I bought the Aqara Smart Plug for a couple of reasons: 1) as a Zigbee signal repeater for an Aqara vibration sensor that kept going dark; and 2) as a power monitor for our basement clothes dryer, so I can set up an automation to alert us when the drying cycle has completed. As a Zigbee repeater, the Smart Plug works great. It immediately solved the connection problem with the vibration sensor, raising the connection quality shown in the Aqara app from Poor to Acceptable. I think if I add another Smart Switch somewhere in-between my current Smart Plug and the M2 Hub, I should be able to get the connection quality up to Good (the best of the three levels). So Im really happy about this. The build quality of the device seems really good too. Its solid, the switch doesnt feel wishy-washy, and it responds to on/off commands from the Home app really fast. And the price is affordable, so all good on these fronts. The disappointing aspect, and the reason I give this device only 4 stars instead of 5, is that it does not support the Smart Switch power measurement capabilities for automation purposes. As I mentioned, I have our clothes dryer plugged into this one, and in the Aqara app, I can see in real time as the power goes up above 4 watts when the dryer turns on, when it goes up above 200 watts while a drying cycle is running, and then when it falls back down to 4 watts when the cycle completes. So it would be very easy to create automation that would play a sound on a HomePod and change the color of a light bulb upstairs to let me know when the cycle completes. In fact, Ive been doing this successfully for years with the WeMo Insight plug. WeMo also doesnt let you create automation directly on power usage readings (accept to generate a phone notification through their WeMo app), but the Insight plug does support the In Use/Not In Use events. These events are different than On/Off. On/Off flags whether or not the plug itself is powered on. The In Use/Not In Use flag indicates whether or not the appliance plugged into the switch is actually drawing power. So these events are crucial to building automation that can let you know whether an appliance is actually running or not. So far the WeMo Insight is the only plug Ive found that supports the In Use event correctly in HomeKit. The problem with the WeMo Insight is that it has a really short lifespan. I basically had to replace the plug about every year. In fact, lifespan was so poor, that it looks like WeMo is no longer selling the Insight. Its no longer shown in the WeMo product line on their web site, and the only Insight units available for purchase here on Amazon are used products. So I had high hopes that the Aqara Smart Plug could be my new go to In Use sensing plug, but its not. But it is a fine Zigbee range extender if you need that, and in fact, Ill likely buy another one soon, since these plugs also respond a lot faster than the WeMos (even with a WeMo bridge). In an answer to the question I posted about this on this product page, Aqara responded that they are considering adding the In Use trigger feature to the Smart Plug. I certainly hope they decide to do so. Its a capability that should really be available in all smart devices, but the majority of manufacturers seem to ignore it. I hope this review explains to Aqara, and other makers, why it is important to support In Use/Not In Use as another set of triggers beyond the simple On/Off events.

Great product. Works very well

Installs and works well - just blocks an entire socket if you have to use the upper on of the pair :(

I have been using Aqara devices over a year now. And I use them in Apple HomeKit. I haven’t had any problems with them setting them up at all. This is great if you’re trying to get into the smart home. Just remember that you need a Aqara hub to make this work.

I have it in the same room as the usb hub. It’s good signal . So far the plug is big so 2 won’t fit. So I have to use a different brand smart plug in the other outlet so I can have use of 2 smart plugs. I can see improvements if you were to design them to make 2 fit in one receptacle. And also designing a 16A smart plug to be able to use a bit more watts would be great too. But It’s working great with ifttt and the temperature sensor too but temp sensor could be a bit more durable. When it accidentally drops the appliances goes crazy and they all turn on and the temperature be way off for a while. Anyway, I notice one great feature is we can set a watt limit , so if we don’t want whatever is plugged up to go over a certain amount of watts then the plug will power off if it does. And the count down timer is way awesome too. I’m new to Aqara’s products but so far so good. Most of all I’m glad temp sensor is accurate unlike some other competitors sensors I’ve been using.

Not much to say about a smart outlet. Easy to add to HomeKit and works consistently.

Okay, let me explain. I purchased the Aqara Smart Plug for the sole purpose of triggering my Aqara Hub into alarm mode. My security system will not do that on its own. I saw a video online that showed a work around so I decided to give it a shot. I cannot hear my siren upstairs so, the hub was the way to go since it is located upstairs. I have Aqara temperature sensors so, the M1s hub works. The work around stated it cannot be used for anything else, however, I added a smart bulb that will flash red as a visual que as well as hearing the MS1s siren. I hope Aqara will update the firmware to allow this integration without the need to purchase a smart plug.

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Great product to buy. Will buy it again.

I have lots of Aqara devices on my hub so I wanted to try this smart plug to get the power monitoring function. Its a beautiful plug that only takes one wall socket space if plugged into the top outlet. It paired effortlessly to the Aqara Hub and was visible in HomeKit. To see the power numbers, you have to go to the accessories options and select the plug in order to see the power numbers. I wish it were displayed on the Home card in the Aqara app. In the power monitoring screen, you can set various options such as charge protection which turns the plug off if it measures less than 2W for 30 minutes (to stop charging a cell phone for example) and power-off memory which resumes the state of the plug in case of a main power outage.