Wyze Plug, 2.4GHz WiFi Smart Plug, Compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT, No Hub Required, Four-Pack, White

Very easy setup! The plugs works with my Alexa Echo. Initially connecting to wifi during setup was a little troublesome. But I do not have the fastest wifi speeds. With fast wifi speeds, setup would have been a breeze. Once set up they work great.

We have quite a few Wyze cams and when we recently needed a smart plug, we opted for these. They work well and have a nice scheduling feature. We run lamps and use them to remote restart network connection equipment at an offsite facility. The biggest problem is they are near impossible to update consistently. Weve had this issue with other Wyze devices too. If they are at one location with Spectrum internet NONE will ever update. No matter what you do. Bring them to the main location, reset them, attach to AT&T Fiber here, and they update. Take them to a different location with Spectrum and they also work. Take them to another and nope. So, weve had to constantly take all devices needing updates to specific locations to update. PAINFUL.

I decided to try these as an upgrade over old school outlet timers. One on the coffee pot and one for a lamp. It’s fairly easy to setup but not immediately intuitive for non tech types. It requires using their app and it requires internet access. The app allows linking up Wyze sensors as triggers or setting any type of schedule. I guess IFTTT has some actions that can be used as well. But no Apple Homekit integration and that’s for all Wyze to date. I believe they do work with Alexa and google home. Basically once in the app, you can setup action, schedules and shortcuts. What I like is it’s easy to over ride the schedule by simply going to the app to turn on or off rather than reaching down behind a cabinet or table to reach a timer to manually hit the on off button, although these also have the physical button. For lamps, there is a vacation mode that I believe randomizes the on off schedule. It would be useful if they added a dusk to dawn function or allow selecting dusk and or dawn individually for lamp scheduling. What I don’t like is no ability to edit the WiFi setup without resetting and starting over and reliance on internet access. So far I’ve only had one failure to turn on when scheduled, not sure why. For the cost, it’s cheaper than a plug-in timer and offers 15amp capacity for things like coffee makers. Overall, I’d buy again but would like to see easier ability to edit WiFi setup and zero reliance on internet once setup.

I never tried to use with Alexa. But I will say that the app to turn on and off works well. I have some Kasa devices that the scheduling was much simpler to use, but did figure it out. I use this at a property to turn lights on and off at irregular times different days, and so the schedule took me several tries to get them to work. No issues with connectivity.

Easy to setup and use, but God help you if you need customer support. I was double charged (~$100) for annual monitoring, and after numerous exchanges (each time with a different person), the best answer I could get was an offer of a $20 gift card to their online store to buy more of their stuff… I had to dispute the charges with my cc company.

The only reason I am rating it 4 out of 5 instead of 5 was the fact it cannot connect to 5GHz Wireless networks. I know it states clear as day that its a 2.4GHz WiFi Smart Plug, but its 2022 and most products with WiFi capabilities should connect to 5GHz networks. The Smart Plug works as it should. You can power on any appliance or electronic device from anywhere you can get an internet connection. So far so good. I will be sure to add more after I do some thorough testing.

I purchased a two-pack of Wyze plugs in August 2021 and was quite happy with them; so much so that I purchased another pair in December. In late January, however, I started having an issue (I was using three of the four plugs Id purchased). All three plugs would go offline and refuse to reconnect. I power-cycled them. I deleted them from my app and re-added them. They would again go offline within a day or two. So I contacted Wyze customer service. I was disconnected from the first customer representative and had to start over. The second customer service representative was unhelpful (and borderline condescending). I definitely dont appreciate clearly explaining all the things Ive already done to troubleshoot the problem only to have someone ask me if the plugs are connected to power. And then send me the boilerplate troubleshooting text I can easily access on my own via their website. Once again, I deleted my Wyze plugs from the app, power-cycled them, and re-added them to the app. Once again, they worked for approximately two days and then went offline. I factory reset all of them and repeated the process, same result. This was not an issue with my Wi-Fi connection/internet service (i.e. network health issues), as I had 1GB fiber internet and a Wi-Fi 6 router. One of the three Wyze plugs that kept going offline was in the same room as my router, literally less than 9 feet away. Regardless, I ran their Route This Helps app, as instructed, and it indicated my WiFi network health results were Very Good. Eventually Wyze notified me that, since I purchased the plugs within the last 1 year, then Im eligible for a Warranty Replacement or Wyze Store Credit for the amount of your product. Great... so I can get a new set of plugs that dont work? Dont waste your money on these Wyze plugs.

Some of these are connected to devices so I can have small space heaters turn on/off by a schedule.. and others just give me a way to restart a device that maybe 60 miles away. Also had one on my coffee pot, so it would automatically turn off if I forgot, by gps location in Alexa.. Good way to make non smart devices better on the electric bill, or give you some peace of mind that you may have forgot t whatever small appliances on.. I can always double check from the app if that silly coffee mark was left on or not.

Note: Im writing this review on the same day I installed the plugs so I have not experienced the long term effects of using the plugs. The plugs were easy to install and sync up with my Google Home Hub. You have to install the Wyze app to configure the plug...and by configure, the plug only needs to know how to connect to your local home wifi so that other devices (Google Home) can communicate with it. To install, you run the Wyze app, add device, plug in the plug, and wait a minute for the app to find the device. Note: There are 2 types of plugs on the app: the older version and new (2021) version. At first, I chose the older version, thinking that these were older plugs. Couldnt connect. But when I chose the newer version it connected in a snap. I named the plug Tea Kettle and my Google Home was able to find the device with ease. Plugs like these work fine for devices like my tea kettle and wax aroma device. These are simple devices with merely an on/off switch. Devices like a Mr. Coffee or Keurig may not work since you have to punch more buttons to make them work. I was not bothered by the noise level of the click when it turns on or off. Its audible, but not enough to annoy me. Its also satisfying to hear the click, knowing that the device is working. If the plugs continue to work great after a month, then Ill be buying more.

Super simple to set up and get connected. I love the way the app lets you schedule. They connect easily with Google home. No issues and I have many all over the house. Used one for landscape light timer that quit and it has been flawless