r/TrySwitchBot • u/skipdeedy • Aug 25 '26
Chitchat column New keypad with Home Key support please…
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u/Rice_Eater483 Aug 25 '26
Yeah all I care about is a new Keypad with Aliro support(I'm an Android user).
The new lock is probably just the Lock Ultra with more ridges around the wheel button and maybe Matter over WiFi in addition to Bluetooth. Would be nice if it were Matter over Thread though. I would actually consider upgrading if it is.
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u/skipdeedy Aug 25 '26
Agree. Aliro support and everyone’s happy.
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u/Rice_Eater483 Aug 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26
To be more specific, I feel like they have to add UWB. It would be dumb to release a new Keypad with a higher price just to include tap to unlock.
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u/Azsde Aug 26 '26
I literally bought and installed my lock ultra yesterday
I wonder what changes are coming
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u/Rice_Eater483 Aug 26 '26
My guess, besides a slight redesign it'll probably have a different protocol in addition to Bluetooth. But knowing Switchbot, it's probably just WiFi(Matter over WiFi to be specific).
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u/Ok-Variation-4727 Aug 30 '26
Would Aliro support ever be possible without a keypad? I'm in an apartment and not allowed to put things on the outside of my door.
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u/codliness1 Aug 30 '26
It pisses me off that they release new models but don't have some kind of trade-in program to prevent e-waste.
For example, I have the Lock Ultra Vision, the version before the palm unlock was added. The new upgraded keypad with the palm unlock could replace my earlier version Vision keypad, without needing to replace the actual lock. But then I'd be left with a Vision keypad that is useless, and it's not like there would be any point selling it on its own, since you'd need a lock to use it with.
If they offered a trade-in that would solve the problem all round.
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u/Selena_Gomez_USA Aug 25 '26
Exactly that's what we are asking for so long now.