Troubleshooting Yale Linus® Smart Lock

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  • If your phone is lost or stolen, follow these steps to regain access to your home:

    To log out of all devices / disable your phone’s access to your lock, you will need access to the Internet and the email account you use with Yale Home. You can access the Internet via a desktop computer or an alternative mobile device such as another phone or a tablet.

    1. Go to this website
    2. Select the link Login with email from the bottom of the screen
    3. Enter your email and password to login
    4. Login to your email account and retrieve the verification code
    5. Go back to the account website, enter the code, and select verify
    6. Select Lost Phone to log out of the Yale Home App on all devices
    7. Select Logout of Yale Home App to complete steps

    You are now logged out of your Yale account. PLEASE NOTE: Any third party apps such as Amazon, Google Assistant, etc. will continue working as expected.

    To regain access to your home:

    If you have a physical key, you can use that to get into your home.

    If you have a Yale Smart Keypad you can use the keypad instead of the Yale Home App.

    Another Owner of the Yale Smart Lock can open your door remotely if you have a Yale Connect Wi-Fi bridge installed.

    If none of the options mentioned before works you will need to gain access to your Smart lock using another smartphone.

    • Step 1: Download the Yale Home App to a substitute smartphone.
    • Step 2: Log into your Yale Home account

    You can now operate your lock using this phone. Once you have a permanent replacement phone, there is no need to set up your Yale devices again. All that is required is to download the Yale Home App on the replacement phone and sign in / validate your phone number or email address. All of your Yale Home devices will remain set up in your account.

    Additional Suggestions

    Both iOS and Android provide tools to help locate your phone and in some cases disable it (depending on the security features you’ve enabled.)

    iPhone users:

    Visit www.icloud.com, log in to your iCloud account, and select the “Find my iPhone” feature.

    Android users:

    Visit www.google.com/android/devicemanager and log into your Google Account.

    If your phone cannot be located, you need to contact your cellular service carrier. If your phone cannot be retrieved your carrier can help you get a replacement phone and regain access to your phone number.

  • iOS

    Yale devices are compatible with newer phone models running iOS 13 or greater*. Information to help you determine the compatible iOS devices is available here.

    Android

    Yale devices are compatible with most Android phones equipped with Bluetooth 4.0 and running Android 8* or higher. We routinely test with phones from the major manufacturers, including Samsung, Google, and HTC.

    In some cases on specific phones, the Android Bluetooth stack can get stuck in a bad state, and may need to be re-started by the user by turning Bluetooth on and off. Below are specific devices where performance has been inconsistent:

    • OnePlus Phones 
    • LG V10
    • LG G4
    • LG V10
    • LG G4
    • Realme 7
    • Huawei P30 
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  • You can find your lock's serial number using the Yale Home App. Select the Gear Icon ⚙ in the lower right-hand corner of the lock circle screen.

    Select Lock Settings, then Device Information to view the serial number for your lock.

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  • There is no way to check the battery level for your Yale devices in the Yale Access App, but you will be notified when the batteries need to be replaced.

    Once a lock’s batteries reach 25% capacity, a low-battery notification appears on your phone’s unlock screen. You may wish to replace the batteries when you see this notification. If you don’t replace the batteries at this time, you will begin receiving daily emails and push notifications as the batteries approach the end of their life. Should you receive these notifications, it is imperative that you replace the batteries with 4 new AA alkaline (non-rechargeable) batteries immediately. After replacing the batteries, operate your lock 3 times using the Yale Access App. This should stop the low-battery alerts until the next time the batteries reach 25% capacity.

    PLEASE NOTE: You must operate the lock over Bluetooth or remotely if you have a Yale Connect Wi-Fi bridge. Operating your lock manually will not stop the low-battery notifications.

    If the app continues to report a low battery 24 hours after replacing the batteries and operating the lock via the app, please reach out to your regional Customer Support to confirm whether the alert you are receiving is false or if there’s something else causing the batteries to drain rapidly. Our Customer Support team will assist you with next steps.

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