Kasa Smart Plug Mini 15A, Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Works with Alexa, Google Home & IFTTT, No Hub Required, UL Certified, 2.4G WiFi Only, 4-Pack(EP10P4) , White

This device works well.....but required yet another app for it to work. It wasnt difficult, just time consuming. Perhaps theyre all like that. This was my first time using an Alexa plug.

Hey tech enthusiasts! Lets chat about a nifty little gadget thats taken my smart home game to the next level - the Kasa Smart Plug Mini. Its a definite 5-star performer in my books! This compact device may be small, but it sure is mighty. With the Kasa Smart Plug, I can control my appliances from anywhere via the handy app. I cant tell you how great it is to switch on my coffee maker from the comfort of my bed! But it doesnt stop there. The energy monitoring feature is a game-changer. Its helped me become more energy-conscious by letting me track power usage of my devices. Now, Im not just making my life easier, but also greener. The compatibility is a huge plus. Whether youre Team Alexa or Team Google, this plugs got you covered. Ive got mine hooked up to Alexa, and the integration is seamless. For value, this little gem really shines. It offers all the features of a high-end smart plug, but without the hefty price tag. Its made my home smarter without making my wallet lighter. In short, the Kasa Smart Plug Mini with Energy Monitoring is an absolute winner. Its a convenient, money-saving, energy-conscious solution that truly deserves its 5-star rating. Its made my life easier, and Im confident itll do the same for you!

I started with Belkin/Wemo years ago and although I loved the convenience, they got flaky and cost me more minutes configuring than I ever saved from their automation. The last straw was setting up my Christmas lights this year. I had one controlling outside lights and connected it to Alexa. The other day the Wemo app said it was no longer connected but oddly Alexa had no trouble turning it on and off. I reset this switch but couldnt get it to show up in the Wemo iOS app. It struggled through the blinking light phase and finally connected, let me name it and when done, it simply didnt show up. I had a box of 4 Kasa switches that I bought on sale but hadnt opened yet and decided it was time to swap out my Wemos. I had 2 Kasa switches installed, working and connected to Alexa in less than 5 minutes. Ok maybe 6 minutes. Straight forward piece of cake. Wemo switches seemed to have started out working that way in the beginning. Im not sure if they where effected by a firmware update but once they get wonky it becomes a lot of web searches and troubleshooting that eats up time and sometimes leads nowhere. The Kasa iOS app looks well done and their web site is clean with good information.

es muy practico y funciona muy bien, me encanta como se enciende y se apaga hasta atraves del celular

I bought a 2 pack of these because they were on sale just to use for a floor lamp that has a foot switch. Once I figured out how to set them up, I had to have more. I now have 8 of these. They work with Alexa so when your coming through the front door, you can say, “Alexa! Turn on the floor lamp!” and a second later, it’s on. Or if you are coming home from grocery shopping in December when it’s gets dark at 4 pm, I can go in the app and turn on the lights from the grocery store so when I walk through the door with all my groceries I don’t have to fumble for a light switch. I have one on a small, one room, window air conditioner and can set a schedule for it to come on at a particular time on certain days. I have one in my kids room for a salt lamp that they use for a night light scheduled to come on every night at 8pm so they can see at bedtime and then off at 11pm so it’s not on all night. The only thing I can say remotely negative about these is that they need to upgrade the app. It works well but the user interface is a bit clunky with the widgets on iOS. They haven’t taken advantage of the new widget format so you can’t put it anywhere. It stays in the widget page and there is a lot of wasted space. This is not negative of the products functionality, it’s just how I feel about the app. There are some really nice things about the app as well. You can make “scenes” which is having more than one outlet doing something together in one tap. When I want to watch a movie, I hit my “Movie” scene I created and it turns off all of my lights but turns on a nightlight in the kitchen and a dim mood light in the living room. Some items that I have like my battery charger do not have an on/off switch so I would constantly have to plug it in to use it and then unplug it when I was done. This made it hard to place because I have to have it near an outlet that I have access to. Now, I put one of these smart switches on it and I can put it wherever I want. I also made a scene for “All Off” so I can turn off everything with just a tap. When you open the app, it shows you what outlets are on and which ones are off. Great for the person who always thinks they left something on.

Simple and does the job reliably. Can fit two in a double outlet.

I got to work finally after about two hours. No thanks to support. They never answer the phone and put you on hold forever.

The product worked great for a wide variety of audiences. It integrates with Google Home/Assistant nicely, in addition to the native Kasa app. Theres also a pretty active community supporting the development of 3rd party integrations such as python and command line interfaces. After 8 months or so, one of my plug started to malfunction and couldnt be turned off. Despite the 1-year warranty claim, TP-Link actually asked the customer to pay of the cost of shipping the defective product back to them. That makes very little sense and basically renders the warranty claim useless. Update: After contacting customer support, I was offered a free shipping label.

works as described, easy to use app.

Dont have any overhead lights in my bedrooms so I have a couple of those standalone lamps, added this smart plug so I could be in bed and not have to walk across the room in complete darkness. Added plus is that I can set a schedule for the lights so my early 4am wakeups are just a little less painful when I have the lights turning on for me to help me wake up.