What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Cons
Matter is a total disappointment and so far has made the smart home worse, not better. Ghz wifi, not 5ghz. It’s near impossible to connect these plugs to apple homekit.
Highlights
Quality
I think my problem was i had a vpn switched on, on the device with the app.
So you can ignore the instructions that come with the device about setup.
Response time is pretty much instant from both home and the meross app, once they’re paired, and i’ve not had a single “no resp... Read More
Competitiveness
So these new matter mini plugs seemed like a great forward-facing choice over the older homekit versions, allowing me to automa... Read More
If either the mobile or the google device is connected via a 5ghz wifi connection then this will have to be changed as the plug... Read More
Quite a lot of faffing, but when it’s done it’s done.
The meross app had already updated them to the latest firmware version, although there was nothing in the update notes which ex... Read More
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- This product had a total of 1,005 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2023.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wanted to get a matter plug as i wanted the added security and didnt want to have to sign up to and use a manufacturers app and ecosystem
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I went down a blind alley at first thinking i would need to buy a google device that supported the thread protocol there are currently only 3 nest wifi pro the secondgen nest hub and nest hub max which i didnt have
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However all google home devices e
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As stated above i didnt want to use and install the meross app on my mobile and it is not required
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So you can ignore the instructions that come with the device about setup
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For the plug to be connected successfully to google home all of the devices the plug your mobile device and the google device google nest mini 2nd gen in my case have to be on the same wifi network
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If either the mobile or the google device is connected via a 5ghz wifi connection then this will have to be changed as the plug only uses the 2
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In the meross documentation it says that the plug needs to be connected to a router that supports ipv6
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