I have finally unplugged my WeMo devices and bulbs.
I wrote about some WeMo devices I have at my home. Since I moved house last November, I have been using some WeMo devices from Belkin that I have had for a while, but hadn’t used for a fair few years in my last place. These were smart plugs and smart bulbs. I wrote that Belkin are going to stop supporting WeMo devices from January 2026. So, in the longer term I will need to either remove them or replace them.
I did remove them when I had problems with the app, but then they had a reprieve when the app started working again.
I had trialled an Amazon Smart Plug which had been on a special offer. I kept a note on prices using the Keepa extension, and when the plug (and the smart bulbs) recently dropped in price, I made a purchase.
The bulbs were easy to install, after installing the first one, the second one almost installed itself.
The only downside. One of the nice functions of the WeMo devices was the “away from home” functionality, which meant that if I was away the lights would go on and off at random times. I have since discovered that the “away mode” for Amazon devices is only available in the US. What’s that about then?
Anyhow, the new Amazon devices seem to be working, and are much more reliable than the WeMo devices.
