Wanted to post my frustrations. Some years ago these plugs used to work nicely. Now for two years they disconnect themselves every week until I remove them from power for a bit. This makes them USELESS. I don’t know what firmware version did this.

Their explanation is it’s my wifi doing this. However, they are the only devices having any problems. If it was my wifi, how come they need a hard reset and then work flawlessly for a week or so?

They also need the app, an internet connection and you have to make an account with Tapo to use them.

Stay away!

Going to move to zigbee plugs, considering Ikea Tretakt now.

  • passenger@sopuli.xyzOP
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    10 days ago

    It is compatible with Home Assistant with the TP-Link Smart Home integration. But you need the Tapo app, a login, and the internet to set them up and for them to work (app could be uninstalled). However they drop offline from the official app as well. No problems with the integration.

    • Anomnomnomaly@feddit.uk
      2·
      10 days ago

      They need to be connected to their servers to be set up… worthless junk. At least you’ve learned a valuable… albeit it, expensive lesson. There is no reason at all to allow these devices to be at the whim of some company. It’s a hill I would gladly die upon, and the only things in my home that connect to the internet are my solar/battery system and my thermostat… both can be integrated into home assistant and only the solar/battery system sends any data about generation and battery health, I’ve even isolated onto guest wifi network to keep it free from the house.

      • passenger@sopuli.xyzOP
        1·
        10 days ago

        You don’t need to explain this to me. I have stated it myself. My post is basically telling others not to buy them.

        At the time I needed two urgently, no suitable zigbee units were available where I live, plus the zigbee sockets were twice as expensive if ordered (plus shipping and waiting).

        Now there is Ikea etc. cheap but good zigbee devices everywhere so the situation has changed.

        So, I knew exactly what I was getting into, but I just needed it. It was two of them and I consider they were the best option to buy at that time, and I got several years of use out of them. And they were the cheapest back then.