iHome Flow Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring and Timer Function, Wireless Wi-Fi Outlet Socket with On/Off Button, No Hub Required, Compatible with Alexa, Echo, and Google Home, 2-Pack

Pro:- 1. Simple to configure and connect. Cons:- 1. Item disconnects randomly from Wifi. 2. Monitoring is a joke, as it just quotes same bandwidth for a PC or TV or hair dryer. 3. Cloud is horrible. Mostly Google cloud cannot detect it and have to use the genie app to control.(Plugging it off and on fixes the issue for a day or 2) 4. Went googling to fix the above issues and noted iHome is notorious for discarding the cloud making this socket a paper weight. You cannot control it with app or google if iHome cloud is shutdown. They had did this for pervious gen. They might do this for this gen so people can buy more of their stuff instead of using the working one. Item returned as it was not working properly

I couldnt get past the privacy agreement: Also, personal information may be collected automatically through the Software, Third Party Software and directly from an Activated Machine to the Geeni Cloud. Please be aware that certain Software installed on your Device may access other files on your Device, such as your contacts, photographs, audio and video clips and your contact information. They dont need any of that. No way. Nope. These arent even going to charity. In the trash.

If youve used any Tuya/Smart Life integrated devices then you know exactly what to expect. If not: the Tuya platform lets you connect smart devices to a hub and configure them in Tuya (or Smart Life or other rebadged app) or link them to Alexa or Google Play, where they show up as devices. These outlets are no exception. They dont do anything fancy (the app lets you schedule, automate, etc, or you can do that with Alexa), but they really dont need to. Pairing was stupidly easy. Some plugs can be a bit finicky but these connected almost instantly through the nearby device scan. Very impressive. Actuation of the relay is responsive, and I love that it has a manual toggle button. The profile is perfect for running two side by side or having one alongside a wall-wart plug. Highly recommend. Basic and incredibly effective.

Just what I needed to cut on my Christmas tree and lamp while out of town.

The device was easy to install and operate.

I already had several smart plugs that use the Smart Home app and these worked great with that app, even though it says they use a different app. It was extremely easy to add them to the app too.

We ordered these because they were a good value but definitely had to put some work in to get Alexa to recognize them. Weve had plenty of other power sources that work with Alexa and these were on the more difficult end. In the future I think well order name brand ones that are easier to set up.

Ihome dose not support these anymore. Have to down load Geeni. Pretty easy to do, but won’t connect. I emailed customer service and they gave me a number. They where wonderful! Works now!

I had to-link smart plugs that kept dropping Wi-Fi and therefore useless. These have never dropped and monitor energy usage great

Quick easy setup. Works great.