Smart Plug 4 Pack, Refoss Smart WiFi Outlet Works with Apple HomeKit, Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Timer & APP Remote Control, 15A

I have been all in on the smarthome since late 2017 when I bought my first connected speaker and just kept going from there. I have been moving everything over to HomeKit since last year and now most of my devices live inside the Home app on iOS and Mac. I believe that it is the best smarthome platform IF you care about privacy and collection of your personal data. If you dont care about that, then HomeKit is probably the worst platform, it has far fewer devices compatible with the ecosystem than Google or Alexa. Not to mention, it has a high cost of entry thanks to Apple products not being very affordable. I had a little trouble connecting this to my main network, its the first devices Ive tried to add to the Home app since my Eeros got the update that gave them support for HomeKit router compatibility. I tried and tried and could not get them to connect. I think this was my fault because I had WPA3 turned on and forgot to enable legacy mode for devices like these plugs that only support the 2.4GHz band. But after turning off WPA3 and putting the Eero Pro 6 routers into the right mode, they connected almost instantly. Since then, they have been working well with no problems using them from inside my home, or when Im out and connecting remotely. This is how HomeKit works, its a little different than Alexa, where your smart speaker calls out to the internet to control devices, regardless of if youre on your home WiFI network or not. I didnt test these plugs with anything except HomeKit, I just dont trust the other smarthome platforms anymore and try not to use them if I can help it. The Home app can really be a pain sometimes, but its designed with security in mind and that sometimes has to trump convenience. One thing to mention, despite these plugs being sold as Refoss brand, in my Home app, they show up as Meross which is another very similar brand with similar products to Refoss. It may be that both are owned by the same company. Great plugs for use with Apple HomeKit, and very affordable considering how much some HomeKit accessories can cost.

Same day delivery and easy to set up. Using with HomeKit to control the lights in my large home bar. Made a scene for Open Bar to turn the lights on and another scene to close the bar. No issues setting up or connecting. Make sure to use the refoss app. It will walk you through the setup and connect to HomeKit.

Works great with my Apple HomeKit Apple and Google Home, I don’t have Alexa so I can not comment on their apps capabilities but I’m sure it’s works just as well.

Refoss comes from the same far east manufacture as Meross, but cheaper. I don’t know how well Meross works yet, but at this time, Refoss doesn’t work very well. At first, the setup was easy and quick, going through the Apple HomeKit app. But after a few days everything fell apart. I could not reconnect any of my Refoss devices to Apple HomeKit. Refoss/Meross’s own app worked fine during this time, and I could continue to use the devices through their app…but I don’t want to do that, I have enough home automation apps already and just tired of it all. If it doesn’t work well going through HomeKit, Alexa, and/or Google…then it goes right into the garbage, it’s just that easy for me right now. I’ve been in the automation business for a long time and you still get what you pay for. So you go cheap with Refoss, you get cheap service. After a few hours, all my Refoss items finally reconnected back to HomeKit and all was good….but just for a few more days. I also noticed a lot of bot reviews here, so I can’t trust much of them, I would keep that in mind. I hope this review helps somebody. At this time, I cannot recommend this brand to my family, friends, and all who read this review. Happy shopping!!

Every time you want to turn them on, you will only see “no response” or “updating”. Don’t buy them.

I wanted a Homekit compatible set of smart plugs, and this four pack of smart plugs made by Refoss so far is working great. Its also a much more budget friendly option than many of the other compatible Homekit compatible smart plugs. Setup of the first one was a bit cumbersome but not overly so. The included sticker on the side of the plug makes it easy to use your smart phone camera to load up the information you need to set it it. I had to unplug and plug it back in a few times for the setup to start, but after that it worked great. For several weeks now I have 4 accent lamps in living room all connected, and I can simply say hey Siri and use my setup word and they all turn on or off. Another easy feature to setup was the plugs was to group them together, and now when I either leave my home or come back, they automatically turn on when I arrive and off when Im leaving. Pretty slick overall, would be a nice gift for any gadget lover in your life.

I’m no tech expert but the description says 2.4 ghz connection not 5g. I believe a lot of people complaining it does not work after several a tries is because they’re not aware of what their Wi-Fi connection is. After receiving the product it literally took me to set up one of the plugs in less than 2 minutes with Apple Home App. With that said, I could be wrong but again I did not have issues because I knew my Wi-Fi connection was 2.4 ghz. I say this to say, the bad reviews are really making this look bad when it could’ve been avoided. Would definitely buy more.

Gosund advertises its products as being both Alexa / Google and Apple compatible. Smart plugs aren’t. It’s either / or. Do not buy from their app, which will bombard you with ads. They stone wall on returns and ignore their false advertising. Buy through Amazon so you can use Amazon returns.

I tried multiple processes for connecting the plugs to my IOS devices. I was able to connect twice, then was unable to see the devices afterward. Too much trouble.

Does not work with a lamp that has two bulbs and also does not have a timer do not buy this information is misleading