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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Meross single-pole smart switch uses the same color-coded wiring as the switch you are replacing. The box contains everything you need to replace two single gang wall switches.

Only minor downside is the switch is a tad loud and sounds/feels hollow as compared to some of the more expensive switches. Took me over a year, due to travel and other distractions, to get around to installing the switch. But otherwise the switch ope...  Read More

Meross makes some of my favorite homekit compatible smart devices. It's easy to add your switches to the meross app if you have finished setting them up in homekit first. You can decide on a per-switch basis, if you want the little indicator light to ...  Read More

The switch responds very quickly to on/off commands via homekit and siri. There is no qr code for setup, but just use the hex id found on the front of the switch. Works fine with alexa voice and platform.



Cons

The switch is literally about 6’ from the router. They repeatedly drop off my wifi network, whereas my belkin’s wemo smart switches do not. Out of 80 switches offline or that have connectivity issues.

Everytime, it takes multiple attempts to correctly repair. This has to be a major hardware issue.

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Highlights

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Quality


Super easy to install never lose connection or have any issues and am now up to 10 throughout my house


Extremely easy to install in the wall and the app


I had a hell of a time with my latest switch turns out it was an apple an issue had to delete and redo my whole home in homekit


I have them on a homekit automation to turn on at sunset and off at midnight

Price


This deal is amazing and works as expected


They are affordable and they work pretty well

Competitiveness


These are by far the best value on the market and perform better than many higher priced options


The product works well with smartlife and alexa


The cost savings for them for homekit products is huge compared to brands like lutron and leviton


We have almond colored switches right next to them and hate to switch them out to match the meross smart switchotherwise we like the switch

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  • This product had a total of 3,823 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 23 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I had a hell of a time with my latest switch turns out it was an apple an issue had to delete and redo my whole home in homekit


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Had it installed and working in about 30 minutes total


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was hesitant to replace my light switch with a smart switch


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Well i installed two of these smart switches last month and i have had zero problems


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was tempted to try lutron but the real question is


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Only the clickable wall plate didn’t fit and i had to use a classic one


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This was the same for their dimmer and 3 way switches


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    For some reason my iphone 15 pro max wasnt reading the qr code on the device

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