How to use Auto-Activation?

Auto-Activation allows you to effortlessly unlock your Bold Smart Lock as you approach it. Each user must activate this feature individually in the app. This article explains how it works and how to set it up.

Auto-Activation uses Bluetooth in combination with the GPS location of your phone to detect when you are near your Bold Smart Lock. A geofence with a radius of 200 meters around the lock's location set in the app helps the system recognize your proximity. This geofence is determined by the GPS software of Apple and Android devices and is unfortunately not adjustable. The lock will be activated via Auto-Activation when you enter this geofence area from outside (more than 200 meters). This prevents unnecessary activations, such as when you are moving around your house.

Setting Up Auto-Activation

Stand close to your Bold Smart Lock.
Open the Bold app on your phone and select your Bold Smart Lock.
Go to the settings screen.
Follow the steps to enable Auto-Activation for your specific Bold Smart Lock. You can enable notifications to receive a pop-up message on your phone when you are within 200 meters of your Bold Smart Lock. This can serve as a reminder to activate your lock once you are within Bluetooth range.
Activate the lock via Bluetooth. This will save the location of the lock.

Troubleshooting

For the most accurate and consistent performance of Auto-Activation, it is important that your phone settings are optimally configured. Check our additional articles specifically tailored for Android and iOS devices to improve the Auto-Activation experience:

Important note about privacy

The location of your Bold Smart Lock is stored locally in your phone and is not shared with Bold. This is why you must also reconfigure Auto-Activation if you get a new phone. Bluetooth activations help determine the location. So if you move the lock to a different location, the location will be automatically updated after a Bluetooth activation.