str market mapVacation rental hosts and property managers need to grant and revoke door access for guests, cleaners, and maintenance staff at properties they may not be near, a challenge that traditional key handoffs, lockboxes, and rekeying solve only partially and at ongoing cost.
August is a San Francisco-based smart lock brand, founded in 2012 by Jason Johnson and Yves Behar and acquired by Assa Abloy in 2017, that makes Wi-Fi-connected smart locks and accessories fitting over most standard single-cylinder deadbolts without replacing external hardware, serving residential homeowners and vacation rental hosts as part of the Yale and Assa Abloy portfolio.
August locks are controlled through the August mobile app, which provides remote lock and unlock, an activity feed, and virtual key sharing with time-restricted access windows that support short-term rental check-in scheduling. The Wi-Fi Smart Lock and Yale Approach Lock connect directly without a bridge, while the standard Smart Lock uses the Connect Wi-Fi Bridge. Locks integrate with Airbnb for automated access code delivery, as well as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, and Samsung SmartThings, and a keypad accessory adds fingerprint access. August Pro and property management tiers serve multi-unit operators.
Vacation rental hosts and property managers in the United States and Canada needing keyless, remotely managed entry, and residential homeowners and renters wanting renter-friendly smart lock upgrades.
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