Transfer August Lock Ownership (What You Need To Know?)

August Lock is one of the smart devices that you can rely on to increase the security of your front door, this gadget has intelligent features that allow you to control your lock remotely from your mobile or voice assistant, get notifications when someone opens or close the door, Send secure keys to friends, family, or people you trust instantly from the app.

People who want to give away or sell this gadget are wondering what are the steps to change the ownership of the August Lock, before giving this device to another person, you must delete all your data and guest data from the lock by resetting your lock to its factory settings.

In this article, we are going to explore in detail all the steps you need to implement to remove your data from the lock and let the new owner benefit from this gadget.

What do you need to know before transferring the August lock?

You should know that when you delete the account or the lock from your app, you completely lose control of the device and you can no longer access the lock and open or close your door, adjust settings, see the guest list, invite and remove guests from the app, get alerts when someone locks or unlocks the door.

This means that the new owner is the one who will have the power and independence to manage it and add and remove whoever they want.

How to transfer August Lock to a new owner?

In this chapter, I will show you the steps to do in order to change the August Lock ownership and give the new owner space to add their own account and take control of the gadget.

Reset your lock to its factory settings.

A factory reset will erase all settings, guest and owner data from your lock and remove the lock from any owner or guest account and keychains that it is affiliated with, so removing the device from the account requires a factory reset.

Here’s how to perform a factory reset:

1. Launch the August app on your smartphone or tablet.
2. Go to the lock circle screen (the screen that shows you whether your door is locked or unlocked).
3. Tap on the gear icon.
4. Choose the lock you wish to reset.
5. Scroll to factory reset, then select “Reset Lock”.

Note: You need to be in the Bluetooth range in order to perform the factory reset process or you’ll receive a message saying “Trouble Connecting to Lock” if it’s impossible for you to be in the Bluetooth range select “Reset Anyway” when you receive the notification.

Delete the account.

If you reset the lock and remove it from the app and you’ll no longer need the August account you can follow the instructions below to delete it:

1. Go to this website account.august.com and log in.
2. If you use your email to log in, a verification code will be sent to your email.
3. If you use your mobile number to log in, you will receive a verification code over SMS.
4. Enter the verification code to complete the login.
5. Choose the Delete Account from the menu on the left.

Source (August).

factory reset a previously owned August Lock.

When the lock was not reset by the first owner August can reset it on their behalf in order to give you the ability to add it to your account but they need permission from the previous owner to do that.

According to the manufacturer, It may take up to 30-days for the previous owner to respond to your request, so If you purchased the lock directly from a person or 3rd party seller, you may wish to contact them and ask them to reset the device in order to expedite the process.

And if you’re the previous owner and you receive an email requesting permission to reset the lock, select yes to give the manufacturer the right to reset your device.

Changing a guest to an owner.

If the person you want to give the ownership of the Lock is already a guest on the August app you need just to change its status from a guest to an owner, and here’s how to do it:

1. Go to the August app on your mobile or tablet.
2. Tap on the Guest icon at the bottom right of the menu.
3. Choose the Guest you want to edit.
4. Select Owner to modify the Access Level From Guest to Owner.
5. Then a blue checkmark will display beside your selection.
6. Select the back arrow to confirm the modification.

Once you have changed the ownership of the lock go and delete your account by following the instructions I showed you before to let the full access only for the new owner.

How to add a guest to your August Lock.

It’s important to give access to family members, friends, and services listed in your contacts with August as this feature will give them the ability to enter your house when no one is there.

You’ll always receive notifications on your smartphone when one of these guests opens and close your door, and you can delete them anytime you want.

Here are the steps to follow in order to add a guest:

1. Launch the August App on an IOS or Android device.
2. Tap on the Guest Icon from the menu on the lower right of the screen.
3. Choose to Invite and then choose an invite option.
4. Enter the guest’s phone number or select them from your contact list to invite them to use your lock.
5. Select Send Invite once you have added your guest and designated their access level and type.
6. The guest will receive a text notification to download the app.
7. After downloading the app and log in to the account Your guest should choose the button that says “I RECEIVED AN INVITE”.
8. Now the invitee is added to the Guest List and your August Lock will be added to the guest keychain.

What a guest can do?

The guest will not have the same power on the lock as the owner and he will not be able to invite/remove guests and owners, use Auto-Unlock, view the activity feed and guest list, or adjust the lock settings.

So the only thing he can do is to Lock and unlock the door via the August App (over Bluetooth).

How to remove a guest from the August app?

As we mentioned before deleting your guests is possible when you’re the owner of the lock, So follow the instructions below to stop guests from entering your house:

1. Go to the August app on your mobile or tablet.
2. Choose the lock from your Keychain.
3. Go to the Guest List.
4. Then select the user you want to remove.

Conclusion.

So we’ve covered everything you need to know about transferring ownership of your August lock and how to add guests who can access your home while you’re away.

But you can always contact customer support if you have trouble with something as they offer a live chat for anyone who has a problem, or you can just do some research on the web.