Level Lock with Matter

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Sharing my experience updating a Level Bolt…

I updated my level bolt to matter via a firmware update. The process went smoothly, with one minor hiccup. It took two tries to pair it back to HomeKit as a matter device.

Anyway, after linking it back up to HomeKit as a matter device, I paired it to Hubitat, forgetting that matter locks are not supported.

Realizing that pairing it to HE wouldn’t do anything, I paired it with Home Assistant. It paired right up and is working fine although it did create a separate Entity for the battery level.

I then brought it into HE with HADB.

This may not be anyone’s first choice, but it did eliminate my virtual switches and HomeKit automation.

The lock is working well in HomeKit, HA, and HE so far.

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Thanks for sharing. I have submitted my request to update my Level Bolt to Matter, but apparently they are overwhelmed by the response and I've been "put on the list" without being given even a rough estimate of when this can happen.

I'm glad they are upgrading to Matter, but I'm not thrilled by the way they are handling it.

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It is frustrating to know the software is out there and we have to wait. I submitted the request the day it was announced and only received the software a couple of days ago.

With their limited support resources, slowing the rollout could be an effective way of making sure users who encounter issues can get reasonable response times.

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For what it's worth, I received my "invite to update to Matter" last night. I tried for about an hour (including downloading latest app, firmware, etc.), but couldn't get it added to my AppleTV/HomeKit . I tried a little more this morning, including moving the ATV next to the lock (as suggested), still with no luck.

I then tried adding it to my Amazon Echo Show 8, and it worked, first time. From there, it took a single try to add the device to the ATV/HomeKit.

Now if only there were a driver...

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@bcopeland @bravenel I too just bought a matter Level Bolt and would like to see matter locks supported by Hubitat. Can a matter lock driver please be created?

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We are working on this, but don't have an ETA as of yet!

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Thank you very much!

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