Smart Power Strip, Smart Extension Lead with 20W USB Ports, Compatible with Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and SmartThings, Timer, and Voice/Remote Control, 2.4GHz WiFi, 6ft Cord

Just a few thoughts from a doddery old bloke who was a bit worried about getting these smarty pants plug things set up - it was an absolute doddle. I was dreading it after reading some of the reviews but I must have done something right because it was quite literally download the app, register an account, plug them in, connect, set up a schedule (easy) plug the other devices into them, done! Cut To The Chase: very easy to set up, work like a dream, great connection from everywhere in the house, work without Alexa or Google or any of that stuff, look fantastic, no annoying noises or whining or irritation, easily stack together on a mult extension lead with themselves or other standard plugs, great fun to switch lights on all over the place! I'd read about these smart plug things for quite a while but always avoided them because they seemed a bit too techie. Anyway, we had a few issues in our renovation bungalow with not having two way light switches in some rooms so it was either pay a fortune to have that sorted or get some of these things and try them as a remote light switch. Wow, did we make the right choice! These things are literally wonderful. I genuinely found them super easy to set up, they all just worked immediately. From opening the box and having a quick read at the instructions I had all the plugs installed, connected and working in under 10 mins. It's just amazing what you can do with these things. We can now switch the bedroom bedside lamp on from the living room before we even get off the sofa. The lamp is my wife's side of the bed and I can turn it on or off from my side with a quick tap on the button on the app. Just a simple example but you can probably imagine the possibilities. The app is just as super easy to use as the plugs are. It's honestly just self explanatory. Setting up schedules or 'scenes' or countdown timers is simplicity. I set up a plug to charge our USB C candles but I didn't want them on all the time. How about Monday and Friday morning for a quick top up charge for an hour? Easy. Set up in less than 30 seconds. Previously I'd had to plug them in to the charging lead and do it manually, often forgetting to do it anyway. Overall these are fantastic little devices and they absolutely will not be the last four that I order. There are so many uses for these things that at least one more box is on the cards. Highly recommended.

Smart plug for remote control. I've lots of these around the house all linked to Home Assistant for automation. They are easy to set up, just make sure that you mobile is connected to 2.5Ghz Wifi as they don't work with 5Ghz but that's the same for most IoT devices. It used other brands smart plugs and found that they don't always play nicely with Home Assistant but these seem solid and reliable always switching when they should. They are small devices so will plug into any socket even if its near the floor. They don't monitor the energy use of the connected device so if you need that functionality then but the more expensive version that does include that but if you want basic on/off control then these are great value.

I'm pretty savvy with techi stuff but these stumped me for a short while. The problem I had to start with the QR code in the installation leaflet didnt work. I have never used this type of thing before as I dont have any voice activated stuff like Alexa & Siri etc… (dont want THOSE spies in my home) So, popped the plug in a socket downloaded the Meross App and from then on I was stumped as the App did not auto detect the plug as it was asking me to put my phone near the "device" …. zilch. After a lot of head scratching and trying things I eventually found out that you need to set the "plug" as your wifi connection but when I did this first time it sad "no internet connection" which I thought it needed well it doesn't! After that it was plain sailing. The Meross App is good but basic you can also use the Smart Things App which is a bit better, you just have to link to the Meross App from within the Smart Things App and it copies across the link to the plug. UPDATE October 2024: great gadget works well BUT and it’s a big BUT, they don’t last, after a year of use they start to pack up and stop working. Perhaps they have built in “redundancy” and are designed to fail after a year or so….. who knows.

Nice next step in smart home building

Well built. Easy to control. No energy monitoring

You have to download the brand's own app to be able to use it. Upon powering off all switches, it will auto off the main switch/no standby option. It syncs with google assistant/Alexxa but the Main switch has to be on/one power outlet left on for routines to work

Works well and the app is surprisingly not too bad. HomeKit integration also works although you need an Apple TV or HomePod for most of the HomeKit features (not Meross fault of course) but something to keep in mind for Apple users.

Have other Meross smart plugs and they work absolutely fine. This one on the otherhand keeps disconnecting from the designated Wifi every night so much so I have to remove from the app and reinstall. I tried to apply new firmware but still have the same results. Changed to a different WIFI network and still get the same disconnection issues after 24hrs. In summary, The surge protector , USB functions all work but the smart controls keep disconnecting from the network.