Smart Dimmer Plug Outdoor Smart Plug Works with Alexa and Google Home, Light Dimmer APP Remote Control, Max Power 400W, IP44 for Dimmable Outdoor String Lights, Floor Lamp, Table Lamp

So good that I ordered a second for another set of lights, and may order a third! For those of you wondering, this does have a physical switch / dimmer you can use without your phone. There's a single button that you tap to turn the lights on and off, or hold down to dim/brighten (it starts going one direction until it maxes out then goes the other direction). Wifi setup was very simple, and, while I haven't looked into the fancier settings yet, the basic controls on the app more than meet my needs of manual on/off and a brightness slider. I've made use of the timer feature as well to make sure we don't forget to turn the lights off after a night of partying. The construction seems solid and pretty rugged. I expect it will last a long time, even outside. I also like that it provides a slot to hook onto a screw or nail for easy wall mounting. My one suggested update is to have a longer power cord. Unless you have an outlet within about a foot of where you want this switch to be, you'll need an extension. In my particular scenario, we had to run an extension along the side of the house. That extension goes to a triple outlet staked into the ground because I need at least 2 switches at this location and want to keep the connections off the ground to avoid potential issues with puddles. However, if I connect this switch directly to that staked outlet it will only be about 1.5 feet off the ground, which is pretty inconvenient for using the physical button. This means that I need to either live with that; buy and install another 3-6 ft outdoor extension, causing a setup of extension -> landscape outlet -> extension -> switch -> extension -> lights; mount the switch and leave the outlet hanging (ghetto and probably not 100% weather safe); or, hopefully, find a different cheap outdoor splitter that can be mounted to the wall right beneath the switch. I feel like the power cord should be 3-4 ft, which is long enough to go from the floor, where most extension cords reside, to a normal & convenient height to use the button.

Bought twice to control.outdoor lights. Love the app and its easy to use. Be sure its within range of your house wifi.

I had some initial user errors but in the end, the product worked great.

This is a really good product. The only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars is that it’s kinda bulky. But it works great. I purchased two to use with our outdoor lighting. I can set it on a timer to light up & turn off at specific times. I can also set the dimmer adjusting the lights with my iPhone. Super easy to use.

Dimming of outdoor string lights is essential to control the outdoor vibe, especially with multiple strings that can be bright and harsh. I was using a tabletop lamp dimmer duct-taped into a baggie and tucked under an eve. Definitely not optimal and potentially dangerous. It was time to find an outdoor-rated dimmer. I didn't think I needed any "smart home" functionality, I mean, it's just a dimmer, right? But man is this thing fun! Alexa integration works great. Name the plug anything you want "eg terrace, patio, pool, etc.) and say "Alexa, turn on patio." "Alexa, set patio to 55 percent." And the like. But really, the app is even better! After all, you'll be outside with your phone while you're enjoying the lighting. The app's home page is simple, just an on/off button and a dim level "slider" that will dim in real time (lights dim as you move the slider, not after you stop moving it) in increments of 1%. Within the app you also have the option to set upper and lower dim range limits in case you have dimmable LEDs that tend to flicker when too dim. When you turn off the lights the dimmer does a "soft off" quick fade. Awesome addition to our outdoor hangout area. IMPORTANT TIP: When pairing and setting up the dimmer, follow the PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS that come in the box, NOT the steps in the app. The app is more generic to all of Treatlife's products and does not contain critical steps specific to this plug. Setup is very easy but you will not get it on the network without the printed steps.

I attempted to use this device for some outdoor string lights. Set up was easy and quick, and I was able to set the timer on them easily using the Treatlife app on my phone. I was also able to integrate it with Alexa fairly easily at first. Dimming feature was simple enough, and even dimming them through voice commands to Alexa worked great. After the first full day of use, though, the plug (and lights plugged in to them) kept showing up as offline/disconnected. I reset (and unplugged/re-plugged), and they worked fine, until later in the day when they went offline/were disconnected again. This happened over and over - the device would be online and functional for perhaps half the day, then go offline/get disconnected/be entirely undiscoverable. This was quite the hassle, as the outlet I have the device plugged in to is quite high up in an awning on my back deck, so I'd need to bring out the ladder to reset/unplug. When the device is offline, Alexa can't do anything and only physically fiddling with the device itself would get it back online (for part of a day, before it disconnected yet again). I know my wifi signal in the yard and on the back deck is good, and I have a mesh point just inside the back door less than 15 feet from the device itself. My wifi lets me check the strength of signals to connected devices, and the 2.4ghz signal to this device is consistently strong - it just doesn't want to stay connected. I'll likely just ditch this thing, and try another Alexa/Wifi-compatible device, while also buying a simple remote-controlled device as a back up. While remote-control devices rarely have Alexa compatibility, at least I know I can use the remote to control it from a distance as desired, rather than having to pull out the ladder again to fix this one when it doesn't want to turn off or on.

Works as advertised, setup is easy. Good product.

It's minus 30 out there, and those Christmas lights go on and off on cue with the Smart Life app and outdoor smart plug.

Works great with my Alexa and the TreatLife app. Easy set up.

Overall, for the price paid, functionality, build quality, and ease-of-use, I give this product a good recommendation, and would suggest others to try it. However, I deducted a star on the installation for the following reasons: 1) It would have been nice to choose a plug option that sticks straight out or turned 90 degrees or angled in some way, as the full downward orientation of this plug will either block the other plug port in most outlets (as shown in my photo), or as in most weather protected outdoor outlets such as mine shown in the photos, it will bump into the housing and not fit within the housing if attempting to plug into the bottom plug. Also, because of the orientation of the plug combined with the thickness of the wire used, I cannot easily route the wire out the bottom of the weather housing of my outdoor outlet, which forces me to cut a hole in the side and seal it after if I am to keep this switch outdoors permanently. I am hesitant to penalize Treatlife for this design decision, as I can foresee many other scenarios where this plug/cable arrangement would work perfectly. It unfortunately does not work as well for me, but it is not the end of the world. It still functions, just not as clean of a setup as I would like. 2) The Treatlife application took quite a bit of time to figure out how to connect it to my Google Home. The instructions may have been outdated, as many of the areas the instructions point to, were either renamed, relocated, or removed entirely from the Google Home android app, so it did take a bit of fiddling for me to figure out how to connect it. In the end, I was able to get everything connected, and I am now able to control the switch with either the Treatlife Android app, or with my Google Home App. Overall, I am satisfied with this switch and do recommend it for others, as long as the plug and cable arrangement is fully compatible for their application.

As some other customers have stated, these do work with the Costco Feit LED string lights! I bought the lights for my balcony not realizing just how bright they are, so this dimmer was the perfect solution. There is one button on the dimmer for on/off, pairing, and dimming. If you want to control the on/off or dimming from your phone, you can download their app and control the dimmer from there. It took me a few tries to get connected to the app, as I was trying to follow directions on both the app and the paper insert in the box, so just pick one and you should be good to go. I was also able to connect it seamlessly to my Google home, so now I can control everything from there too. Would highly recommend.