Kasa Smart Plug Mini, Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Works with Alexa & Google Home, Wi-Fi Simple Setup, No Hub Required – A Certified for Humans Device (HS105)

Not that it doesnt work or that it does, I have no idea if it works or not. I got it bundled with the Dot and I keep looking at it and wondering what I should plug into it. Honestly I have no clue what I should plug into it. I can see well at night and dont need to plug it into a lamp. If I plugged it into a TV or computer I would still have to turn those only manually. Im not about to become the clapper commercial so I really dont know what all the cost is worthy of the very expensive plug. I think that is half the problem I paid so much for the plug Im not thinking that I dont have anything that is plug worthy. Maybe Ill just put the stupid thing on Craigslist or Ebay. I dont really see the need for this thing. The only thing I can think of is a lamp and have the light come on when it gets dark out or when Im out of town so it looks like someone is home but I dont know. I have close neighbors who keep tabs on my house so I dont know. I would plug it in the radio but I have the echo dots that can wake me up with music that I actually want to listen to. I also have an echo that I can use as an alarm clock even though I have never used an alarm clock. I know when I need to wake up and I wake up at the appointed time. Maybe someone in Amazon land can give me an idea what is expensive plug worthy of the expensive plug.

I got several of these to use with non-smart lights around the house, including two strings of Christmas lights and an overhead lamp. The plugs are easy to set up in the Kasa software and to import into the Google Home app for use with Google Assistant. the plugs also have a manual on-off switch on the side of the plug for when you dont want to use voice control. Ive had a couple of these for two years and use them on a daily basis. The only thing that could be better is that they are wide and if your plugging into a power strip they may cover up other outlets (depending on the orientation of the outlets on the power strip), but thats easy enough to work around. T-P Link is a decent brand and the price is right on these -- since every brand of device will likely require its own app to set up and manage them, picking one brand and sticking with it is a good idea. Once you have it set up in Google Assitant or Alexa, you probably will only need to use the Kasa app if you want to re-set the device, just fyi.

Sets up easily and works great when working directly with it. The Alexa integration is USUALLY great. But if it’s in an Alexa Group that has a dimmer, it’ll sometimes turn on when you tell it to or sometimes require you to tell it to set the group to 100. It might be this device or it might be Alexa. I haven’t figured that out yet. Still a great product

These are my fav smart plugs. They have always worked and have never given me a single issue. Can use it for a fan or can use it for a lamp and go into the Alexa app and change the type setting from a plug to a light, which will allow you to control the plug as a light in your Alexa-enabled group-Alexa, turn on the lights. Highly recommend these plugs from TP-Link.

Reading everyone else’s ups and downs really helped me set up my plug as a timer. Plus, since the app interface isn’t super user friendly a few days into its use it really clicked for me how to use as a timer. Must set up 2 entries stipulating turn on time, then 2nd to turn off time. All good once that was established!!

I cringe every time I have to deal with anything related to technology, and for good reason. Normally “easily installed “ relates to hours of frustration and a return of the item. If you want to be able to control lights, TV, heater, etc., get this plug. It installed in minutes and it works seamlessly with my Alexa. This is my third mini plug and I’ll continue purchasing them for all my Alexa remote uses. Thank you Kasa, I’m a very satisfied customer.

The Kasa smart plugs have all been very reliable and easy to set up. I bought them after throwing out(returning but seriously wanted to just chuck them) multiple Wemo minis. Not sure if its the particular mesh router I use(eero) but I just could not get the Wemos to work. Not with the Kasa smart plug. It easily set up on first try, and was rock solid throughout. I use them for my bedside lamp and set a schedule to have them turn on around bed time so I never go up to a dark room. They also worked like a champ for indoor christmas lights and random lighting when Im out of town. I havent gone all out with smart home products, but if you just want a couple here or there for lighting, this is such a great product, no fuss and rock solid reliable.

This item works very well. We have Lutron Caseta devices throughout the house, but their dimmers and devices are wonky with LED lights sometimes. The on-off binary nature of this TP Link device makes these devices better for things light string lights and some table lamps that use low power. Setup is easy. The only recommendation is to skip reading the paper instructions with the package and setup the device through the Alexa app right out of the box.

Ive used these switches all over my home for the lights I have the plug directly into the wall. Being able to tell Alexa to turn those lights on is lovely, especially when you are lazy after a hard day haha. I have used these switches around my home for over a year now, and have not had a problem with any of them. They are easy to setup, and simply forget about. Which I absolutely love. The Kasa app allows you to control what ever is connected to this switch from anywhere you have an internet connection. The app is intuitive and simple. Personally I think these are the best Alexa outlets on the market.

These smart plugs have some useful features thru its app, such as Scenes & Timers. It is compatible with Alexa. I can set an aromatherapy Scene to turn on all oil diffusers. Using the Timer feature, I can then set the diffusers to auto-shutoff in 2 hours any time its been used. I can use Scenes or Timers to have lamps turn on at a specific time on certain days, or everyday at sunset, then shut off at sunrise or what not. They do jut out from the wall quite a bit (almost 2 inches), but you are able to use 2 of these onto a regular 2-plug outlet with no space issues. If you use them on a surge protector/strip or on an outlet with regular cords plugged in next to it, this can get in the way, depending on the surrounding cords bulk. Most regular 2-prong cords (lamps etc) will fit next to an outlet with this plugged in, some will be a tight squeeze next to each other. (Air fresheners & 3-prong cords will definitely not fit next to this.) These dont work with devices that have an auto-shutoff or timed-shutoff safety feature, but that is more of an issue with those devices and not this smart plug. For instance, my bed warmer & light-therapy lamp wont work with any smart plug. Think of it this way: if your device is powered on & you have a power outage, does your device kick back on automatically when power is restored (like lights do)? If not, then it wont work with ANY smart plug. These smart plugs do NOT offer any other special features such as energy-use monitoring, parental controls, etc. It merely turns an existing outlet into a wifi-enabled smart outlet without having to do any electrical wiring. Alexa will, however, be able to give you energy use estimates thru its own app, but that is an Alexa feature, not the smart plugs. The only issue I had with these is that Alexa mistakenly sees them as a light source even though I have it set up to NOT be listed as a light source. For instance, I use these on an oil diffuser and a desk fan. When I tell Alexa to turn on the lights, it turns on the diffuser and fan as well. I then have to tell Alexa to turn off the diffuser and fan individually from there. But this is more of an issue on Alexas end, not the smart plug. Overall, Ive bought several of these and it works great for what I need, plus theyre very affordable!