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Research profile · last verified 2026-08-07

August WiFi Smart Lock (4th gen)

Compiled by SmartHomeWorkflow Research · August · Smart Locks · ~$199.99 (at time of research — never treated as a live price)

Exactly which product this is[3]

Model number
AUG-SL05
Generation
Not established
Region this page covers
Not established
Also sold or listed as
Not established

“Not established” means we have not sourced that detail yet — not that the product has no model number, generation or regional variant. We publish the gap rather than filling it.

Compatibility

EcosystemSupportThe catch
Amazon AlexaWorksWorks with this ecosystem[8]Cloud-to-cloud via the August Alexa skill using the lock's built-in WiFi — lock and status by voice anytime, but voice UNLOCK requires a 4–12 digit PIN configured during skill account linking; no PIN set, no voice unlock.
Google HomeWorksWorks with this ecosystem[9]Cloud-to-cloud Works-with-Google-Home linking using the lock's built-in WiFi. Voice unlock works but Google requires a spoken security PIN for any voice unlock — a Google platform rule for locks, not stated on August's page.
Apple HomeWorksWorks with this ecosystem[10]HomeKit is genuinely native on the 4th gen (WiFi/Bluetooth in the lock, no bridge). Remote Siri/Home-app control away from home needs an Apple home hub (HomePod or Apple TV). No Matter support — August's own compatibility pages list no Matter or Thread anywhere (re-checked 2026-08-07, still absent).
SmartThingsWorksWorks with this ecosystem[11]Official cloud-to-cloud linked service — SmartThings talks to August's cloud, so it needs the lock's WiFi online and there is no local execution; no SmartThings hub required.
Home AssistantWorksWorks with this ecosystem[12]Official integration in Home Assistant core (since 0.64, IoT class Cloud Push) covering lock/unlock, DoorSense door state, battery, and who-operated attribution — but entirely cloud-dependent on the August/Yale cloud (no local API), some data updates slowly because August offers no push API for it, and HA's docs flag Gen-4 battery reporting as frequently inaccurate.

Protocols: WIFI · BLUETOOTH[1][4]

Needs before it works: No bridge, and that is the 4th generation's whole point — the radio moved into the lock. August states it plainly: 'the August Wi-Fi Smart Lock requires no additional bridge to connect. Wi-Fi capability is built right into the smart lock.' Home Assistant's own documentation agrees from the other side, listing the Gen 4 among the devices that do not require a Connect Bridge or Doorbell. Worth knowing if you are comparing against the older Smart Lock + Connect, which does need one. The lock's Wi-Fi is unusually flexible for this category: 802.11 b/g/n on 2.4GHz OR 5GHz, where most smart locks are 2.4GHz-only.[4]

What it can do[9]

You can tell it to

  • Lock/unlock

It reports

  • Lock state

Listed capabilities are what we could establish from vendor documentation. An ability missing here is unestablished — not necessarily absent.

Subscription reality[5]

✓ Works without a subscription: Yes.

Vendor account required: Not established — we have not sourced this yet.

Maintenance reality[7]

Security updates[15]

August publishes no security-update support date for this model. That is a gap in what the manufacturer has published, not evidence either way — some makers declare a support period and some say nothing at all.

Verified absence. Yale and August document HOW firmware updates happen — updates are released periodically to improve connection speed, reliability, motor controls and Auto-Lock, and begin automatically when the lock owner connects over Bluetooth — and nowhere state for how long they will keep coming. A cadence is not a commitment: knowing that updates arrive periodically tells a buyer nothing about the horizon, which on a door lock is the question that matters. Recorded as a checked absence rather than an unchecked cell.

The catch

3-month battery life and cloud dependence — convenience with a maintenance tax.

Who it's for

Renters: 10-minute install keeping your exterior key; not for the maintenance-averse.

Sources & method

Numbered sources below back the facts marked with the matching number above. This is a research profile: compiled from manufacturer documentation, certification registries, and published testing — we state facts, not verdicts, and we have not physically tested this unit. How we work →

