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)

It took forever for the app to work for me. Once I finally got it to work,though, I love how I can turn on & off lights from my bed & schedule it to randomly turn on lights when Im out of town. I bought another so I can also have a radio playing when Im gone but am still trying to get this one set up!

Ive got 9 Kasa devices and have the same issue with all of them. They frequently disconnect from Alexa. I am not having an issue with my other 40+ devices of various brands, just Kasa. I bought them because they were inexpensive. You definitely get what you pay for in this case. They have not released a firmware update in forever which makes them a target for hackers.

No more fighting who has to get out of bed to flip the light switch.... Alexa turn off the light No more having to reach back in the awkward corner to plug in the Christmas Tree... Alexa turn on/off the Christmas Tree No more having to run upstairs to plug in the Christmas lights on the hand rail... Alexa turn on/off the Christmas lights No more having to toggle the light switch hidden behind the door in my office... Alexa turn on/off the office light Alexa app could be a little smarter. You can set up a group in Kasa (such as Christmas) but the app isnt smart enough to recognize the group Alexa turn on/off Christmas to turn on/off the group. (This is available in the Kasa phone app)

Though I use the Kasa smart bulbs in most areas of my home, I bought this plug to use for string lights (no on/off switch) that are on top of my upper cabinets in the kitchen. The plug for the lights is in a cabinet above the microwave, and was a pain to turn them on and off. Installed the smart plug on that outlet and now only have to ask Alexa to turn them on and off, and no longer have to get the step stool out and move things around to access the outlet in the back of the cabinet to plug them in/out. Smart anything is a great convenience in our homes, but in hard to reach areas these make so much sense. And set up is a breeze!

I bought this back in December so I could use our Google Home to turn on our Christmas tree by voice command. It was really easy to connect to our Google home and it works great! I now have our living room lamp plugged into it, and the app makes it super easy to change the name of what I want to call it.

I have the KASA TP-100 in-wall, wired smart outlets which work great. But these work just as well, are cheaper and can be moved without having to unwire and rewire an actual outlet. I thought I wouldnt like how it isnt part of the outlet and you can tell 2 things are plugged in.. But I was wrong.. I would have bought 10 of these and not any smart wired outlets if I could do it over again. I use this with our 2nd Christmas tree that sits upstairs in front of a window. We never go upstairs so this was so easy to just plug it in and set a schedule to turn the Christmas tree lights on and off at night.

These are my favorite smart plugs!!! Super easy to set up and they just work. You do need to get the Kasa app (which is also great) but after that connecting to Alexa or Google Home is a piece of cake. The Kasa app is great for setting up routines or grouping devices. I’ve only used with lighting but everyone in our home loves them.

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!!

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.

Easy to set up, although I had to try multiple times to get it to detect and connect to my network. Unfortunate that there is no HomeKit integration. I use the widget to toggle it off and on.