Nest doorbell locks man out of his home after mistaking his Batman shirt for an intruder

Some Nests just want to watch the world burn.
By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago  on 

One of Nest Hello's best features is it's ability to recognize strangers and lock the door, providing its users with a sense of safety and security. Though, this feature recently went awry when a Nest apparently mistook a t-shirt for an intruder.

While wearing a Batman shirt, B.J. May claims he was locked out of his home by his Nest when the device picked up Batman's face instead of his own.

May shared a screenshot from his nest app on Twitter on Monday. "My @nest doorbell automatically locks the front door when it sees a face it doesn't recognize. Today it didn't recognize me, so I went into the app to investigate and..."

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May explained in several other tweets that he was easily able to unlock the door with a pin code, and could have opened it with his phone as well, so it was no big deal.

He also explained that while he appreciates that regular keys wouldn't have locked him out of his home, he likes having the ability to remotely allow his kids in and out of the house.

We're happy May didn't have to shell out hundreds of dollars to a locksmith to get back into his home, we're just troubled that Nest has no knowledge of Gotham's greatest vigilante.

Topics DC Comics


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