The SwitchBot Lock Pro is awesome—it lets you ditch your keys and unlock your door with just your phone or keypad. But after using it for a while, I ran into a frustrating issue: sometimes the Bluetooth connection glitches, and neither the app nor the keypad can connect. This happened to me more than once, leaving me to dig up a hidden emergency key just to get inside. Not ideal.

After some testing, I realized that removing and reinserting the batteries resets the lock and fixes the connection. I also noticed that the physical turn knob on the inside always works, even when the software doesn't. That sparked an idea.

This model is a custom sheath that wraps around the outside of the SwitchBot Lock Pro and holds a SwitchBot Push. In the event of a glitch, the Push can physically press the knob to unlock the door. It also includes a cutout so you can access the batteries for a reset without removing the whole setup, and you can still manually push the knob through the opening.

Is it bulky? Absolutely. But I care more about functionality than aesthetics, and this solution works exactly how I need it to.