Meross Matter Smart Plug Mini with Energy Monitoring, Works with Apple HomeKit, Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings, WiFi Plug with Voice Remote Control, 13A, 4 Packs

Using this Meross Matter plug for few months now. Setup was very easy and connected quickly with Google Home. Response is fast and no issues till now. I am using it for lights and it works perfectly. Energy monitoring is also useful to check usage. Size is compact, not blocking other sockets. Overall good product, worth buying 👍

The Meross Matter Smart Plug Mini has been a fantastic addition to my smart home setup. It was super easy to set up using Apple Home, and it connected flawlessly thanks to Matter support—no extra apps or hassle. The compact size is a big plus—it doesn’t block the second outlet, and it fits neatly behind furniture. The real standout feature is the energy monitoring. I can finally see how much power my devices are using in real time, which has helped me make smarter energy choices. It works reliably with automations and voice control (tested with Siri and Alexa), and the response time is instant. For the price, you’re getting premium features and solid performance. Highly recommend if you want a future-proof smart plug with energy insights!

This is a review of the more recent MATTER version of these mini plugs, not the "Works with HomeKit" variety which have been around for longer. I have a Thread/Matter network and my main smart home driver is Apple Home, with some Alexa-based devices. So these new Matter mini plugs seemed like a great forward-facing choice over the older HomeKit versions, allowing me to automate from/with different brands. Unfortunately they have been a little problematic. There is not yet a great deal of forum chatter about these plugs, since at time of writing they have not been available for long. When setting up the plugs the Meross app finds them and pairs very quickly, with no issues. It was when trying to pair them in the Apple Home app that the real fun started. These devices need a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network to connect to, and you need to disable the 5 GHz side on your router while you pair (you can do this for Eero by going to Trouble-Shooting in the app, where you can pick "my device won't connect" and turn off 5 GHz for ten minutes). So I did that, then put one of the plugs into pairing mode. This involves holding the side button until the plug resets, and the LED alternates orange and green. Apple Home spotted the plug and asked for the Matter code, scanned successfully, identified that it was a plug, started pairing. Oh dear. The mini plug exits the pairing state before Apple Home can complete the process, resulting in a failed pairing. This happened with both plugs, and it was the same on multiple attempts. The Meross app had already updated them to the latest firmware version, although there was nothing in the update notes which explicitly mentioned pairing. The problem appeared to be the private Wi-Fi used by my phone. One my second attempt the next day as well as turning off 5 GHz Wi-Fi temporarily, before attempting to pair I went to my phone’s Wi-Fi settings and turned off Private Wi-Fi Address and Limit IP Address Tracking. THEN I held the plug power button for five seconds, waited for the LED to flash amber/green, and finally scanned the QR codes to pair. It worked. However I’ve now added another four units, and using that method doesn’t make any difference. I’m at a total loss here. It’s like they just eventually decide to pair when they feel like it. Quite a lot of faffing, but when it’s done it’s done. It’s just getting to that point is a trial and there’s no obvious and reliable way to ensuring pairing works first time, which is frustrating. In terms of build and functionality the plugs are great. They have a small form factor, they feel well made, and they include energy monitoring (plus bill forecasting) via the Meross app. Matter doesn't yet support communication of energy consumption, but I expect if the Matter standard ever develops that far it shouldn’t be difficult for Meross to make the mini plug's consumption data available across Matter. Despite the fussing about trying to troubleshoot (don’t even bother with Meross support, save yourself the time), they seem like great little bits of kit. 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 response” in Home as yet.

For the price, these plugs have to be the best to use with HomeKit, exactly what I needed. They work seamlessly with Siri and in the Home app. Takes literally 1 minute to add to your system and conveniently sized to fit in most sockets without getting in the way. A fraction of the price of some of the better known brands, but when they just work, why waste your money with that. I have over 10 of these dotted around the house with various appliances now turned “smart”. Being able to turn the kettle on before going downstairs, setting automations for an extractor fan in the bathroom, warming the bed with a heated blanket for just enough time for it to be nice and toasty, or having a fan stay on for a bit on the warmer days There are many different uses and I’ve not had one fail me yet. Will recommend these to anyone in the market.

Apprehensive getting these because of some of the reviews saying fiddly to connect. I wasn’t sure if it was because they were ‘matter’ enabled’. I would advise to do the following in the following order. Add to your meross app first. Then simply ask Alexa to discover new devices. I added them to Alexa first and hit a headache. Instructions should be better. When up and running I can say meross has never let me down. By far one of the best WiFi plug manufactures out there. They are great value for money and well made. Not too bulky and perfect. Solved what I wanted them for!

I would have returned these plugs and maybe give a more generous rating but my return window closed. The problem is they just don’t work! I’m very good with tech but I have not been able to make these work, except for one, for about a minute. Setup is much too complex for this kind of product. I’ve been messing about in my router settings because they don’t work on modern protocols, and even after that they just don’t work. Nothing useful is this hard to set up. I assure you I followed the instructions, and the videos, and messed with my router just to make them work. They don’t work. Good idea, it just doesn’t work. I wish they did! Even if they did work you require a fairly confident knowledge of IT ‘stuff’. It was a frustrating and miserable experience trying to make these plugs work. I spent a lot of time with them. They don’t work for an above average user so more modest tech people will have significant issues. There is no way my Mum could set these up, for example. This technology needs significantly refined software and a clear, step by step instruction manual. I should not need to change settings in my router just because the produce can’t cope with the modern world. Note they don’t tell you that when you buy them! There is a lot wrong with these plugs and I hope this feedback is representative of an average consumer… even though I’m way above average when it comes to technology. Please try a lot harder, otherwise you are just selling landfill

I can't really fault the Meross Matter Smart Plug Mini with Energy Monitoring. I purchased a pair of these device with the intention of using within Home Assistant and they in fact work really well. Within Home Assistant and Smartthings, as well as automating the plugs, I also have access to all energy monitoring data so don't really use the Meross app at all after the initial setup. The energy monitoring feature is really useful and I've been surprised in some cases, and disturbed in others to see how much energy some appliances use. I was so pleased with these smart plugs I've since purchased a 2nd pair in the Black Friday deals. Setting them up [within the Meross app] was straight forward. I followed the instructions by putting them in pairing mod, then when it asked to scan the QR code on the side of the plug, I actually unplugged to scan the code and plugged back in, waited a moment for the light to flash then moved on with the installation (the socket I plugged it into was not easily accessible to scan the QR code, hence me unplugging them during installation). Each paired first time without any problem. These are the 'Matter' version so should work with other platforms too in addition to how I am using them. These are more expensive than other brands and more than the non Matter Meross offerings. If you're not looing to incorporate a smart plug into an existing [non Meross] smart home platform then the cheaper non Matter Meross plugs should be a good purchase. If you are looking to get them working with other platforms, I think they are well worth the higher price (even when not in a sale) and I would recommend them.

If you intend to just use this via the Meross app, then all will be well. These are perfectly adequate devices, and at a good price. However, I wanted to add them to my Smartthings hub. This is very simple to do by just adding via the QR code, and it works well to be fair. However, this will add it to Smartthings (or your own home assistant hub) using the Matter protocol. At this point in time the Matter protocol has no support for the power metering functions, so the plugs will ONLY support on/off in your hub. If that is all you want then fine, but the Amazon description says it "works with" all these other hubs, which isn't entirely true, it should be "partially works with" really.

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It has been working perfectly with my HomePod mini and I never faced any issues. Setup was super easy

Utilisation depuis plusieurs années, rien à dire , fonctionne super bien , application gratuite et facile .

Don't meet the expectations

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