VOCOlinc Homekit Smart Plug Works with Alexa, Apple Home, Google Assistant, WiFi Smart Plug That Work with Alexa, Electrical Timer Outlet Support Siri, No Hub Required, 15A, 2.4GHz, 110~120V, 4 Pack
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LBG
> 3 dayWorks well and reliably with home kit. 3rd vocolinc purchase and pleased with all their homekit products so far. Only neg is wish it had Thread support but 2.4 ghz wifi works. On my 2.4 and 5ghz router the outlet worked perfectly in joining the 2.4 network and not the 5.8, i didnt have to turn off the 5.8 for initial pairing.. Setup Vocolinc Smart Plug with Apple Homekit 1. Open Apple Home app, select + and the select Add Accessory. 2. Scan QR code on side of Vocolinc smart outlet. Home will prompt to setup, DO NOT do this yet. 3. Plug into outlet. Wait 30 seconds for it to power up 4. Go back to the Home app and complete outlet setup 5. Open Vocolinc app and update the smart outlet firmware as Apple Home doesnt do this immediately.
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theenoid
> 3 dayWorks great, after the involved setup. VOCOlinc App controls it nicely. Apple Home Kit links up quickly, works great. Alexa App, another story. Fought for hours to get it to link up. Finally got it, worked for about a month.(unlinked itself) In order to re-link Alexa. I had to reset Plug. Go through involved setup (even tho Apple Home and Vocolinc were still working) Few hours later got it all linked up and working. This time Alexa App only stayed linked up for about a week. Repeated setup, and now cant get Alexa app to link up, tried for several days. I give up. More than likely, this is a great product. Maybe the Alexa App is making this look bad? Maybe on purpose? Would I have this problem if I had purchased the Amazon Brand Plug-in?
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RunLevelZero
> 3 daySo I had to buy these as I’m in the Apple eco system and my 3 HomePods constantly tell me they aren’t connected to the internet when they are clearly streaming from it ( Spotify ) and other times just isn’t responding in the home app. I sent my HomePods back to Apple and they returned two as fine and did replace one. This was frustrating so I simply bought these and setup is super simple but let me suggest. If your device you’re using to set this up on has multiple wireless networks available. Go into your device and forget the wireless networks that your device CAN connect to. Not all of them of course. For example I have all my smart devices on 2.4 ghz with a separate ssid. I have another 5 ghz with a different ssid. This eliminates the possibility of your device you’re using to setup the smart plug connecting to the wrong ssid or WiFi. This has caught me in the past with some setups that create their own WiFi and then the device gets configured and your phone switches to the wrong WiFi and setup fails. In the end these work super great. Reliable and quick. They give a nice audible click so you know they work and now my HomePods have to behave and my lazy bum can be wherever to address the HomePod issue. The HomePod not connected to the internet error I have now discovered is directly related to my iPhone / iPad / Mac device being on a specific WiFi. If I switch them to the faster 5ghz with a different ssid my HomePods freak out and constantly complain. I now only connect my devices to 2.4 which really sucks but it works reliably this way. I have had 2 instances where the HomePods become unavailable no matter what and I pop open the app or home app and simply recycle power. I don’t mind it doesn’t monitor the power usage as I don’t need it at all. I do wish the recycle option in the plug was in the home app. It’s only available in the VOCOlinc app. It’s quick to open though so not really an issue. It also doesn’t block the other outlet. It’s plugged into a standard dual wall and I have clearance to plug in anything in the not so smart socket.
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ALr
> 3 dayI have several of these in my house, and I love them being HomeKit compatible. These are very easy to setup and connect to HomeKit up using the VOCOlinc iOS app. A note to VOCOLinc: this set did not include any QR codes on the back of the guide like all the others had I’ve purchased in the past. These will have to be connected by the QR code printed on the plug itself, a slight inconvenience if the plug is behind heavy furniture and the QR codes needs to be scanned again.
