Amazon Basics Smart Light Switch, Single Pole, Works with Alexa Only, Voice Control, Schedule, 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, No Hub Required, Easy to Install, White

I have at least one of all the Echo devices and numerous switches and plugs by various manufacturers. My home is pretty much as "smart" as I can make it (or want to make it). I tried several manufacturer's switches and the best, most reliable, easy-to-install are by Eufy and Amazon. The most important thing to know is how they respond to a power failure or the internet going down. I have tried switches that you have to basically reset or re-install them individually if you get a power failure. They should come back up quickly and work as though nothing happened when the power comes back on and the internet comes back up. For that reason, I never use smart light bulbs.....when the power goes out, they are ON when the power comes back up. Apparently Eufy no longer sells switches and plugs, but if you have an Alexa environment, Amazon switches are great. They pretty much self install. I only have single pole switches, so I have no experience with the 3-way versions. I have had a lot fun playing with smart switches and plugs and Alexa routines. They turn on my coffee in the morning, control my garage door opener, my gate, cameras, and my thermostats.....and a lot of other things. There are some fun things you can do as well. For example, some years back I bought an old stop light at a recycle center. No circuitry, just the frame with the lights and reflectors. Never done much with it. You can buy a little circuit board that lets you flash the lights in various combinations, but bleah....I wanted it to FUNCTION in some way. As you know, stop lights have a red, yellow, and green. What if I could use Amazon switches and Alexa routines to make it trigger on the garage door? Hmmmm... I purchased three switches and mounted them in a little wooden box and wired them to the three lights in the stop light, calling them "Red", "Yellow" and "Green". The "box" just plugs into the wall providing power to the switches. My garage door opener is controlled by a Meross smart opener. That is, I can open and close it with the Meross app or by Alexa voice. It also supports Alexa routines. I can trigger a routine by the door opening or closing. Cool! I created this routine called "Stop Light" to trigger the lights:When: Garage Door (the name of the device) is unlocked.Alexa will:Red will power onWait 5 secondsYellow will power onRed will power offWait 5 secondsGreen will power onYellow will power offWait 5 secondsGreen will power off.The timing here means that the stop light turns green just as the door is fully open. My wife was delighted! LOL! Love these Amazon Basic Switches. Their plugs are great as well. Pretty much standardized on these.

I put this in my kitchen because at times when leaving the kitchen my hands were full. Now I just ask Alexa to turn off the lights when I exit. Very easy to install and immediately was recognized as a new device in the Alexa app.

EDIT 6/29/26 GMS. It was not hard to install these - I bought two of them. They stopped working after 3 months. It was because the WAP they were connected to had its DHCP turned on, which is wrong. (The router has the DHCP server!) After changing the WAP setting, I reset the switches, set them up again, and all is OK.

Installation wasn't too bad, you need the neutral wire at the box, so check b4 ordering. Needed to push wires to the back of the box. I had a 2 switch box, and the old switch cover fits pretty well. Setting up required turning off and on the power a couple of times before it showed up on my Alexa app. I used it on a garage light that has a motion-sensor that gets triggered when it is windy. I set up a routine so I can ask Alexa to shut the light off for the night and another couple automatic routines to get it to correctly reset in the morning. I was concerned about the distance from the router and the fact it is outdoors, but it connects.

Easy installation. Works well with the Alexa app. This is not dimmer switch. It is a basic on/off switch.Now I can control my lights without getting up from my couch. I will likely get fat and lazy.

I cannot stop singing the praises of these switches. I have these on every exterior light on the house, and if you are like me and forget to turn outside lights off, and find out 4 days later that they have been on for the whole time, you need these. I have one of these on every switch of all of my exterior lights. Garage, porch, side, etc. through Alexa, they turn on automatically at the same time “30 minutes before sunset” and off at 11. No remembering, no funky dial timer, they just all work together all the time. If internet goes out, all still function as normal switches. I wasted money with wifi bulbs that never stayed connected, these have been no problem. It allows me to be mildly ocd and keep all my external bulbs the same. Same temp, same output, you get the idea.Now, they may not work on every switch. You do need a neutral line to the wall box, like most every smart switch requires, so if you only have a hot leg running to a switch and a ground, you will be out of luck, but that’s more often found in interior lighting than exterior lighting.Anyways, can’t beat these for the money, especially if you already run an Alexa ecosystem. 10/10 would recommend and do again. The dimmer option works fine as well, but normal switch is my favorite.

