Bosch ID40 smart lock: a one-touch fingerprint lever lock with a child lock and temporary guest passwords, sourced to order for shaded family doors in Dubai.
The Bosch ID40 is a one-touch fingerprint lever lock with a child lock and temporary passwords, and it suits a Dubai family with small children and regular visitors who can wait for a sourced-to-order lock on a shaded main door. The fingerprint reader sits at the handle, so gripping it reads your print and opens the door in one movement. Bosch specifies a 508 dpi semiconductor sensor that matches in under 0.8 seconds. Other ways in are a six-digit PIN, an IC card, the backup key and the Smart Life app on 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, and fingerprints, PINs and cards each get 100 slots. Temporary passwords cover guests and cleaners, the child lock stops a small child opening the door by accident, and an anti-theft alarm is listed. It takes four AA cells, and a USB-C socket gives emergency power if they run down. Like its siblings, the ID40 is made by Bosch's smart lock business in China, which is separate from the German Bosch Smart Home range. Bosch Malaysia lists it at Security Level B under GA 374-2019, a Chinese lock standard. The official UAE distributor, shows it in its catalogue but has no live listing, so we source it to order. On the door side, it needs room for a 6068 mortise lock body, a different layout from the European mortise most Dubai doors carry, so we inspect the door before ordering. The limits: a 55°C ceiling rules out sunny doors, and there is no face unlock, camera or confirmed voice control.
One-touch handle: grip it and the fingerprint reader opens the doorChild lock that stops small children opening the door by accident
Temporary passwords for guests, plus 100 fingerprints, PINs and cardsSmart Life app over Wi-Fi, with AA batteries and a USB-C backup portModel ID40
| Unlock methods | Fingerprint, 6-digit PIN, temporary password, IC card, Smart Life app, backup key |
| User capacity | 100 fingerprints, 100 PINs, 100 IC cards |
| Fingerprint sensor | Semiconductor, 508 dpi, under 0.8 second match, at the handle |
| Security | GA 374-2019 Level B, child lock, anti-theft alarm, 32-digit anti-peep PIN |
| Lock body | 6068 standard mortise |
| Door thickness | 40 to 90 mm |
| Power | 4 x 1.5V AA batteries, USB-C emergency port |
| Operating range | -25°C to 55°C, 25% to 93% humidity, no condensation |
| Size | 381 x 80 x 74 mm, inside and outside panels |
The ID40 is not on a UAE shelf right now. The official distributor prints it in its catalogue, but no live listing exists, so we source it to order and confirm the lead time before you pay. If you need a lock this month, its sibling the ID60C has the same feature list on paper and is stocked locally. The door matters as much as the lock. The 6068 lock body does not line up with the European mortise in most Dubai homes, so plan for re-routing. On a fire-rated tower door, get building management approval in writing first, and tenants need landlord consent. Bosch rates the ID40 to 55°C, so it belongs on a shaded entrance, a corridor door or a north-facing villa door, never one that takes the afternoon sun. In a DEWA cut it carries on with its batteries; only the app stops until the router is back.
Bosch in the UAE. Bosch-branded digital locks come from Bosch's smart-lock business in China, not from Bosch's appliance or power-tool divisions. In the UAE they are handled by an official distributor and sold through specialist retail and Amazon.ae, and warranty support runs through that distributor rather than a Bosch-run service centre. Heat ratings vary by model: the lever locks are rated to 55°C, so we recommend them for shaded or covered doors, while several of the face-recognition models are rated higher.
