AQARA UNVEILS SMART DOOR LOCK A100 ZIGBEE WITH APPLE HOME KEY SUPPORT

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- Aqara, a leading provider for smart home products, has announced the launch of its Smart Door Lock A100 Zigbee.

The A100 Zigbee is a mortise-style smart lock that allows multiple access authentications including fingerprint, password, Aqara Home app, Apple HomeKit/Siri, Google Assistant, NFC, and mechanical key, according to a statement.

Integrated with both Bluetooth 5.0 protocol - for the direct connection with mobile devices and home hubs from Apple - and Zigbee 3.0 protocol, the lock supports remote unlock via Aqara Home app and other third-party platforms, and connects with other smart home devices to create truly automated home experiences.

The Aqara A100 Zigbee has come onto the market in Malaysia and Singapore, and the availability is expected to expand to Russia as well as selective countries in Southeast Asia and Middle East in the following months.

The A100 Zigbee lock is designed with seamless integration with Apple HomeKit, and supports Apple’s home key feature in Apple Wallet, which was introduced in iOS 15. Users simply tap their iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock the A100 Zigbee.

The lock also supports major voice assistants like Siri and Google Assistant, so that users could check with their favourite assistant whether the door is locked, or ask the assistant to unlock the door.

The A100 Zigbee features a 3D fingerprint scanner with liveness detection, and the scanner is ergonomically placed on the handle so that the user’s thumb naturally touches it when pressing the handle to open the door.

The A100 Zigbee equips with strong security features to protect users and their homes, including Auto-lock; Anti-peep password; Night latch knob; Tamper alert; Door left open alert; and, Abnormal attempts alert.

Using eight AA batteries, the A100 Zigbee lock has a long battery life of 18 months. A low battery warning will be pushed when the batteries drop below 20 per cent, and even if the batteries run out, user can open the lock by using the mechanical key, or by charging the lock with a power bank via the Type-C port.

-- BERNAMA