Notice: The firmware upgrade will be available later in 2023. Status: waiting for Apple certification.

If you are about to upgrade the firmware of Danalock V3-BT-HK, also known as the HomeKit version, from a version earlier than 2.x, then the following information is important!

When the upgrade is done, you will need to delete the lock in your Home App.
The upgrade fundamentally changes the lock’s features, which means that the lock needs to be reinstalled. 

Therefore, go into Your Home App and delete the lock when the upgrade is done, and install it again.

Features after the firmware upgrade

This is what you will get when upgrading the firmware to version 2.x or higher:

• The lock will still work as a HomeKit lock just like it did before
• The lock will also support standard Bluetooth enrollment on both iOS and Android and through that support the following features:
  • Invite guests to use the lock
  • Activate features like auto-lock, hold-back-latch, and end-to-end
  • Pair the lock with a Danapad for the option of opening the lock with a keypad
  • Pair the lock with a Danabridge to do remote operations, if you don’t already have a HomeKit hub installed or the HomeKit hub is too far from the lock to communicate
  • Use the Auto Unlock feature in the Danalock app.
  • See the history of operations done through the Danalock app (Only app operations are currently logged)

Before you add the lock again, consider the following: 

1. If you want to use the lock on an Android device or with the Danapad or Danabridge, we suggest that you start by adding the lock through standard Bluetooth in the Danalock app first, and then add it to Your HomeKit Home app after.
2. If you just want to use the lock as an HomeKit lock, then go ahead and install the lock again through the HomeKit Home App on your iPhone or iPad.
   If you then at a later time, want to use the lock as a standard Danalock, on an Android phone or with a Danapad or Danabridge, then you can go into the settings through “Device + HomeKit setting” and press “Allow dual mode inclusion for one minute” – that will give you 1 minute to include the lock as a standard Danalock. 

Contact support if you have any questions.

Notice: This feature is coming in the next version of the HomeKit lock firmware – This update will be available later in 2023. Status: Waiting for Apple certification.

In the new firmware for the Danalock V3 HomeKit lock, you can now enroll the lock as a standard Bluetooth lock alongside the HomeKit integration or as a standalone.

But if you try to enroll the lock in Bluetooth standard mode after your lock is already enrolled in HomeKit mode, the enrollment will fail.

Explanation

Why do you get this error? When the lock is enrolled in HomeKit mode we turn off the enrollment for standard Bluetooth to prevent others from hijacking your lock in the case that you only want to use your lock as HomeKit.

The Fix

Solution A: Fix this by going to “Device” + “Homekit Settings” in the Danalock app, and press “Allow dual-mode inclusion for one minute”
This must be done on the HomeKit phone on which the lock is already added.

Now you have 1 minute to add the lock through the “Menu” + “Add new device”

Solution B: The quick solution is to remove the lock from your HomeKit integration, give the lock 10 clicks to reset it, and then start the standard Bluetooth enrollment.
Once that is done, you can enroll the lock in HomeKit mode again.

PLEASE remember to re-calibrate the lock and activate any lock settings you had turned on before the reset. (Hold back latch, Auto-lock, etc.) These can now be set through the Danalock app when looking at the settings for standard Bluetooth integration or as before through the Click commands for HomeKit mode. You only need to activate them in one of the places.

Applies to: Danalock V3 BTZBx, BTZx, BT-HK

Exclude

To exclude a Danalock from a smart home setup, you’ll need to follow your hub/gateway guidelines.
The process differs from manufacturer to manufacturer.

But in general, follow these instructions.

Z-wave

To exclude a lock from a z-wave setup you will have to start an exclusion process on the hub.
It’s best to do this on the hub on which the lock is included.
In some cases like with the Aeotec Smart Home Hub / Samsung Smartthings V3, you can set the hub in exclusion mode, and press the button behind the LED on the Danalock 1 time, to reset the inclusion.

Zigbee

To make the Zigbee lock leave the smart home setup, you can either delete the lock from the hub with the lock nearby or you can simply click the button behind the LED on the Danalock 9 times.

HomeKit

To remove the Danalock from HomeKit you click the button behind the LED on the Danalock 10 times. This not only resets the HomeKit registration on the lock but also the lock setting including calibration, so please remember to set your settings on the lock again and run a new calibration. To remove the lock entry in your Home app, simply remove it there.