Matter Smart Plug, Compatible with Apple Home/Siri/Alexa/Google Home/SmartThings, Smart Outlet Socket, ETL Listed, APP Remote Control,Timer&Schedule, 2.4G WiFi Only, Hub Required, 4PCS

Best value smart plug on Amazon! One caveat.
Updated:I’ve used many different smart, plugs and paid different prices, but I just found these and needed a couple more, and they are the best value now.Firstly, they took less than 30 seconds each to activate and name in Home app. Thank you Apple, too.No app needed other than your HomeKit, Alexa, or Google… Whatever flavor you like. It doesn’t use a 3rd-party app, which led me to call Customer Service to ask about updating its firmware if no app. Other plugs I have use another app to update firmware, when available.Their CS will get back to me but he was excellent and never heard the question before so was curious as well.Update: no firmware upgrades possible. No app planned. Also one design issue is you cannot plug two into a standard outlet. Unlike the rectangular version allowing “stacking,” the round shape is too wide to allow another alongside and also limits other plugs that could be used in second outlet.

ETL and Matter!! Alexa Setup Easy. No “Tech” Experience Needed If You Have An Amazon Device.
ALREADY EXPERIENCED WITH MATTER OR IOT DEVICES? Just Read This….The info on these is that they are easy to setup with the Alexa app. Unlike some other devices, Alexa auto-recognizes these correctly as “Espressif Systems Smart Plug” when they are turned on and the Alexa app is open to the devices page.To get the plug into setup mode, hit the small button on the side of the device. The light should start flashing blue. Note that the light is around the on/off button, not at the top. The light is only one color – blue. So not green/red/blue like more expensive options. The light flashes when the device is on but not connected (aka setup mode), is a solid blue when on and connected, and just off when off.Stacking these in a standard duplex outlet electrical wall plate is tight. But there is plenty of room for a standard plug above or below this device.The outlets have the Lightinginside name printed on them, so if you love them and want to buy more, or if they fail, you don’t need to remember (not happening) which company you got that plug from.Oh yea, and the most important thing to me (after the device working I mean)?? the matter code is actually printer, YES PRINTED on the outlet. It’s not some sticker on the the box, or on a thermal label that will fade in a few months. Actually printed. Wonders never cease.NEWBIE SETTING UP WITH ALEXA? HERE”S WHAT I DID.1. First if you have a ring camera, an Alexa device. or a Firetv, you’re good to go with these plugs. (That covers the whole 2.4GHz and Hub discussion.) Skip to step 3.2. If you don’t have any of those devices and maybe you use Xfinity for WIFI (they provide the little box for you), you can get an Alexa dot, set that up and then set these up.. Go ahead. I’ll wait…. (Xfinity consumer class internet devices broadcast in 2.4GHz by default.)3. Open the Alexa app on your mobile device (download and install it if you haven’t already. Login with your Amazon login.)4. Plug one of these plugs directly into a wall outlet (not a power strip). Hit the small button on the side. A blue light should start flashing blue.4. On your Alexa app, go to the devices page. It might say something about a newly discovered device called Espressif Systems Smart Plug. But regardless, hit the Plus sign in the upper right hand corner to add the device. Follow the instructions. Make sure the device is “on” and that the blue light is flashing,5. The Alexa setup process will say that it has found Espressif Systems Smart Plug #1 (or something similar). That’s this plug.6. The only weird thing is that about halfway through, setup will tell you to scan the matter code on the outlet. Yes, you can unplug the plug from the wall outlet, quickly get the code from the bottom of the plug into the alexa app (when the camera view shows in in Setup), and replace the plug into the wall outlet and continue with the setup. The rest is easy of setup is easy.Congrats, you are now an experienced Matter setup tech! Now, go help your parents.

Works perfectly with homekit
This works perfectly with homekit, no manufacturer kit needed which I prefer. I do wonder how I would update firmware if it is ever needed without having their own app but other than that I much prefer not needing yet another app to download. Just scan this with homekit and it works. It looks great, although I do wish it were slightly more compact, or they modified the shape to not take up as much space on a power strip. That’s a pretty minor complaint though and overall I am very happy with these plugs.