Amazon Smart Plug, for home automation, Works with Alexa - A Certified for Humans Device

I can add voice control to lamps or almost anything else. I can relocated it and use it with something else if I want. I use it to control a lamp in my family room that was always difficult to reach by hand. Happy!

I have Amazons Flex and like it very much. I decided to add a couple of smart plugs because I am disabled and sometimes getting up to turn lights on or off can be difficult. The first plug I got I used for the lights by my bed. Sometimes when Im tired and ready to sleep the activity involved in getting up to turn off a light wakes me up enough I *cant* sleep, which is really annoying. This has solved that problem. I just tell Alexa, Lights off, and theyre off. I love it. But. Setup was not intuitive at all. It took me about a half hour to wade thru the hassle of persuading Alexa that there actually was such a plug and getting her to name it. Part of the problem was that Alexa doesnt recognize the term Smart Plug, which is what I was ignorantly calling the smart plug. I finally figured out that I should be calling it Plug 1. Once that was going, I thought I would add an extra plug for a lamp I sometimes use. Plugging it in and turning it on wasnt sufficient for Alexa to find it, even tho I remembered to call it Plug 2. After searching thru the Alexa app on my Fire tablet I finally found a way to get Bluetooth to add it. Then Alexa was willing to rename it for me and it now works. All this took me over a half hour, but Im almost happy with it. Almost happy? Its theoretically possible to pair the two up so I can turn both on or off at once, but Bluetooth doesnt seem to know what the devices are so Alexa doesnt know, so its going to take another half hour, or more, to get that feature turned on. I recently read an article by a smart-home tech expert who says hes going with another brand (Google?) because Alexa can be too finicky. I dont want the stuff he was having problems with, like a curtain opener, but the hassle with setting up these two plugs makes me feel hes got a point. Still, things are easier for me than they were and I AM largely pleased with the results. It just seems like it should be simpler to get it going. If their e-readers and Fire tablets were this hard to setup, no one would buy them.

Makes turning stuff on and off so easy. I figured it was going to make me a little lazy and it might have, but I can walk into the room with my hands full and just say turn on the light. And can turn the light on or off from the app. Love it!

This plug can be a pain to setup. I have purchased two of these plugs and here is my experience with each of them. First Plug This plug is used to control a lamp that has an on/off switch that semi-broke when a labrador retriever tipped the lamp over. The switch still works, but you have to turn it just right or the knob comes off completely. So we left it in the on position permanently and we used to manually plug/unplug the lamp when we needed extra light. Amazon often runs promotions for these plugs so I think we picked this up on Prime Day or Black Friday. This plug for some reason I couldnt scan the QR code and had to manually setup. Once setup, it worked fine with Alexa controlling it as a light. We renamed it to light from first light so we could just say Alexa, turn on the light or Alexa, turn off the light. It was setup so long ago I have no idea how it got grouped into lights. Our lamp doesnt have a smart bulb. Second Plug This plug is also used to control an on/off switch. This plug was a major pain to setup. I tried both the QR code and manual setup. Sometimes it would connect to my wifi and sometimes it would not. If it setup, I couldnt turn it off or on using Alexa app for android for a quick test (my Alexa speaker isnt nearby). If the setup timed out, I would get various errors on not being able to see the plug or not being able to connect to wifi. Finally, I figured out the plug was flaky because of the distance from my wifi router. I happened to have a Netgear EX2700 (2.4Ghz only) laying around because my wife used to need it for an old Lenovo Yoga when she was in college. I setup the wifi extender again (after a factory reset as it was setup for an old password) about half way between my router and the Amazon plug. This time the QR code scanning worked. I used the same password for my network name plus _EXT on the end. I think the Amazon smart plug must have tried this network with the strongest signal and the saved password because I didnt have to pick the network and retype my password after I previously chose to save it. Finally, I could control the lamp from my phone which this time was grouped among my smart plugs. I renamed Second Plug to Piano Light and it was good to go. One thing the Alexa app cant tell you is the signal strength and reliability of your WiFi network. It might show it briefly when choosing the network (signal strength), but it would be nice to see it constantly displayed within the app when showing the network your plug is on. This way if youre going into your device list settings to see whats wrong with the device it might show a flaky signal which would explain why you cant control the plug with your voice or the Alexa app. It doesnt have to constantly show this signal, only when you open device settings. I can understand the limitation of the wifi radio they can put into these plugs and thus the need for extenders if you get far enough from your router. I am using a NETGEAR R6700 Nighthawk AC1750 Dual Band Smart WiFi Router, Gigabit Ethernet (R6700) also bought from Amazon.

This purchase was an impulse buy, actually. It was on sale, and I thought - why not? I have several uplights that are under and behind furniture and its a literal pain to hand plug-in and un-plug several times a day. Im really tired of crawling around trying to reach the plugs, and wow - with a simple command I can light up my living room, or with a tap on my Alexa app I can turn on or off specific lights depending on the time of day. I had no idea how much of a difference it would make not having to deal with all the plugging/unplugging. I cant believe I never thought to buy these before. Im getting older and its just not that easy (or fun) to climb on or under the furniture anymore. :-D Setup was very simple and I control mine via Alexa through my Bose 700 soundbar. I plan on purchasing a few more for the upstairs so I can turn on the lights on and off when i get up to go to work at 5:30 in the morning - no more tripping over stuff in the dark. Never had an issue and my only regret was not buying them sooner - could have saved a few scraped hands and bumped heads for sure! Very happy with this very simple purchase.

I love it. I use it to control my fan so I don’t have to get up to turn it on when it gets to hot.

I recently purchased the Amazon Smart Plug to automate my older, non-IoT coffee maker, and it has made my mornings so much more enjoyable. As a Certified for Humans Device, the smart plug is remarkably user-friendly, offering seamless integration with Alexa. Setting up the smart plug was a breeze using the intuitive Amazon Alexa app. I easily created a schedule, and now, like clockwork, the plug turns on my coffee maker every morning. By the time I get out of bed at 6 am, Im greeted with freshly brewed, piping hot coffee, eliminating any waiting time. The compact design of the Amazon Smart Plug ensures it doesnt obstruct adjacent outlets, making it a practical choice for any home. Its sturdy construction also instills confidence in its durability, even with daily use. In conclusion, the Amazon Smart Plug has transformed my morning routine, providing a hassle-free, automated coffee-making experience. If youre seeking a simple yet effective solution for home automation, I highly recommend the Amazon Smart Plug.

I was hesitant to ever use Alexa but after using remote control power outlets for years, finally bit the bullet and bought these and love them! The installed & configured much easier than I expected, after reading other reviews. Ive got 4 of them in use and I’ve only had to reset 2 of them once each in the 4 months I’ve been using them daily.

These are about the fourth brand that Ive used, and the best. I had Wemos, which were very fussy and hard to install (the QR code you have to scan is on the side of the plug that faces the wall!! What engineer thought that that was a good idea??). Wemos also required their own app, and there was always a conflict between the Wemo app and Apple Home. On the other hand, these Amazon brand work seamlessly, you just plug them in and almost before you can open the Alexa app to name them they are live and ready to go. The only downside is that they are about 3x as expensive as other, no-name brands. If you need a lot you might wait until they go on sale.

Bought this to use with a Salt Lamp that is plugged in behind a dresser. It makes using the lamp so easy without having to try to get behind the large dresser. Love that it is connected to my Alexa speaker. I honestly need to get these for all around these house. I also love that I can control the outlet when I am not home through the Alexa App!