Select Send Invite once you have added your guest and designated their access level and type. More information on access levels is available here.

Sing it or say it, Yale Home works with Apple Home Kit, Amazon Alexa and Google Home. You can control your lock with your voice using Siri, Alexa or Google Assistant.

Control your lock with your voice using Siri

Use your iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock your Yale lock simply by saying "Hey Siri, Unlock my door" 

Ask your HomePod, Apple TV and just about any other Apple device to lock your door by saying "Hey Siri, lock my door." 

Control your lock with your voice using Google Assistant

Use the Google Assistant to unlock your Yale lock simply by saying "Ok Google, unlock my door." 

With DoorSense installed you can check if your door is open or closed by asking Ok Google to check the status of your door. 

Ask your Google Home, Google Home Mini or Pixel 3 and just about any other Android device to lock your door by saying "Ok Google, lock my door." 

Control your lock with your voice using Alexa

Use your phone to unlock your Yale lock simply by saying "Alexa, Unlock the door" 

Ask your Alexa enabled device to lock your door by saying "Alexa, lock the door."