Meross Smart Plug Mini, 15A & Reliable Wi-Fi, Support Apple HomeKit, Siri, Alexa, Echo, Google Assistant and Nest Hub, App Control, Timer, No Hub Needed, 2.4G WiFi Only, 2 pack

After buying (and liking) their HomeKit compatible garage opener, I decided to stay with the Meross brand and try out their Meross Smart Plug Minis as well (I bought the 2-pack). I liked the fact that they did not require me to install yet another hub device just to use them (unlike Belkin, Phillips, etc.) and installation and setup was very easy and quick; I had each smart plug added to HomeKit and ready to control in about a minute! The smart plug response is pretty good, and they seem to stay connected and ready to control without any hiccups (unlike some off-brand smart plugs I tried before that kept disconnecting or losing a signal). Two things of note - they do not have a function to show power consumption, and the LED light on the side of the smart plug (to show the on/off state) is very tiny. Aside from that, there is nothing at all to complain about these smart plugs. So, if youre looking for HomeKit-compatible smart plugs that just work with no hassle (easy setup, no extra hub required) the Meross Smart Plug Minis are an excellent choice!

Not a bad size, even fit in my outdoor waterproof enclosure.

After not being able to install the plug on two separate occasions I gave it a 1 star rating; however after working with the vendor I was able to successfully install the plug. I now give it a 4 star rating.

Great value for the money. Very fast delivery very good quality product, I shopped around and it was best for the quality and when I received it I’m 67 years old and it was easy to install

These plugs worked fine for a while, then they did a firmware update and they no longer work correctly, they will still turn on and off but the status on my Echo 10 always reads off no matter if the plug is on or off the status never changes, I am about ready to pack them all up and send them back to Amazon,.just as a side note I bought two more of there plugs with a different firmware and those two work fine, I am also running the latest firmware on the plugs that don’t work I just updated a couple days ago, they seem to work fine on Apple home kit but if you use Alexa your probably goi g to have a problem, at least I did, and yes I did reset the plugs it didn’t help

Simple, works, supports a clicker/toggle button on the left-side to turn on/off manually. Light indicating on/off can be enabled/disabled (ie: usually green==on, off==off, but you can turn off the light all the indicator light all the time w/o putting a piece of tape over it). Updates are semi-frequent (Im describing the iOS / Apple / HomeKit experience), but theyre a little difficult to successfully manage. #1 updates have to be run by a secondary (junky) app, otherwise homekit complains of out of date firmware notification #2 the app for updating doesnt match the iOS / HomeKit naming (its always: Plug, Plug, Plug, Plug, etc...) so if you have a single plug which hasnt updated its kindof tricky to figure out which one it is for troubleshooting (pro-tip: turn off all the lights/outlets, then turn them on one, by one, switch over to the app, and rename the only outlet which is turned on). #3 the app is kindof gross. Its got coupons and probably spyware and what not. From a HomeKit perspective, the app is _necessary_ b/c of the updates it provides, but not well integrated. On the plus side, theyre really affordable, and Ive been super happy to have them. My suggestion is to pair this with 1-2 `Eve` brand outlets which support usage monitoring. 1) Pick the target device (lamp, xbox, fan, whatever). 2) Run it for a few weeks w/ the better Eve outlet with usage monitoring. See about how much it costs to run that device per day/week/month, etc. 3) Switch it over to a cheaper Meross plug, and then keep in mind about how much it costs 4) Repeat with your next device... 5) 100% buy these Meross plugs for anything which you can turn off easier and will pay for itself. For me, Im able to physically power-down my X-Box overnight w/ one of these plugs, which saves ~$2-5/month compared to accidentally leaving it on overnight. That means these plugs pay themselves off in 2-3 months... BUT you need a usage-monitoring plug in order to figure out where it makes the most sense to have app-control. Im unaware of the vampire-load of each of these plugs, but that info is probably in another review or answered question. Summary: - Theyre easy to set up - They work well with HomeKit - Theyre mostly OK to keep up to date - The app isnt great (but you dont need to use it often) - Theyre simple and Ive been very happy theyre cheap enough to put them in a bunch of places!

Easy to instal. Works as expected. Very reasonable price.

I have 6 of the Meross smart plugs. They are easy to setup and use with my Samsung Smarthings app. When the power goes out, they always come back online without me being there to reset something.

I use these with Apple HomePod. Setup was easy—don’t bother with the manufacturer app, just use the Home app on your iPhone

I purchased this smart plug to automate the charging of my iPhone / iOS device. Lithium batteries are damaged over time when they charge above 80% or when their charge drops below 50%, so for optimal battery health (the ability to hold a charge), you want to keep your phone charged between 50-80%. A HomeKit smart plug and the Shortcuts app is perfect for that since the Shortcuts app can automate turning off the plug when the phone passes 80% or 50% battery level. Unfortunately, my phone could only communicate with the wifi smart plug about 70% of the time, even though the phone was sitting feet from the smart plug. This is due to the fact that our wifi network is a mix of 2.4GHz and 5GHz and wifi smart plugs seem to only use 2.4GHz. Ive since switched to a Bluetooth Homekit smart plug (Eve Energy brand) and so far it has been 100% reliable (3 weeks now, where the wifi smart plug had failures on the first day). My Eve Energy smart plug review has the steps for setting up Shortcut automations to control your iOS battery charging.