Smart Lock U300 - feature request on the inside button

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I have installed two Smart Lock U300. They are great. I love how solid they feel, having replaced some older Yale smart locks. Definitely an upgrade in the build alone.

But, as we all know, there is no inside little knob to turn and “lock” the door. I made a feature request, but I’m curious what others think here.

The passthru button on top inside. Does anyone use it for its intended purpose? I would love to see that button customizable to do any number of options. For example, a double-press might lock/unlock the door.

The lock is fairly sophisticated, so I assume it could recognize a double-press or a long press.

What does everyone think?

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Personally, I use the button for its intended purpose when we have people over, but the double press or even long press idea is great

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I have two U300s installed and will install a third one later this year. I use the passthru button regularly. I installed one of the locks on my back door, and when working in the backyard I go back and forth with items in my hand and don’t want to have to use the fingerprint or enter the code. We also use the passthru mode when entertaining guests to avoid having to provide a guest code for entry. Hope this helps.

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In the initial product design, this button was only used as a passage mode button, without considering the customization function, and now it will be more difficult if it is adjusted. But we have received your feedback, and in future product design, we will try to design such a function

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Probably Aqara will release an u400 for that

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I was hoping to not have to either buy new locks again. To me, the only solution would be to use something like a flic button on the door. Seems dumb to have to introduce more complexity. I think the initial assumption that people leave their doors locked all the time as a bit off. Yes, a lot of you use passage mode as intended and I completely understand the use case. However, I truly believe there is a decent sized group out there who would like the button for another use, like a “manual” lock and unlock.

But, I would be wrong and in the minority.