🔌 Eve Energy: Apple HomeKit Smart Plug & Power Meter with Schedules, Switches, App Compatibility, Bluetooth & Thread Review

I had 13 Wemo Minis in my HomeKit setup. I'm tired of devices being regularly unavailable for seemingly no reason. I noticed that Eve Energy updated the Smart Plug with Thread. I bought 4 to test in the furthest places from the router - in front of the garage door, in the garage, in the garage hallway, and in the bedroom above the garage. The garage hallway is closest to my AppleTV. 3 months worked perfectly. I was so impressed I bought 9 more to replace the remaining Wemo minis. I don't think…

Here's another example of a company that took the time to develop a quality product. I have to say I've bought other smart plugs that worked but didn't work all the time. This is my third purchase of the Eve Energy Smart Plug. So far I haven't had any problems. I also checked the response time for this plug compared to the WEMO PLUG. The Eve Energy fork was more responsive than the WEMO fork every time. That's probably because the thread. If you think long-term, start building your smart home…

I wasn't sure what to think when everything was set and all the settings on the plug took less than 5 minutes. Disappointed isn't the right word - I was just expecting the typical IT scuffle that goes along with setting up most of these smart devices. I guess I was just looking for catharsis after mentally preparing for the fight. However, this is not required. The plugs connected quickly on the first try and immediately showed up in the Home app. They're very responsive - there's no noticeable

This is a fantastic device with great technology concept but the execution and reliability leave a lot to be desired. Connection reliability via Thread was okay, there are occasional disconnect moments, but compared to your typical Wi-Fi/BT based HK devices, it heals itself. The main issue I have are energy usage reports as they are extremely unreliable . Depending on when you open the app, "Total Cost" will either show $0.00 or seemingly randomly jump to an astronomically high number. I've…

Ryan Amiro *wrong*. These smart plugs have a physical power button. The power status LED (the light that turns green when the plug is powered on) IS THE PHYSICAL POWER BUTTON. That's right, if you click on the small power indicator, you can physically turn the smart plug on or off. This feature is described on page 6 of the Getting Started Guide, located under the tabs on the lid of the Smart Plug box. I bought this smart socket to automate my iOS/iPhone charging and it is perfect. If you want…