This plug is very easy to use and integrate with Apple Home Kit. The only drawback is it is a little bulky, but that is minor. Appears well made and can withstand outdoor use.

So I live in an apartment complex and bought this for my outdoor balcony for my string lights. I tried to set it up on my balcony and each attempt ended in failure. After several on and off attempts over the span of a few hours, I brought it inside out of frustration. I then tried to see if I could pair it inside, and it worked on the first try. Not what was happening from a technical standpoint but that fixed the pairing issue, and now it works fine.

Maybe the units interoperability with HomeKit is just on the edge? My first unit was always a little flakey but then, after ~7 months (Nov 2022) stopped working altogether with my HomePod and iPhone (iOS 16.4.1(a)). Can reset it and re-add it, but then the Home app reports it as non-responsive.... Same difficulty.

I used to use a mechanical outdoor timer for my Christmas lights. I want to use a smart timer this year instead so I can control the timer from my iPhone. This is helpful if you have to place your timer at a hard to reach location. I was aware that this Meross smart Wifi outdoor plug was designed for Apple Homekit but I knew it also works with Amazon Alexa and Meross ios app. It has 2 outlets that can be turned on/off separately. I recommend setting it up indoor first before you place it outside. Setting up a Meross smart device is straight forward since its Meross ios app will walk you thru step by step. However, as this device is designed for Apple Homekit, you need to set it up in Home ios app first before you can add it in Meross app. Setting up in Home ios app is easy by just scanning the QR code on the side of the plug and follow the direction to add it into your home wifi. I don’t use Apple Homekit so I used Meross app to setup the timer for this plug in the Routine feature. After you set up the device in Home app, you open Meross app, click on the ” + “ sign at the top right corner and you will see it has an option to add the “Smart Outdoor Plug”. I hooked it up to my landscape light and tested it for 3 weeks. It went thru the California fire, Santa Ana wind, and rainy weather without any problem. In 2 weeks, I’ll have a reliable smart timer for my Christmas lights. It’s another 5-star smart device from Meross.

Ive had smart devices in my home for many, many years now. I discovered Meross when needing an inexpensive garage door controller. It has been working flawlessly for over two years. Ive since purchased light switches and lamps and now this outdoor smart plug. It was very simple to get configured. The app (I use android) worked perfectly and walked me through the steps. Because I already have Meross devices, the Google home app picked up the new smart plug and I was controlling it with my voice with no trouble. My only complaint is because the Google home integration controls both outlets as one. The Meross app controls them independently. I think Meross should make the adjustment in the Google home integration to allow independent control of the two outlets. See attached images. Other than that, its a brilliant device!

I wasn’t too sure about another outside voice controlled switch after using the Kasa one I bought a couple months ago, but with my Christmas lights being up I needed an easy way to control them. This device is comparably smaller than others, at least smaller than the one from Kasa, yet has similar functionality. They HomeKit setup was dead simple but then adding it to them Meross app so I could use it with Google Home was a bit confusing - it kept trying to have me go back through them HomeKit setup. Eventually I got it working after 5 minutes. It is important to keep in mind that you shouldn’t name the room, the device, and each plug the same - they all should have a different name. I went with Location: Front Yard, Device: Outside Smart Outlet, Plug1: Christmas Lights, Plug2: Ground Lights. Those allows me to say hey Google, turn on Christmas Lights and just those lights turn on, or I can say hey Google, turn on Outside Smart Outlet and both sets of lights turn on. Overall the device is sturdy and seems really well built. It had no issues connecting to my WiFi network and I havent noticed any house or slowness when barking out commands to Google.

The whole holiday display is automatic. Will use for pool filter in the summer. Love it.

These plugs were the easiest to setup, configure and operate.

This smart plug is compatible with HomeKit, Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant which sounds great but this makes it difficult to set up as HomeKit is the preferred method so using Alexa didnt work initially.

This is working well to control a fountain outside. It is weather-resistant, not submersible. It is in a relatively sheltered setting, so should be okay. Plastic plugs are there to protect unused outlet, if needed. Short cord to hang outside of outlet enclosure. It wouldn’t connect to HomeKit using the camera and QR code, but connected manually right away. The instructions clearly cover this eventuality, so good job there. HomeKit control works very well, both setting a schedule and manually. Outlets can be controlled independently; I didn’t need that, but feature is there and works if you do. Only caveat is that I’ve only had it for 3 weeks.