Dimmable White, B22

I bought this bulb just when I started my “Smart Home” but I was having second thoughts as I was unsure if this was more reliable than a normal bulb. Well KASA smack my face! It’s simply to set everything up and it’s super reliable. It has a strong connection and it responds quick to the app or Alexa. Once I proved how good it was I bought bulbs for the rest of my place. Pro: Can schedule, you don’t need a hub, Alexa routines, bright control, easy to use, remote access. Cons: KASA is slowly disappearing from UK retailers as TAPO (the other Tp-link brand) is taking over Europe customers, leaving KASA just for Americans Overall: Totally recommended! (Same as TAPO) you don’t need to worry if you switch it off manually or something as it connects automatically back to the wifi and you’ll be able to control it through the app or with your smart assistance in seconds.

Bought two of these to replace a cheap Chinese one that failed, since you can only buy them in pairs, and fancied an additional one for another room. Wish I had have done sooner, because they're so much better! The setup procedure was a doddle - everything "just works" as you'd expect, unlike the cheaper ones that have problems with 5Ghz vs. 2.4GHz networks etc. and have you fiddling about with various setup modes before they can be coaxed into life. The Google Voice integration also works flawlessly, and unlike the cheaper bulb, this one can be happily turned off at the wall and will remember its settings, reconnect to wifi and just start working again when you turn it back on. So it can be used like, you know, a normal bulb, in addition to the voice integration which is the killer feature for me. Doing this tended to trigger connectivity problems with the cheaper bulb I had. Definitely worth paying a little more for the Kasa, though they're still pretty damn reasonably priced to be fair - certainly compared to the cost of e.g. Phillips Hue when you factor in the cost of the Zigbee hub etc. if you only want a small number of bulbs. Good quality at an affordable price point, as I've come to expect from TP-Link. Very happy so far!

I have two of the basic dimmable B22 units. I haven't integrated them with Alexa - I just use the TP-Link Kasa app. There are quite a few things to look at when setting them up, otherwise you might find that they turn on at 1% brightness! (Click the settings cog in the app, then look at the "Default States") I plugged them in, launched the app, was asked to provide WiFi details so they could be managed, then they downloaded a firmware update. You can use a schedule for security (make people think you're in when you're not) or to wake you up. The app also works remotely, in case you feel like checking if your lights are on when you're away from home, and you can turn them off if you have.

I can thoroughly recommend this bulb. I found TP link products through customer reviews when I bought my TP link smart plugs. I'd been looking for a smart bulb for a while to control my downstairs light as it's not wired to be turned off from upstairs. All the ones I had seen required a bridge or hub or something similar and I didn't want to pay a tonne of money for that. So I came across this TP link bulb and figured I'd buy one when it was reduced to see what it was like. Needless to say I was completely happy when it arrived super quick and was so easy to install. I popped the plug in, opened my Kasa app (which I already had from the bulbs but it's easy to download from the app store). Then it took all of a minute to set it up and it was working through the app and my Alexa Echo and Echo dot. I can change the brightness, turn it on and off and I've set up a schedule for it to come on a certain time. No hub or bridge required. Just a WIFI connection and you're good to go. Particularly handy when I realised I'd got to work and left it on. A quick tap on the app and it was off. You do need to leave your light switch on but it uses up about 1p per month of electricity so you won't notice it being on. The only hard bit was remembering to keep the switch on! :-) Will definitely be buying more very soon for the rest of the house!

Great bulb. You need to leave the wall switch on so the bulb is on “standby”. The bulb re-connects to WiFi in a matter of seconds if you accidentally turn the wall switch off or if there is a power-cut. In the Kasa app you can set the bulb to come on at 7am on weekdays (for example) and to increase brightness over 10 minutes to gently wake you up - this is a great feature and can be tweaked (more time, less bright, etc.) when you finally wake up you can turn it off in the app or even better set a schedule in the app to turn off at 7:30am daily. If you have an Echo, of course you can just ask Alexa to turn if off. At full brightness it really is quite bright, I turned the default brightness down to 75% in the app. With an Echo you can ask Alexa to turn the bulb on at whatever brightness you prefer, depending if mood/time of day. Great bulb especially paired with Echo or using a schedule in the TP-Link KASA app.

Bought 4 of these smart bulbs 3 years ago and it’s still working. Easy to install and set-up by linking it to the app given to you and can link with my Echo dot if I’m at home. You can use the brightness from 1-10 which is very helpful for me when I’m staying late at night. Very handy for me too as I can switch on the light using my mobile phone just before I reach home in the evening. Overall, highly recommended and I’m happy with my purchase 🌈😊

I have six of these in wall or roof lamp fittings and by and large they are very good - working just like tplink's smart plugs. However they are more prone to losing wifi signal than the plugs. Clearly they work better if you install some form of disk wifi mesh system but even then one of my bulbs drops out from time to time. My most useful bulbs are on landings and in the kitchen. No more putting down plates to turn them on, no more putting down my mugs of tea to turn them off. If you have speakers, invent some easy to remember routines. 'Morcambe' turns my kitchen light on. 'Wise' switches it off!