GE CYNC Indoor Smart Plug, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Smart Outlet Socket, Voice Control Outlet for Holiday Lighting, Works with Alexa and Google Home (3 Pack)

I love being able to shut things off with my phone, works great for setting up automations for devices that aren't actually bluetooth. Easy set up

Had been using ge outlets for years that required a controller to connect to the network. The controller went to a subscription model so needed another solution for all of these Christmas cords. Insert the cync solution. These allowed connection to google home (cync app required) but with automation and a quick phrase you can turn on an entire house of lights. They also make outdoor outlets that I have used to augment the indoor outlets. I have used these now several years with no issues. Just be cognizant of the names assigned in the sync app for the devices (if you have many like I do) makes assignment in the google home app easier. One note when adding new outlets to an existing cync system you will have to add them first to cync app then to google home app - in your google home app go to services->works with google->under linked you should see the cync connection-> click on that and it will prompt with a couple of options ->select option check for new devices and it will pick up in google home the newly added devices. It took me a few try’s to get this figured out. The more you use these the more uses you will find for these!

The media could not be loaded. So far so good. It works with the Alexa app alone. It doesn’t really advertise it. And it comes with a piece of literature that says you should download this CYNC app or something like that so this is what I did on my iPhone.Go to your settings turn on Bluetooth. Go to your Wi-Fi and put it on a Wi-Fi network. That is 2.4 some people don’t have that I had to go get a router and set it up plug it into my 5G router and then set it set the 2.4 G up. It just works better and it’s a lot easier to set your phone to that 2.4g net work.I downloaded the app but I never signed in. I never logged in. I never even opened it so I’m assuming that I didn’t need to do it but I did do from here on out wasOpen the Alexa appOn the bottom, go to devicesThere’s a plus sign on the top right hit that plusI think this is where your hit plugThey will ask you for your brand. The brand is GE it takes a second to register.Plugging your device into a plugIt helps if you were relatively close to the net work. When I said my plugs, I always make sure that I am really clothes are in the same room with the Wi-Fi net work, and I set it up and then I hand carry it to the actual room in the house that I wanted to go to. This works a lot faster in a lot more reliable.So plug in your plug and then hit find devices or something like thatAnd then you wait there may be another step once it find it it’ll ask you to set it upThat means you’ll pick the room rename it I don’t reading them I don’t pick the room I just tested and make sure it turns on and offThen I bring my six plugs or whatever to wherever I want them and plug them in and then in the Alexa app it’ll show me where it is and I will name where it is later. I’ll come back and start grouping those off and after that I start putting them into routines if I want things to automatically turn on and off.I have to be setting up a new house. My old loft was wide open, and I had about 30 different plugs, and I kind of got carried away and it was very very elaborate.Two out of my six plugs did not work when I plug them back in there was no light when I push the button on the side for a few seconds it didn’t work so I wanted to tell you how to fix that alsoOn the side push the button for a very long time I’m gonna call it like 10 to 20 seconds it’ll turn red. And then you let it go and it’ll be reset and it’ll be flashing green. Like I said two of these did that I had to reset them, but it took me a while. I was getting mad that I was gonna have to send them back but they actually really worked. And so far they feel really solid but I haven’t connected a ton of them up.So on a sidenote, I first tried to buy 5G sockets and I got like 15 of 12 or something and they just didn’t work. They clogged up the 5G system. Somehow I never had that problem with two point 4G plugs so I basically took them all out and just put them in a box and now I’m going to this and I’m hoping that I can change all my switches and all my lamps and everything so I can do the proper light settings. Hope this helps I don’t get paid to do this, so I’m not gonna spell check this.

I have become a big fan of GE Cync products over the past few months. We already have over 20 switches and plugs installed. We've been using one of the plugs in our hallway bathroom. It gets cold in the winter, so in the morning, while still in bed, we turn on a space heater we have plugged in to it using a phone (if handy) or telling our Lenovo smart clock "Hey Google, turn on the bathroom heater". In a few minutes, the bathroom is nice and toasty and ready for someone to take a shower.My latest project, since our eufy security system does not provide for expandability to add additional sirens...I have some GE Cync motion sensors on order. They'll go around the house. Then, I bought a few sirens that I'm going to plug in to these GE Cync smart plugs. When we're out of the house, if any of the GE Cync motion sensors trigger, all these smart plugs will turn on and sound the sirens.

I absolutely love these. They were so easy to set up and use, took minutes. I use one in my main living room for a floor lamp. This is great when I come in at night and just have Alexa turn on the light instead of fumbling around the room to get to the light switch. I use one for my Christmas tree, which is great because in the past we used the foot switch which would get buried. Now I just tell Alexa to turn on the Christmas tree. The last one is used to turn on a small lamp in the upstairs bedroom. I have Alexa to turn on the lamp before going to the dark bedroom and turn it off with the upstairs Alexa. These plugs were inexpensive and easy to use. I would recommend them to everyone.