Wyze Plug, 2.4GHz WiFi Smart Plug, Compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT, No Hub Required, Four-Pack, White

The Amazon Alexa designation of Certified for Humans (CfH) is very important -- but this item does NOT meet the CfH standard and the CfH designation should be removed from the product description! CfH is great for two reasons: -- electric items that truly have this designation are (very) easy to add-on to Alexa via a 3-step process with no requirement to add a new app. But, perhaps more important, the architecture of CfH is simple, making for better performance and easier maintenance. If your intent is to use an item with Alexa, get a smart plug with CfH. With CfH the smart plug talks directly to the Alexa Echo. Without CfH an item must be registered to its own app -- in this case you have to install the Wyse App, create an account, install and test the plug with Wyse, and then bind the Wyse smart plug to your Alexa account. Later, when you use Alexa to Turn on the Plug -- the command must go to Alexa, then to the Wyse Cloud, then back to Alexa, and (finally) the command is sent to your plug. Not only does this add a delay to the execution of the command, but it also creates dependencies, and opportunities for failures. And, in the future, if you move or get a new modem or router, it will be much harder to re-configure a non-CfH smart Plug.

Happy to pick this up and connect to my smart home network. Hooked up to my coffee maker making my morning routine alot easy.

I have switched out all my Amazon Smart Plugs with Wyze plugs. Why? Because the Wyze plugs actually work much better with my Echo devices than Amazons own plugs do. Telling Alexa to turn on/off the Amazon plugs were hit and miss, I never knew how many times I was going to have to repeat the command. The Wyze plugs work first time, every time. Whatever is going on with the plugs, Wyze is doing it right and Amazon isnt. And yes, I went through all the steps with the Amazon plugs, they just werent reliable.

These Wyse plugs work well with Alexa. 2.4GHz… they will NOT work on 5GHz WiFi. And now that I think about it, I will probably get more and plug my Wyse cameras v3 into them. (The cameras have acted inconsistent lately and the only sure way to power them off is to unplug them.) Update: Plugging the Wyse cameras v3 into the Wyse plugs, then putting the camera plugs into an Alexa device group completely simplified the camera! You turn the cameras on, and the plug. Then just shut off the plug(s). When you turn the plug(s) back on the camera resumes the state it was last at (on). So now when I leave the house… It’s “Alexa… turn on Cameras.” And click… click… the Alexa plug group turns on, and all the cameras resume. When I get back I shut the Alexa plug group off from my phone before I enter the house. Much better than using the Wyse App and the damn cameras misbehaving with their last update while you’re home.

I love Wyze products mostly and this one even fits in the outdoor boxes for a standard outlet. Timer functions are great, easy setup and great reliability!

I purchased a two-pack of Wyze plugs in August 2021 and was quite happy with them; so much so that I purchased another pair in December. In late January, however, I started having an issue (I was using three of the four plugs Id purchased). All three plugs would go offline and refuse to reconnect. I power-cycled them. I deleted them from my app and re-added them. They would again go offline within a day or two. So I contacted Wyze customer service. I was disconnected from the first customer representative and had to start over. The second customer service representative was unhelpful (and borderline condescending). I definitely dont appreciate clearly explaining all the things Ive already done to troubleshoot the problem only to have someone ask me if the plugs are connected to power. And then send me the boilerplate troubleshooting text I can easily access on my own via their website. Once again, I deleted my Wyze plugs from the app, power-cycled them, and re-added them to the app. Once again, they worked for approximately two days and then went offline. I factory reset all of them and repeated the process, same result. This was not an issue with my Wi-Fi connection/internet service (i.e. network health issues), as I had 1GB fiber internet and a Wi-Fi 6 router. One of the three Wyze plugs that kept going offline was in the same room as my router, literally less than 9 feet away. Regardless, I ran their Route This Helps app, as instructed, and it indicated my WiFi network health results were Very Good. Eventually Wyze notified me that, since I purchased the plugs within the last 1 year, then Im eligible for a Warranty Replacement or Wyze Store Credit for the amount of your product. Great... so I can get a new set of plugs that dont work? Dont waste your money on these Wyze plugs.

We have quite a few Wyze cams and when we recently needed a smart plug, we opted for these. They work well and have a nice scheduling feature. We run lamps and use them to remote restart network connection equipment at an offsite facility. The biggest problem is they are near impossible to update consistently. Weve had this issue with other Wyze devices too. If they are at one location with Spectrum internet NONE will ever update. No matter what you do. Bring them to the main location, reset them, attach to AT&T Fiber here, and they update. Take them to a different location with Spectrum and they also work. Take them to another and nope. So, weve had to constantly take all devices needing updates to specific locations to update. PAINFUL.

EDIT: Gave it one last shot before returning it, rebooted and powered on, deleted my component in Wyze phone app and redone the setup there, connected to my 2.4Ghz instead of 5Ghz and VIOLA! - communication/working with Alexa and features working. So, Ill chalk it up to user error this time and change my review to a positive. Setup can be a bit tricky if you are unsure but overall, you will get it going. ..... I could not get Alexa to turn this plug on and off. Drops out my network and I have a clear line of site from it to the router. I reset it up and did everything again and still nothing, now Alexa doesnt even see it anymore. Setup is just iffy. Cannot even download the app to your PC. Disappointed.

After reading many forum posts on these things not working for them. I wasted an hour wondering why mine wouldnt connect. Received mine first week of Feb 2021, and the app offers selection of two versions. Knowing there was no way possibly I would have the 2021 edition I tried and tried to use standard. Well. FIRST look on the back. If you see a little blue key icon. That means its the 2021 edition and uses Blutooth. Once I realized my obvious mistake setup was a breeze. IMPORTANT.. questions on forums people kept asking was about plugging a Space Heater into one. DONT! You will catch your house on fire. These are capped at 1500 watt rating, which is standard. But even seeing screenshots of people plugging Space Heaters into Power Strips (NEVER DO THAT!) it will melt in case of a fuse break. Be very mindful on the wattage and do your research before you set up stuff. Was using for fans and shoplights but a really cool idea people were showing was using one on those bluey led sky machines. Rigged mine up with one of these and its pretty sweet with Alexa!

Used these to replace a pair of timers on lamps. Good flexibility on scheduling options, and can switch up the timing easily if Im away for a few days