How to change lock

You can set your Google Nest x Yale lock to automatically lock itself, schedule guest access, turn on or off certain notifications and more.

To change settings on your lock:

On the Nest app home screen, tap Settings .
Select your lock.

Read below to learn more about available options.

Locking

Auto-lock

Your Nest x Yale lock can automatically lock itself. You can choose how long your lock should wait before automatically locking, and you can have Auto-lock on all the time or only when no one's home.

With the Nest app

On the app's home screen, tap Settings .
Select your lock.
Tap Home/Away Assist.
Tap Auto-lock to turn it on or off.

With the Google Home app

Important: If you have Auto-lock on, always make sure that you remember your passcode and make sure that others who have access to your home memorise their passcode, so that nobody accidentally gets locked out.

When Auto-lock is enabled, you can choose to have it automatically lock your door when you're Home, Away or both:

When you're home, you can choose whether you want Auto-lock on or off. Auto-lock settings will be set to Home when at least one person who has shared access to your home is home and sharing their phone's location.
When you're away, the only available option is to have Auto-lock automatically lock your door whenever the Nest x Yale lock detects that you and your family are away. If you don't want your lock to Auto-lock when everyone is away, you will need to disable Auto-lock altogether.

Important: It can take your app some time to realise that no one's home. This means that it might take some time before the Nest or Google Home app can automatically lock the door. You should always remember to lock your door.

When Auto-lock is enabled and you leave home, your lock won't automatically lock right away. There will be a delay before your home switches to Away to make sure that no one's home. For instance, you could just be getting the post or stepping out briefly. Learn about How Nest products decide when to switch to Home or Away.

You can also set the time that you want your lock to Auto-lock:

Tap Auto-lock door after to set the time to lock the door. You can select 10 seconds, 1 minute or 5 minutes.

Notifications

In this menu, you can adjust settings for some of the notifications on your lock. You can choose to turn
on notifications for when your door is locked and when your door is unlocked.

To learn more about notifications on your Nest x Yale lock, take a look at the following article:

Learn about notifications on your Nest products

One-touch locking

One-touch locking lets you lock the door from the outside with just one touch. If this option is enabled, you can press the Yale Yale on nest lock icon

logo to automatically lock your door. You can also press your keypad with three fingers or your palm to lock your door. One-touch locking is enabled by default when you first set up your lock.

Privacy Mode

When Privacy Mode is enabled, no one will be able to enter a passcode on your lock’s keypad. The door can still be unlocked by turning the deadbolt or using the Nest app.

Learn more about Privacy Mode

Device options

Volume

You can use this option to set the volume for the voice and sounds on your lock. You can choose between Silent, Low and High. If you choose Silent, your lock will not chime or speak when locking and unlocking your door.

Note: Your lock may still alert you in certain circumstances, like a low battery or if your lock detects tampering. Your lock will also still alert you while Privacy Mode is enabled.

Spoken language

Here, you can select the language that your lock speaks. Once you make a selection, it may take some time before your lock downloads and begins using the new language.

You can choose from the following languages:

English – US
Spanish – MX
French – CA

Placement

You can use this option to change which door your lock is installed on in the Nest app. You might want to use this option if you decide to move your lock to another door, or if you had chosen the incorrect door when installing your lock.

You can also select where the door is in your home and choose an optional label to help identify your lock.

Other settings

Set up guest and family access

Each person who uses the lock will have a unique passcode so that you can check in the lock's history who locked or unlocked the door. In order to add a family member or guest to your lock, you'll send them a Family Accounts invitation.

You can choose if they have Full access or Home Entry Only access, assign a unique passcode and also schedule access if you only want them to have access at certain times or on certain days.

Take a look at the following article to learn more about Family Accounts and inviting people to your Nest Home:

Learn more about Family Accounts

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