Lockly Vision Is an Effective, If Ugly, Smart Lock
If you want access variety, this smart lock has you covered
Bit by bit, I’ve increased the intelligence quotient of my home, and done it in a pretty cavalier style. I swapped my analog thermostats for Nests, my mechanical sprinkler control box for a Rachio, my doorbell for a Nest cams (that still has a doorbell) and some of my outlets for automated smart plugs.
Changing out my dead bolt, the literal key to my home, though, was different. I held off for years because I worried about over-complicating what should be the simplest of tasks: opening my front door.
Then Lockly came knocking. I’d met with the company more than a year ago, shortly after it launched its original digital smart lock at CES 2019. Now, the company had a new model that paired its trademark randomized login-code screen with a video doorbell, and they suggested I give it a test run. I decided I’d been putting off the inevitable for long enough and, overcoming my fears, agreed to replace my analog deadbolt with the battery-powered, Wi-Fi-connected Lockly Vision ($399.99).
