meross Smart Plug Mini, 15A & Reliable Wi-Fi, Support Apple HomeKit, Siri, Alexa, Echo, Google Assistant and Nest Hub, App Control, Timer, No Hub Needed, 2.4G WiFi Only, 1 Pack

If you want a smart plug thats simple to use with excellent app integration, this Meross Smart Mini Plug is exactly what youre looking for! Just plug it in, add the device on your Meross app, and youre done in less than a minute. I love that the app makes it easy to control the device and has some powerful features like grouping devices together. The Meross app also works with IFTTT, so the possibilities for control are endless. The only downside to smart plugs that Ive come across is that they stick out from the wall further than the outlet, making tight spaces even tighter. Overall, this is a 5-star product.

These plugs work great right out of the box. I had no problem setting them up in the Meros app. A family member had to disable the 5Ghz band on his router before it would recognize the plug, but after setup he was able to turn the 5Ghz band back on and hasnt seen any problems.

One of the concerns with these low cost smart plugs is whether they can work with a mesh network. A number of people that comment on this topic in these types of threads dont fully understand the issue IMO. The issue is not whether the mesh network supports both 2.4G and 5G. They all do that. The issue is whether the app provided with the Smart Plug can configure the plug to work on your mesh network. The problem is that most mesh networks will broadcast a single SSID for both frequencies. Your phone will connect on 5G but the plug only connects on 2.4G. So when phone pass the config data to the plug there is a mismatch and the plug wont connect. You will see recommendations often to work around this issue like walk far enough away from your mesh network so that your phone connects via 2.4G and then configure. This will work but what a hassle. The other option is to setup a separate router (not mesh) with the same SSID and password on its 2.4G radio. Turn off your mesh network, configure the plug to work with the separate router. Turn off the separate router and then turn the mesh network back on. The plug will then connect to the mesh network. This also works but again what a hassle. The Meross plug successfully connected from my phone app to the mesh network without any special steps. The reason, I believe, is that Meross uses Apple Homekit to configure the device. Apples config process has worked out the issue with the 2.4G and 5G radio incompatibility. I have had been able to configure other HomeKit devices to my mesh network so I believe this is something Apple has solved. It was interesting that the Meross documentation has all kinds of caveats about potential problems with mesh networks but I was able to configure it without any problems. Hope this helps those of you considering whether you can make this work on a mesh network router. BTW, I have Googles mesh network router though I would expect it should work on others as well. Also once I got it configured it has worked flawlessly. 5 stars...

I was truly impressed with this smart plug. All I had to do was just capture an image of the QR code with my iPhone and plug it into the outlet and then I planted a floor lamp into the plug. Within second the plug showed up on HomeKit and in no time My HomePod mini used Siri to turn the phone and off. The price is very competitive too! IK highly recommend it.

Smart plug that at least is smart enough to place the QR code on the side do it could be scanned without removing it from the receptacle. Just works and simple to install with homekit

Perfect smart plug. Good size. Using on Apple HomeKit - very quick and easy setup!

Im so accustomed to having to mess with smart devices to get them to work. This one - not so much. Scan the HomeKit tag and within seconds its recognized on your network and working as expected. Need more of these!

easy to install and works well with iOS

Bought this item for the Christmas tree (misplaced my other smart plug). Worked fine over the holidays, then put it away in January. Pulled it out again this week for something else: connection is spotty, can barely get it set up and once it is set up, HomeKit isnt able to keep it online.

Very Easy to Setup Works With Allele HomeKit and Alexa. wished they had dimming capability but Off and On Works great