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)

I use it to set a timer to have my lamp turn on to wake me up in the morning. I love how well it works with Alexa. I have two, one for my desk lamp and another for my bed lamp. I honestly can’t remember the last time I actually touched the light to turn it on because all I do is say “Alexa turn on the light”. Makes my life so much more simpler. It’s also so easy to set up. Get the app, scan and done! Easy.

The Kasa app is how you initially set it up. After that, you set it up in the Amazon Alexa app. Worked easily and right away. I use this plug for my book light. Every night, I say, Echo, turn on book light. Then my Echo Dot lady says Okay and turns it on. In the morning, I have a routine on my Alexa app. The Echo Dot tells me what day it is, turns on the book light, then plays some music. So the integration is fantastic.

I have had several different smart plugs and Kasa are by far the absolute best. I dont understand why people are saying it doesnt work with Alexa, my Show picks it up as soon as I get it on the wifi when first setting it up and adds it in. Google got it easily too, I just relink Kasa and its good to go. I have a Wemo thats just about useless (it wouldnt update last year and I gave up trying) and a Samsung plug that is so sad with no features... But the Kasa never fails. Stays connected to the wifi and connects back quickly if the power goes out, I can tell it to turn off or on at sunrise/sunset, the timers actually work, it always does its firmware updates, and works after the updates. Kasa has never given me a problem. Its big, yeah, but one plug doesnt take up the whole outlet (theyre smart plug/wifi extender I got a few years ago does... Which I hate). I really have had the best experiences with Kasa (we got a smart bulb too, so my son could change the color of his bedroom light, Im going to replace another companys smart bulbs with Kasa bulbs)

We bought this as an addition for our 2 pack we previously bought. Set up was a little more cumbersome than I remembered but still easy. Perfect for the holiday season and our Christmas tree. We use the schedule feature to have our Christmas lights on when we arrive home. Its a little bulky and hard to hide behind large furniture once you have a plug plugged in. Close to 2-3 inches total.

I like automation. Have one on a desk light, used daily. Has a plug-in slide dimmer on a wire between it and the lamp, so it turns on on a command, and dims from a wire. Have one on my motorcycle trickle charger. I can just turn it on timer for an hour or two to top off the battery, if I feel the bike has not had enough use. I have not scheduled, but would imagine that works well, also. Used it on the Christmas tree, too. Alexa, turn on plug Tree worked great! (Go Brooklyn!) The enclosure could be a little less real-estate hungry...

Easy to use. After downloading the Kasa app and setting up the plug on my wifi, it set itself up on Alexa. Plugged my bedroom lamp in and now I can turn it on/off from the phone app or via voice w/my Alexa dot. Honestly only purchased because Amazon offered this device for 99cents. Really good value. Unsure if Id spend the almost $20 listed as normal price for 1 smart plug. I only have Alexa devices in my bedroom. Personally I dont find it that difficult to manually turn the lamp on and off. This was honestly the only item in my room that I can use the plug with. Biggest benefit is I dont have to get out of bed at night to turn off the light.

So we got this to work with our Alexa. For the most part it is great. The setup wasnt crazy easy, but it was simple enough. What I dont like is that I have to have a completely separate app on my phone to set it up before it will connect with Alexa. Also, when we changed our wi-fi password, it was easier to delete the whole device and set it up again than to change the current one. That wouldnt be a big deal except we had that device in a couple Alexa routines, so those had to be re-done. Overall, for everyday use, its great. Just a couple minor inconveniences.

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.

They work well. I have them on just about every plugged in light and always use one on the Christmas tree and the outdoor version for lights. It is so much easier to ask alexa to turn on the tree than to crawl under and plug it in. The timer function great for not only turning the lights on an off but also a good way to turn lights off late at night if someone forgets to turn them off. The sunrise and sunset options come in very handy and these have replaced all my mechanical timers. The wifi setup is the only downfall. It isnt too complicated but not straight forward either. I had to set a couple of these up for a coworker who was ready to give up and return them. If you happen to change your wifi password the update process is more difficult than it has to be.

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.