Kwikset discontinues Kevo smart lock app: Difference between revisions

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==Consumer response==

[[File:Kevo UniKey Response.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Full email]]

In apparent response to consumer backlash, Kwikset's tech vendor, Unikey's response to one Reddit user was to offer continued service for $12 a year<ref>{{Cite web |title=Email about possible continuation of service |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kevo/comments/1nrglzq/email_about_possible_continuation_of_service/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260410181406/https://www.reddit.com/r/kevo/comments/1nrglzq/email_about_possible_continuation_of_service/?solution=bff2d95997a235eabff2d95997a235ea&js_challenge=1&token=bbbe4bf1c9a2b5160829c4be34da586135101b419a3e41ad4ee448d0e9c7d137 |archive-date=2026-04-10 |access-date=6 Oct 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>. It remains to be seen if this option will materialize.

In apparent response to consumer backlash, Kwikset's tech vendor, Unikey's response to one Reddit user was to offer continued service for $12 a year<ref>{{Cite web |last=@rambopaddington |title=Email about possible continuation of service |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kevo/comments/1nrglzq/email_about_possible_continuation_of_service/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260410181406/https://www.reddit.com/r/kevo/comments/1nrglzq/email_about_possible_continuation_of_service/?solution=bff2d95997a235eabff2d95997a235ea&js_challenge=1&token=bbbe4bf1c9a2b5160829c4be34da586135101b419a3e41ad4ee448d0e9c7d137 |archive-date=2026-04-10 |access-date=6 Oct 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>. It remains to be seen if this option will materialize.

Kevo customers should have already received an email from unikey informing them that they will continue to offer the basic app for free to all users so they can use local Bluetooth control after Kwikset drops support however if you wish to use their cloud services with your gateway device you will need to subscribe to their services for $12USD per year to maintain their cloud services, as well to support their company to keep them supporting this platform that the manufacturer is no longer supporting.

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 ==Consumer response==
 [[File:Kevo UniKey Response.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Full email]]
-In apparent response to consumer backlash, Kwikset's tech vendor, Unikey's response to one Reddit user was to offer continued service for $12 a year<ref>{{Cite web |title=Email about possible continuation of service |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kevo/comments/1nrglzq/email_about_possible_continuation_of_service/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260410181406/https://www.reddit.com/r/kevo/comments/1nrglzq/email_about_possible_continuation_of_service/?solution=bff2d95997a235eabff2d95997a235ea&js_challenge=1&token=bbbe4bf1c9a2b5160829c4be34da586135101b419a3e41ad4ee448d0e9c7d137 |archive-date=2026-04-10 |access-date=6 Oct 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>. It remains to be seen if this option will materialize.
+In apparent response to consumer backlash, Kwikset's tech vendor, Unikey's response to one Reddit user was to offer continued service for $12 a year<ref>{{Cite web |last=@rambopaddington |title=Email about possible continuation of service |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kevo/comments/1nrglzq/email_about_possible_continuation_of_service/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260410181406/https://www.reddit.com/r/kevo/comments/1nrglzq/email_about_possible_continuation_of_service/?solution=bff2d95997a235eabff2d95997a235ea&js_challenge=1&token=bbbe4bf1c9a2b5160829c4be34da586135101b419a3e41ad4ee448d0e9c7d137 |archive-date=2026-04-10 |access-date=6 Oct 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>. It remains to be seen if this option will materialize.
 Kevo customers should have already received an email from unikey informing them that they will continue to offer the basic app for free to all users so they can use local Bluetooth control after Kwikset drops support however if you wish to use their cloud services with your gateway device you will need to subscribe to their services for $12USD per year to maintain their cloud services, as well to support their company to keep them supporting this platform that the manufacturer is no longer supporting.