ORVIBO Matter Smart Dimmer Switch, Works with Apple Home, Alexa & Google Home, w/Weather Display, Energy Monitoring, Single Pole, Neutral Wire Required

Love it! Very convenient and works great!
This light switch works great with Alexa. I love that it displays the weather. It is easy to manually turn on/off and dim lights as well.I plan to purchase more!

Fantastic … but could be better.
This is probably the most technically advanced switch I’ve found. I used it to replace some older technology Insteon switches. This was much better. The things I loved are.1. That the switch displays device names that make sense and you can easily change it. With the older tech I was using, you had to buy custom engraved keys or use clear keycaps with a label under it.2. I like that it has a button on the bottom that can be used to turn the main light on or off.3. You can add control of any other Orvibo switch or Orvibo app scene to the switch.4. On the main page (screen), you can personalize the page to display several different options that include combinations of the weather, date, time, and main switch button.5. It supports Matter, but not until it does a firmware update on those I received.What are the main things I didn’t like?1. For installations where you have in a multi-gang box with multi-gang switch plate, the Decora cutout required needs to be larger for this. If there is a brand that fits properly, I’d sure like to know what it is. What this means is you have to file the openings of the plate to properly fit the switch. This can take quite a bit of time to do it properly. For single gang, the switch comes with it’s own screwless plate.2. Response can be a little slow … noticeably. I have a mix of Matter over WiFi and Matter over Thread switches and I do not have this issue with Matter over Thread … so perhaps they need to consider moving to that.3. I’ve had an issue where some of the switch loose their WiFi connection … like right now out of 10 switches, two are showing “No Response” in the HomeKit app. My router supports a separate IOT network and all of my smart devices are connected to it. So far, the only way to get these switches to reconnect is to either reboot the router or go to the WiFi setup on the switch and turn the WiFi off and then back on. Whenever I have the “No Response” error showing in HomeKit, the switch will not respond to Siri commands or via HomeKit on an iPhone. In my experience, Thread just seems more reliable … so again a Thread version would be great.4. Lastly, they talk about how to wire the switch for 3-way and basically one switch operates as a 1 way switch connected to the load and the other is simply a remote connected to a hot wire and white wire with the load wire capped off. The issue is there is no way of programming or linking the two switches so the the switch on the bottom of the remote will toggle the main light on/off. In addition, there is a button that appears on the screens that controls power to the load that is not connected to anything. Technical support responded … and I get there is was a way of hiding that button prior to the Matter firmware upgrade, but it seems no matter what I tried I could not hide it with the Matter firmware. The idea of showing a button on the screen that has no purpose makes this switch unusable as a 3-way in my mind. My old home automation did the same thing, but you could pair the remote switch to give the same appearance as a 3-way.But overall, I really love how this switch looks and the design. I really am not interested in intercom or broadcast modes to didn’t test those.

Nice dimmer. Wish it was more compatible.
Good dimmer. Straightforward to install, and set up with Alexa, but wish is was compatible with Samsung SmartThings, so I could integrate it with SmartThings automations.

Perfect
Quality of build is excellent – functionality is as described – extremely fast HomeKit response using matter – I have been kicking the tires on this for months – I ordered 2 more after getting the first one installed I will order a few more – I’m leaving the load unconnected with just wire but on it so I can use these as triggers in home kit works great – so in the kitchen you click lights and homekit turns on the under cabinet, can lights, and dinning area lights all using matter devices and homekit devices absolutely what I needed

This is a decent smart light (and only lights) switch with a touchscreen (neutral wire required) that comes with everything needed to have these lights installed. The included manual is easy to read and easily followed with clear instructions if you haven’t done this before. In comparison to the ordinary switches, dimmable or otherwise, this single pole dimmable switch allows you to control the lighting fixtures (and ONLY lights) using the touchscreen and/or the companying app which is essentially what all other lighting switches operate anyway so there isn’t fancy here.All there is really is to first shut off the power to the switch/outlet you will be working on, remove the plate and replace the switch with the new one by connecting together the wires with the same color using the provided twist-on wire connectors. Of course, there are plenty of how-to videos on youtube for how to do this.They support both Alexa and Google Assistant (and possibly other automation systems with integration) provided that you are ok with the license agreement (i.e. providing your info to 3rd parties etc); however, they only support 2.4GHz as do the vast majority of others. Unfortunately, this particular switch does NOT have any of the safety certifications which is disappointing so if this concerns you, look elsewhere.≡ Safety note (from official gov sites)✔ Electrical products that plug into an electrical outlet must meet Canadian national safety standards and be certified by an accredited certification body.✔ Always check for certification marks, such as CSA, cUL, or cETL, before purchasing electrical products that plug into an electrical outlet. These marks indicate that the products are assessed and conform to the required Canadian national safety standard.✔ Do not buy or use electrical products that plug into an electrical outlet without a certification mark.While some people would argue that these safety certifications means little or even nothing because there are products out there with safety cert that fail to perform while others without it have performed better in comparison. I’d say that’s fallaciously misguided simply because exceptions are never to be used as supportive arguments to statements that are inherently untrue.Do you stop using seatbelts because someone died of accidents while wearing one? Is driver’s license unnecessary because more accidents are caused by those with valid licenses than not? There are countless examples I could think of but most importantly is the undisputed fact that it is the Canadian law and it’s there to minimize harm and not necessarily eliminate it. If the idea of certifications (safety or otherwise) are truly useless, then our civilization would crumble. In either case, I’d choose and support products with any of the 3 certs mentioned above any day over products that have none. The choice is of course yours, as always.≡ ValueAll things considered, this is a reasonably decent touchscreen dimmable smart light switch that seems (no safe cert though) well-constructed and works as expected without issues (so far); however, its longevity remains to be seen (as a relatively large percentages of these smart switches tend to malfunction or stop working after a few months). It’s somewhat reasonably priced at $80 for what it provides and its overall usability and performance. Your mileage might vary.

This is a nice wifi dimmer switch. It has a more features besides the dimmer like an intercom system but that would require more than one switch and i only have one so i cannot speak to how well that works. As a dimmer switch it works just fine. it was easy to install and using the app to set up the wifi was painless. you must have a neutral wire to install this switch but most newer homes will have it. when you turn the switch on or off, the light gently fades in and out and this is a nice touch. the dimmer range can be configured. i haven’t added the alexa skill so i can control it through alexa but given how easy everything else was in the setup, i am sure it will be easy and work well. compared to other dimmer switches this is pretty expensive especially if you are only going to use it as a switch and not use the intercom. i like that the screen displays a small clock and the weather. i was worried that the screen would be bright at night since it is in our bedroom, but i found that the display on/off time can be configured and also turned off if you wish to do so. the switch looks very nice on our wall.i use homeassistant in my house and i haven’t yet got this working with it. i saw some posts on homeassistant forums where people asked for a beta firmware and got it working with matter. they were pretty slim on the details but i think in future i hope i will be able to integrate this switch into my homeassistant instance when the firmware is released to the general public.overall, it is a nice dimmer switch. it is probably best suited to people who will install more than one given its price and that you need more than one for it to act as an intercom. i could not see any safety certifications on the switch and this might be a deal breaker for some. it usually is for me, but the switch didn’t appear junky with thin wires, etc so i installed it. it is a little big like all of these switches but i was able to fit it in my electrical box no problem. this is worth a look if you are looking for a wifi dimmer switch but be aware that there are less expensive options out there if you just want to use it solely as a dimmer switch.