Gemini stops ability to unlock locks

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Hi community,

With the rollout of gemini, I am no longer able to unlock my locks by Google shortcuts.

In my car with android auto before gemini, I could use a shortcut to unlock a specific lock. Google would ask for my pin, and upon verification, the lock would open. This was handy for when arriving home and being able to unlock the door just as I pull into the driveway.

Now gemini doesn’t support security features requiring a pin.

I am trying to use the location feature in the app to auto unlock but it’s very hit or miss.

Does anyone know of any other way to get integration into android auto for unlocking locks?

Is there any future plans for native Wyze android auto support?

Thank you,

Joe

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A suboptimal workaround would be to do something like use a spare Wyze smart plug that doesn’t have anything connected to it. Then set up an automation rule in the Wyze app that when that plug is turned on, unlock the door lock. Then you can just tell Gemini to turn that plug on and off and it will unlock the door lock for you.

(I would also set the plug to automatically turn off again any time the lock is unlocked so it resets and is ready for the next time)

It’s not ideal, but it will work.

Hopefully they can update lock support for the new API

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