  1. [1] august.com/pages/bluetooth (read 2026-08-09): Bluetooth LE described as 'Control Your Locks At Your Door' — 'This allows you to control your lock when you arrive at your door, eliminating the need for a traditional house key', with the lock detecting approach; Wi-Fi described as 'Control Your Locks from Anywhere', enabling remote access 'when you're away from home and out of Bluetooth® LE range'. Per-SKU corroboration of radio presence from august.com/products/august-wifi-smart-lock (read 2026-08-09): 'August Smart Lock uses Bluetooth™ Low Energy technology encryption and TLS in our mobile applications' — the only Bluetooth mention on that page, and it is under security rather than connectivity. — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-09
    Backs: Protocols
  2. [2] august.com/products/august-wifi-smart-lock.js (structured Shopify product endpoint, fetched 2026-08-07): "title":"August Wi-Fi Smart Lock", "available":true, "price":19999, "compare_at_price":null, "price_min":19999, "price_max":19999, "vendor":"August Home"; variants "Silver" sku AUG-SL05-M01-S01 available true and "Matte Black" sku AUG-SL05-M01-G01-C available false — structured-storefront-endpoint, verified 2026-08-07
    Backs: Price, Market availability
  3. [3] august.com/products/august-wifi-smart-lock.js variant SKUs (fetched 2026-08-07), cross-read against home-assistant.io/integrations/august, which lists "August Wi-Fi Smart Lock (Gen 4)" among devices requiring no Connect Bridge — structured-storefront-endpoint-and-counterparty-docs, verified 2026-08-07
    Backs: Product identity
  4. [4] august.com/products/august-wifi-smart-lock specification and requirements block (read 2026-08-07): '802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz or 5GHz'; 'Bluetooth™ Low Energy technology encryption'; box contents 'August Wi-Fi Smart Lock DoorSense™ sensor (2) CR123 batteries Lock adapter & mounting hardware'; 'the August Wi-Fi Smart Lock requires no additional bridge to connect. Wi-Fi capability is built right into the smart lock.'; 'Free August app for iOS or Android'; 'All our smart locks come with a 1-year warranty.' — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-07
    Backs: Protocols, Required hub or bridge, Power source, Installation, App platforms
  5. [5] august.com/products/august-wifi-smart-lock plus august.com/pages/alexa, /pages/google-assistant, /pages/homekit and /pages/smartthings, all read 2026-08-07: the strings subscription, plan, membership and trial appear on none of them; the product page states only 'Free August app for iOS or Android' — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-07
    Backs: Subscription
  6. [6] august.com store and integration pages (read 2026-08-07) + home-assistant.io/integrations/august (read 2026-08-07): "For devices that use the Yale Home app, the Yale integration should be used instead", with "August Wi-Fi Smart Lock (Gen 4)" listed among supported devices needing no Connect Bridge — vendor-and-counterparty research, verified 2026-08-07
    Backs: Service status, Research status
  7. [7] august.com/products/august-wifi-smart-lock ('(2) CR123 batteries', 'up to 3 months', interior-only over your existing deadbolt keeping your keys) + support.august.com early low-battery-notification article (feature confirmed; exact % threshold not stated on the loadable page) — vendor-page research, verified 2026-07-15
    Backs: Maintenance
  8. [8] august.com/pages/alexa ('"Alexa, unlock my front door." … Works with Amazon Alexa (Requires Wi-Fi) — Built In to Lock'), with the unlock PIN configured in the Alexa app per August's Alexa-integration support article — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-08-07
    Backs: Amazon Alexa compatibility
  9. [9] august.com/pages/google-assistant ('"Ok Google, unlock my door" … Works with Google Assistant (Requires Wi-Fi)'), naming the Wi-Fi Smart Lock with lock/unlock/status commands — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-08-07
    Backs: Google Home compatibility, Capabilities
  10. [10] august.com/pages/homekit ('Use your iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock your august lock simply by saying "Hey Siri, Unlock my door"'; remote access via built-in WiFi) + product page 'Works with Siri + HomeKit'; Matter absence is evidenced by omission from August's compatibility pages, not an explicit denial — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-08-07
    Backs: Apple Home compatibility
  11. [11] august.com/pages/smartthings (fetched 2026-07-21: names 'August Wi-Fi Smart Lock' as compatible; lock/unlock/status plus SmartThings Routines; 'Remote Access (Requires Wi-Fi)'). Rests on August's page — no Samsung-side listing was captured — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-08-07
    Backs: SmartThings compatibility
  12. [12] Home Assistant official docs, www.home-assistant.io/integrations/august (the no-www form previously recorded here 301-redirects to this URL) — lists the August Wi-Fi Smart Lock (Gen 4) as a supported device; 'The August hub was introduced in Home Assistant 0.64 … August/Yale does not offer a push API for some data' — vendor-and-ecosystem-page research, verified 2026-08-07
    Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
  13. [13] august.com, Bluetooth LE explainer page, re-read 2026-08-18 — 'Control Your Locks At Your Door with Bluetooth® LE'; 'Control Your Locks from Anywhere with Wi-Fi'; 'Wi-Fi connects your Smart Lock to August's servers which allows you to control your lock when you're away from home and out of Bluetooth® LE range'; '*Requires Connect Wi-Fi Bridge or a Wi-Fi built-in smart lock for remote access features and smart device integrations.' — vendor-page research, verified 2026-08-18
    Backs: Works without the internet
  14. [14] This record's own `hubRequired` field and the provenance entry already claiming it (unnamed entry), re-read 2026-08-19. — structuring pass over an established fact (BQ-191 provider backfill, population (b)), verified 2026-08-19
  15. [15] Yale and August first-party support surfaces read 2026-08-20 (support.shopyalehome.com and support.august.com firmware-update articles). They describe update mechanics and frequency — "released periodically to help improve connection speed, connection reliability, motor controls, and Auto-Lock", applied automatically over Bluetooth — and state no support period, no end-of-support policy and no per-model dates. — vendor policy-page research (BQ-192 security-support sweep, method note 69 rungs a–c), verified 2026-08-20
    Backs: Security-update support period
  16. [16] August's own Alexa page (august.com/pages/alexa, read 2026-09-04): 'August Smart Home skills for Amazon Alexa enabled devices allow you to lock and unlock your door, check status and view your doorstep live from your August Doorbell Camera.' The page's capability table is a list of UTTERANCES — 'Alexa, is my front door locked?' / 'Alexa, lock my front door.' / 'Alexa, unlock my front door.' / Set PIN code [Configured in Alexa app]. The words routine and automation do not appear anywhere on it. — vendor-page research through the conduct gate (HTTP 200), verified 2026-09-04
    Backs: What your assistant can automate

Compatibility and lifecycle information reflects the last-verified date above and can change without notice (firmware updates, cloud-service changes, discontinuations). It is provided as-is, for information — verify with the manufacturer before purchasing. Spot an error? Tell us and we'll fix it. Full terms: Terms of Service.

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