I tried to find if this has been mentioned before but didn’t see anything. The Autolock feature on U400 is great! I have it set for 5 seconds so it locks quickly when I leave or come home. But it’s not very convenient when having people over that leave and come back frequently like at a party. It locks every time (as intended) so we have to get up and let them back in all the time - pain in the ass.
Would be great to have a timer where you can pause Autolock or set it for a longer period of time then go back to the original setting when the timer pause is over. I see I can manually change the time in settings up to 10min or just turn it off but then you have to remember to turn it back on when the party is over.
Seems pretty straightforward and likely a common use case for things like kids playing outside and coming in/out frequently. Any way this feature can be added in a future release?
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Hello, I do not use the built-in automatic locking of the lock. I use an external door closing sensor in automation 2.0. I have a U200 lock, I do not have a U400. My recommendations are that if the closing of your lock is based on the analysis of the gyroscope in the lock (the moment the door position changes), then you can make automation for the period of arrival of guests with the condition IF U400 is closed THEN open U400. I emphasize that the automation is temporary for guests.
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Yeah, there’s no built-in “pause autolock for an hour” button — I checked the manual and it’s just the one timer value, no scheduling on top of it. The mod’s workaround (auto-reopen when it locks) works but feels janky for a party where people are in and out constantly.
If you’re on HA, way cleaner: set up an automation that flips a helper boolean for “party mode,” and just wire your autolock logic through that instead of the lock’s own timer — turn it off/extend it when the boolean’s on, revert when it’s off. Takes 10 minutes to build once and you never have to remember to reset anything. What are you controlling this on — Aqara app only, or do you have HA/another hub in the mix?
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Thanks for the input!! I’m using the Aqara app where all the deeper settings are (vs Apple Home). I do have HA but definitely not proficient at it to write code or logic. Its a shame they don’t just have this feature in the app. Seems like a pretty common use case.