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CraigB
> 3 dayI purchased 4 of these in total and use them to control room lamps. They function perfectly once installed. I had a lot of issues installing the into the Apple Home application. But after working with Leviton switches, I think the procedure that would work best is this: 1) Make sure Linkwises application is installed on your iPhone or iPad. 2) Make sure your iPhone or iPad are using the same network you plan to install the switch on..i.e. 2.4GHz network with the same name. 3) Plug the outlet into an outlet that is powered. Make sure the green light is blinking quickly. (You can do a hard reset of the outlet by holding the power button down for about 5 seconds} 4) Under Settings/Wi-Fi, let the phone find the outlet and select it to join network. This might take a minute or so to join. The green light will blink slower. 5) Once joined, open the Linkwise application and select the add Device. 6) Scan or enter the 8 digit code. 7) The application will install the switch as well as make it accessible in the Apple Home application. 8) In the Linkwise application, select Devices and then push down on the outlet you just installed. Make sure there is not a firmware update needed. If so, go ahead and update it. For what it is worth, my Router is Linksys EA7500 though if I replace, I will be going with the Ubiquiti UniFi HD 802.11ac Wave 2 Enterprise Wi-Fi Access Point (UAP-AC-HD-US) simply because it is enterprise quality and can support 500 device connections. These outlets are very fast and respond instantaneously to a command in the Apple Home application. If using Siri, it takes a little longer since it has to first communicate back to an Apple server and them back to the outlet. These outlets are only $15 and work very well. No issues whatsoever with drop outs and non-connecting.
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Daniel Walsh
> 3 dayWell I have pretty much everything in my apartment automated , Wi-Fi or blue tooth and I purchased two new fountains and of course I wanted Siri to be able to control them as well . So my first choice was the product that is similar to the fish . I had 2 1/2 to 3 months of failure and disappointment with that product . So I purchased these and connection was easy ( I have the Apple home ) and the plugs have worked flawlessly . Based on my experience I would recommend .
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Chris W.
> 3 dayI purchased one of these switch outlets to use with HomeKit. Since I already had a few Vocolinc devices, setup was quick and easy using the bar code that came with the product. It integrated with my HomeKit and Alexa automatically since I had already syncd the Vocolinc account with Homekit and Alexa Skill. The device has been working great since day one. I use these as digital timers to turn on/off lights at night in place of traditional timers. Currently Im using the device to turn on/off a scented wax melter such that the wax is only melted when someone is home by using the geo-fencing features in Apple HomeKit Automation and the attached device. These devices are excellent. I have several of them now and use them to control not only lights, but also oil scent diffusers and wax melters. Its great to set an automation to turn them off when you leave, and back on when you return, so youre not wasting scent while no one is home.
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homealone
> 3 dayWorking well for about a week with Homekit. I have not had any disconnection problems. I have used the Vocolinc switch with iPhone, iPad Pro, and Mac Mini. My router is an Apple Airport Extreme. Some slight initial confusion with setup but this is my first smart device setup with Apple Homekit. I found that I needed to use the Vocolinc app to scan the device initially. Scanning with the Apple Home app did not work even though the device did appear in the Home app. There are instructions and a user guide included and VR codes on each device. It can be difficult to scan the VR code if the device is plugged in the wall but the codes are also printed on the inside of the box and on the user guide. You just need to scan the code that matches the individual socket making sure to block any other VR codes. Update: I bought 2 more of these and was able to use Apple’s Home App to scan the devices without using Vocolinc’s app. Still working great!
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Mike
> 3 dayVery easy to use.
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Jack H.
Greater than one weekI had smart plugs I used with Alexa, but I wanted to move over to HomeKit as I have HomePods in the house now. Here are some takeaways: Setup: Very easy to set up. Had to reset two because the firmware install had some issues, but after that it was good to go. Use: Works quite well, and I have less issue with these than my Alexa ones (Sometimes they’d disappear or stop working), but with the HomeKit integration, I don’t have that problem. Besides HomePod usage, it works with Siri on my phone and my watch.