After my previous encounter with bulky smart device, I stopped looking at smart plug until recently I came across smart plug from China.
By Chance... I came across the smart plug again while online shopping. I was amazed that smart plugs are now almost the same as normal plug in terms of size and everything else.
1. Size
The one I chanced upon was a squarish look and a circular one. I went for a round shaped plug for space saving. (As reviewer for the squarish design commented it blocked the on/off button of the socket)
2. App compatibily
The smart plug/smart socket extension both used Smart Life App. It was quite easy to set up, but the main hiccup was trying to ID the correct device as there were a few similar products listed.
Once configured, linking/syncing the device to Google Home was a breeze. Just go into the Google Home App and select the "Set up Device" and follow the instruction. Once done, just activated the power On/Off with Google Home by using the device name as the keyword.
For example, "Hello Google, Power On/Off 'DeviceName'."
The one I chanced upon was a squarish look and a circular one. I went for a round shaped plug for space saving. (As reviewer for the squarish design commented it blocked the on/off button of the socket)
2. App compatibily
The smart plug/smart socket extension both used Smart Life App. It was quite easy to set up, but the main hiccup was trying to ID the correct device as there were a few similar products listed.
Once configured, linking/syncing the device to Google Home was a breeze. Just go into the Google Home App and select the "Set up Device" and follow the instruction. Once done, just activated the power On/Off with Google Home by using the device name as the keyword.
For example, "Hello Google, Power On/Off 'DeviceName'."
So far so good, except once in a blue moon Google Home couldn't find the device. But nothing needs to be done. Just bear with it for a while(or a day) and repeat the voice instruction again and everything is all good.
