Aoycocr Alexa Smart Plugs - Mini Bluetooth WIFI Smart Socket Switch Works With Alexa Echo Google Home, Remote Control Smart Outlet with Timer Function, No Hub Required, ETL/FCC Listed 4 Pack

easy to install and use...

These are great and easy to setup/use. I have a pair of bug zappers and hooked them up in the bedroom and kitchen. Now when I see a bug buzzing around I just tell Alexa to turn on my bug zappers Alexa shields up! and zap! you plug them in, load their app, and its pretty straightforward from there. You hold the button down for 5 or 7 seconds to reset until it blinks then turn on your phone blue tooth for the app to detect and configure for your wifi network. Then link to Alexa and setup your routines. Note Amazon sent me a pack of used ones but since I could reset them and they seem to be working fine these past weeks that I did not knock any stars off as its Amazon and not the manufacturers fault, plus I hate wasting working products just because they are used but still look new (though it wouldnt hurt for amazon to knock a few dollars off). I do recommend this product if you are looking to control power for outlet devices that remain on.

Easy to install. You need to make sure you have access to your 2.4GHz wifi network. Once you do that the setup is through your phone (iphone in my case) where you find the device using their app over bluetooth and then it gets setup as a wifi device. You can then ask Alexa to search for devices. The only thing I will say is make sure you give the sockets sensible names when you set them up as this is how Alexa identifies them. Eg call the TV one “TV”, etc. They have the ability to add timers too so that works well for me as I have things set up on timers.

Two of the four have died in three months. Unfortunately, the second just after the return window closed. Very disappointing.

It works well and reliably. Admittedly, its a matter of taste, but hearing this switch click whenever a lamp, say, is turned on or off is a bit off putting to me. Otherwise, it works great and the app is really easy to use (most of the time I use Alexa, though).

I liked they were easy to install and compatible with Alexa

We had smart plugs earlier and the functionality was amazing nothing to complain. This new buy was the same. Timers work perfectly. This was bought mainly for Christmas lights and they were just functioning perfectly. Did use all, just 2 did it for me and they were perfect.

We purchased separately a echo show to communicate with our children. So, since we bounced back into the Amazon Alexa universe, we decided to plunge into all the device options. Previously we used smart home light controls with Lightify. These required the use of an injector hub (my words) to send the control signal over the internet to their server and back again. And the individual bulbs were controlled with signals over the house wiring, at least that was our vague understanding of the way it worked. These seemed to always break, lose the signal, or just not work right especially after a power grid brown out. Fast forward to todays technology which uses Wi-Fi directly to the device, again the way we understand it with limited technology smarts. WOW, gotta say, it works so much better. Instant on, instant off, no lag, no configuration reset after a power grid failure. SO, its our non tech savvy opinion that these work great. Seems a little difficult to setup with some of the other brands we purchased. But the Amazon brand setup was much simpler. If your going to do a smart home, go with this generation (gen 4) and buy enough to make the experience from room to room convenient. Otherwise why bother if the technology makes life more complicated...these make bedtime and wakeup much easier. Our advise, keep the device names simple, one word. Do your own custom name and group the devices together into rooms like living, master, for living room and master bedroom as an example. Above all enjoy the convenience, no more wall switch routines especially in the dark with Grandkids toys on the floor...ouch!

OK, this review is after only one week of use, so I cant speak to the durability and/or longevity of the devices. Instead, this will be about how easy it is to set up the devices and use them. Its super-easy. Once I installed the app on my phone, it was a quick process to connect them to my wifi and then they seamlessly integrated with Alexa. I can use voice commands with Alexa, or I can use the Smartlife app and press buttons on my phone like a remote control, even off my home network using cell data. I mean, I cant say anything more about how easy it was to set up and start using these plugs. It took barely more time to set up each one than it took to plug each one into the wall and then the lights I wanted to control into the smart plug. It took less time to connect them to my network than it had taken for me to get my Echo connected in the first place. Im using a 2.4 GHz b/g wifi signal. Thats important. Especially the 2.4GHz part. These wont connect to a 5GHz. I power down my network every night, and these have no trouble re-connecting within seconds of power-up in the morning. My kids enjoy telling Alexa to turn lights on and off. I messed with my kids by turning the lights on and off when I was out grocery shopping. I just wish all my pre-existing fixtures could easily be converted with similar devices. Im spoiled.

If you look closely, you can see the plug starting to melt! I kept smelling something and couldnt figure out where it was coming from. I had my electric fireplace plugged into a power strip. The fireplace finally just turn off. I found out where the smell was coming from. The app told me I was offline. Be careful not to use a power strip or smart plug to run your fireplace.