Usually, HomeKit devices are trivial to set up. This one was just weird. But once I got it working, it has been bulletproof. A good device at a great price, as long as you’re willing to fiddle a bit to begin with.

I purchased this wifi enabled outlet to get ready for the holidays. We have inflatable scenes for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas and I was using a dusk to dawn outlet but I didnt like that it would be running ALL night.... nobody watches Christmas lights at 3am so when I found out Meross made one of this I got it right away. I have nothing but great experiences with their products (see one of my screenshots shows 4 different devices). I love the fact that you can control each outlet independently so its not all ON or all OFF at the same time. So if I want to plug my backyard patio hanging lights I can do it in the same plug and control them separately.

Individually control multiple outlets, via the app or via Alexa. HomeKit not required. Works great!

I like this smart plug because it works well with Apple Homekit and the outlets are independently controllable. Great for outdoor lights and holiday decorations.

Easy to setup in homekit like most homekit devices. I was pleasantly surprised that it allows you to control the two outlets separately - in homekit you can long click the plug to see both outlets and if you go to settings you can even unpair them to show as two separate devices. My only complaint is that it uses wifi instead of thread. I realize thread is brand new and more products will use it as it continues to become popular. I just dont like all these smart plugs clogging up my wifi. But for the price point and the homekit native compatibility this plug is hard to beat.

We love this outdoor outlet and highly recommend it. It was easy to setup. It controls our bistro lights in our backyard through the Apple Home App and Siri. But unfortunately, I didn’t save the HomeKit label with code on the outlet. After a year and a half in the elements the label was not legible when I needed to reset it up with our wifi network. BUT Meross support was fantastic and was able to let me know the HomeKit code for our outlet after I had emailed them. FYI their support email is: [email protected] Thank you so much Meross!

Works great! I have not been able to test long term use outdoors yet, but it is very handy and easy to use. I plugged it in, went to wifi settings, clicked on the device, and it asked me to scan the QR sticker on the device. It tried to connect and didnt work. The app wouldnt show it, and it wouldnt let me add it again because it said it was already there (but it didnt show up). I held down the power button on the device and it reset. I was able to repeat the same process and it worked the second time. Each switch can be controlled independently from your phone. It can also work with voice commands, but I have not tried those yet. I highly recommend!

Let me start with build quality. Its questionable. I ordered two. One came with an open crack between the two halves of the plastic body because the unit had not been assembled correctly. Fortunately, I was able to take it apart and re-assemble it. It is worth noting that there are no rubber gaskets or other seals to keep water out of the main housing. The two rubber outlet covers which were black in the product photos are actually yellow. They are very supple and seem to provide a good seal when inserted into the receptacles. (The only seal in the entire product.) However, when they are not inserted into the receptacles, they hang between the two receptacles from a very, very thin strip of rubber. It is not hard to imagine them getting accidentally torn off, but thats not even the biggest problem with them. It is almost impossible to plug in two cords at the same time because the products two receptacles are placed fairly close together and those hanging covers get in the way. You have to really pull the covers out of the way with some force to insert a second plug. It seems inevitable that the rubber covers will get torn off. If the designers had hung the covers in any other direction, this problem would have been averted. Similar products all get this right. Only meross gets it wrong. (Its worth noting that meross offers another version of this product—same model number but different housing—that does solve this problem...while creating another.) The biggest design hassle for me is the plug end of this product—the one that gets inserted into your AC receptacle. This is a product designed to be used outdoors. The designer should absolutely assume it is going to be plugged in inside a weather housing, yet meross drops the ball here too. The plug points down at a 90-degree angle. This means if you plug it into the top outlet, you cant use the bottom outlet. If you plug it into the bottom outlet, you cant close the door of the weather housing. If you want to use two of these units together, forget it. You cant. Attaching the cord to the plug at a 45-degree angle would have completely solved this problem. As is, there is no solution. So is there anything good about this product? Absolutely. It was easy to connect to HomeKit. Once you switch your iPhone over to the products ad hoc wifi signal while you set it up, everything works exactly like it should. And the product allows you to control each outlet independently. In fact, functionally, this product checks all the boxes. Unfortunately, its physical design is a deal killer.

Was able to set this up immediately from HomeKit (unlike my WeMo plugs which had a 50/50 success rate). At first I thought both outlets were switched together, but realized HomeKit grouped both outlets as a pair in the app. So, best of both worlds, I can both outlets independently, or together. This allowed me to dump two of my other smart plugs and a splitter cable clean up the clutter behind the bookshelf. The fact that its weather proof is just a bonus to its versatility. For now, the Meross is still required if you want to update firmware. Its not a bad, but I prefer the unity of HomeKit to control all my devices. Do make sure you have good WiFi around where this is plugged in. I have the Meross garage door opener as well and both seem to be sensitive to poor wifi signal. Havent had any issues, but both devices almost constantly show me in red quality at ~72% signal. They still work like clockwork though, so it may not be that big of a deal, YMMV.

Meross did it again. Another great product, and keeping up with the times, another product with HomeKit compatibility! Right before the holiday season comes this product which is perfect for setting up timers and remote on/off capabilities for Halloween and Christmas light. I also use it for a birdbath/fountain that I keep on during the day. The new Meross products are having HomeKit compatibility,along with Alexa and Google Home support. The new devices are even supporting mesh router, which is great for outdoor plugs, since mesh routers are sometimes needed to have wifi access outside the house. Just remember one thing, while setting up the plugs, disable 5GHz in the router. Once set up is complete using 2.4 GHz, 5GHz can be turned back on. The device shows up as one icon in HomeKit and Meross app, but once the icon is tapped, the app shows individual outlets for fine grained control. The two outlets can be turned on or off individually. Also, the outlet can be programmed using IFTTT where either the whole outlet (both receptacles) or each receptacle can be programmed to turn on or off. There is a switch on the outlet to turn both receptacles on of off manually. One problem that usually occurs with smart outlets is that the devices sometimes disconnect from the network so they cannot be turned or or off remotely. However, I have never seen that happen with this outlet. This is always connected and immediately accessible via HomeKit and Meross app. Overall, this is a great product that I confidently recommend. Get it, you will love it and wonder how you lived without it so far!