SwitchBot Smart Plug Mini 15A, Energy Monitor, Smart Home WiFi(2.4GHz) & Bluetooth Outlet Compatible with Alexa & Google Home, APP Remote Control & Timer Function for Home Automation, No Hub Required

I am really enjoying these Mini Plugs. I got these to replace iHome plugs that the company stopped supporting. The majority of my smart devices are Z-Wave and Zigbee but for those that dont have a smart hub Switchbot is a good option since the plugs connect directly to cloud via Wifi. They can also be managed via bluetooth if the cloud connection is not available. I recently transitioned from Wink Hub 2 to SmartThings. Switchbot plugs have a direct integration with SmartThings, when you add the plugs to the Switchbot App they will be available for control and automations in SmartThings. I find that operation of the plugs is just as fast as my local control devices. The only drawback is if the cloud goes down then the plugs are only controllable via bluetooth which is much slower. Each plug tracks energy consumption whoever in SmartThings you can only see energy consumption the power meter isnt populated. The Switchbot app provides additional power details: Power, Current, Voltage, Historical Usage. If you use the Switchbot hub these will also integrate with it, so these plugs give you several options for control that other plugs dont provide. Even though I prefer local control (Z-Wave and Zigbee) I am enjoying these plugs as an additional option... and they are priced well.

Very difficult to hook up, needs both BT and WiFi and still doesnt connect. Difficult app. Going back to mechanical outlet timer

Even though this product has a great rating on all other points one thing that is very clearly most important is the amount of scheduled settings the on/off may have is only 5 and its very greatly important to have about 100 scheduled on/off instead... this product fails in that regard and is very important to be changed by the programers that made its schedule limit so low as being only 5. Major bumber.

I bought these to allow zone climate control in tandem with thermostats for AC window units in my apartment. Despite the breakers for the window units being 15A and these outlets being listed as 15A, theyre tripping at 1000W which at 115V AC is less than 10A. If there was a way to disable overvoltage protection Id love them, but as it is I have to manually reset them 2-3 times a day when they trip.

It doesnt get better than this! Well, better for them- worse for you. The product is cheap because it harvests your private data and ferrets it into their database. You are the product and this is spyware to a level not seen since facebook was introduced. In order to simply switch your plug on and off you need to create an online account, agree to anything and everything in their TOS, give them your wifi password, provide your location whenever you use the app, and when you don’t(!!), agree to marketing emails, navigate past their online store in the app, install a widget and update your device firmware to the latest no doubt network sniffing version. I feel sick. Its a data-grab and theyre taking the maximum possible leveraging your desire to turn a device on and off with a timer. Theyre going to sell your data to everyone and anyone, and if they say they arent that just means whoever buys their company will inherit the database and do it for them. No no no no, no no no. NO. NO. What am I saying? No means no. Hands off my private data. No you cant have my wifi password. No of course you cant follow me around. It absolutely is not your business where my product operates. Im not subscribing to marketing emails and accepting a terms of service in order to use a product I purchased. Its a plug. This is beyond invasive. Imagine going to a hardware store and purchasing a plug splitter only to find a staff member followed you home, and is sitting in a car outside logged into your wifi and waiting for you to leave so they can record your every move. The people you meet, the protests you attend, the stores you shop at, your gynecologist, storage locker, bar, significant other, and other, your office. Would that bother you? ***** On the other hand - if you are willing to totally sacrifice your privacy, the switchbot range of devices do a pretty good job. That is the parts of the app that were designed to serve you and not them.

app is complete garbage, it doesnt work half the time and the plug itself were not working right out of the box.

Not compatible with smart life.

I have multiple of these and they work great with the phone app. Well worth the price.

You get what you pay for with this cheap device. One of the two pack worked while the second one might be measuring my BO level for Switchbot Corp but its not reporting any electrical data to me.

Doesn’t connect to router well. Needs to be a lot closer.