3/15/2024 update.Have 7 one way genuine Amazon Basics Alexa/Echo switches in the house. Have replaced 3, going to replace the fourth. The 66+% failure rate dramatically increases the real cost of ownership. This with the buggy Echo Alexa software turning lights on at random makes it a pain. Definitely a software problem, not hardware as it happens across multiple brands of swiitches. The only common denominator is the app/software.***********************************The reviews here are mixed.....literally! As with all Amazon reviews where the seller is selling completely different items under the same listing, the reviews for different items are homogenized together. This creates wrong or misleading reviews. To add to the confusion single pole and 3 way switches are completely different animals. These should be sold separately to avoid the mess that the reviews are on these two completely different items. And yes you can have more than a 3 way installation.That said, I purchased, and am only reviewing the single pole version of this switch. That is, there is only a single switch that controls a single outlet, light, or group of lights. If there are any other switches that control or affect that single outlet, light, or group of lights YOU BOUGHT THE WRONG SWITCH! If you don't know what a Nuetral wire is, ask someone to help you before you purchase. Do not pass GO, do not collect $200!!If you purchase 3 or less of these switches Amazon will add them automatically to your Echo/Alexa account and save you a lot of time and effort (highly recommended)! For some reason If you purchase 4 or more, you are on your own. I would recommend that if you are buying 4 or more, break it into multiple orders and save yourself some time and hassle and let Amazon do the programming work.Connecting is easy. HOWEVER YOU CAN BE KILLED! White to White, Green to Green (or bare copper). Black to the wire with electricity on it (the "hot" wire, LINE side), and Red to the LOAD (single outlet, single light, or group of lights). Use the enclosed labels so if someone needs to rewire in the future they will know what is what.Works as advertised, NO DRAMA! DRAMA IS AVAILABLE if you buy the wrong switch for your application. Please figure out if you have the wrong switch before leaving a review. Most of the "bad" reviews appear to be due to purchasing the wrong switch, which is partially the sellers fault for combining listing.This is a review, not a tutorial. I neither received nor asked for incentives of any kind for this review. Update: For full honesty, I had to exchange 1 unit out of 7 purchased. The wireless connection between the switch and my Echo units became unreliable. I believe a nearby Nest thermostat or SimpliSafe touchpad may have been interfering, but another switch 36 inches away did not have a problem. Replacing the switch did correct the problem. As more IOT devices are installed this may become a bigger problem.***************************************I neither received nor solicited recompense in any form for this review. I am a retired computer/network/telephone repair technician with more than 35 years experience. I have taught all these subjects at my employers in-house trade schools in addition to my field experience. Currently I repair/restore guitars and guitar amplifiers to support my guitar collecting habit. As such I perform electronics repair as well as some woodworking involved in repairing guitars an amplifier cabinets. I attempt to repair most items if they fail out of warranty, so my reviews may contain information you will not not find in other reviews. Solicitations to change or "enhance" reviews are always reported to Amazon without exception. Free items or money are joyfully accepted, THEN IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO AMAZON!! THANK YOU!!!! The observations are my own without any outside influence or input. Your experience may differ from my own! Do your own research and comparisons prior to purchasing, don't rely solely on my observations. I recommend purchasing only from Prime sellers as much of my experience with "marketplace" sellers has been negative. Often drop shipping from China to the USA, and reshipping so it has a USA postmark. That said, do your own research prior to purchasing any products from the Internet!?

They been installed for a few years without any major issues.It is nice to stay in bed and turn the switches off.Initially had some problems with connecting them and keeping them connected. The issue was my router and alexa device was too far away. I relocated them and all is well.

Compre el switch por la garantía de ser de Amazon, sin embargo, batalle un poco en el uso correcto del mismo en la app de Alexa, ya que por mas que lo intente hacer funcionar, no podía. Investigando, encontré la solución, hay que cambiar la dirección de tu cuenta a una dirección de Estados Unidos, haciendo eso, se habilitan otras funciones en la APP de alexa y permite configurar el dispositivo, ya que, con una dirección mexicana no es posible configurarlo.

Almost aqutomatic Alexa adoption. Great!

Worked right away and connected without issue

Compré 13 y los tuve que tirar a la basura, cero estrellas, nunca los pude conectar a alexa, cambié a tp link

the switch is well build, even is plastic it's tough; connecting to Alexa very easy;setup the routines also easy;I would had give 5 stars if the led indicator would be customizable. when the lights are on, the led is off, no indication on the switch'