Tapo Smart Light Switch 1 Gang 1 Way Remote Control and Voice Control Away Mode No Neutral Wire Required Battery Included Works with Alexa and Google Home

I’ve tried several smart light switches over the years, and the Tapo S210 Smart Light Switch has quickly become my favourite. It’s easy to install, simple to control, and genuinely adds convenience to daily life without the usual complications. I first bought this switch to control a single light in a room where running a neutral wire wasn’t possible. Installation was straightforward, and the included battery made setup simple — no electrician required. Once paired with the Tapo Hub, it connected instantly to the app, and I could start controlling it remotely right away. The remote control and voice functionality are excellent. Using Alexa or Google Assistant, I can turn lights on or off without getting up, which is perfect for bedtime or when I’m carrying things around the house. The Away Mode is a particularly nice feature — it simulates someone being home, adding a layer of security when we’re out. The switch itself feels well-made and responsive. It works consistently, and I haven’t experienced any lag or connectivity issues. The design is clean and unobtrusive, fitting in perfectly with existing decor. Overall, the Tapo S210 Smart Light Switch is convenient, reliable, and easy to use. It adds a level of automation and control that really improves everyday life, whether at home or away. I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a simple, smart, and effective solution for controlling lights.

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I almost gave this four stars (reasons below) but decided on five because it was so easy to install and it simply works. Real bonus that you can use it as a manual switch, which means that if there’s a power cut and the internet is down, you can still use it. (Just in case you’re wondering, yes, that was supposed to be a joke.) Where it really helps is that I can use voice activation or Alexa routines, and it doesn’t matter whether the switch is off or on (which is the problem I found with standalone smart light bulbs - people kept switching the switch off so the smart lightbulbs didn’t work). The switch looks modern, and quite stylish, but… The reason I almost gave it four stars is that it is quite deep at the back, and the wiring for my switches comes from above, but the connection in the switch is at the bottom, so I’ve had to buy quite a deep spacer 20mm) to allow for the shallow back box and to give space for the wires to run behind the Tapo switch components, meaning the switch extends from my wall by a total of around 30mm, so it sits like a box on the wall rather being flush fitting. That could be fixed if I could be bothered to dig out the old back box, chisel deeper into the wall, install a deeper back box, and skim or fill the edges and repaint the wall, but on balance, I’ve decided to live with the spacer.

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I've installed 4 of these so far during our house renovation. I originally wanted to replace the dumb switch with something modern and came across these during Prime day. Packaging is excellent, so were the instructions. It came with a pair of batteries and fixings as well which was VERY handy. It does require a hub to work, unlike some other Tapo products that only rely on wifi. I already had a Tapo H100 hub so didn't need a new one. Quality is generally ok, albeit a bit platicky. One of the switches had a bit more travel than the other, I had to put some foam tape on the button to correct it. Installation is split into two parts: pairing and wiring. I'm a DIY enthusiast, not an electrician so before I got to wiring I did a lot of googling and most importanly, took a few pictures of wiring behing the existing switch. Pairing was a breeze, there is a latch under the switch, once moved to "open" position the front plate comes off revealing the battery slots and the "reset/pair" button. I put the batteries in, opened up the Tapo app, choose the switch I wanted to add and there on the app showed step by step guide to completion. It took no time to connect it to Tapo hub. The wiring part was also much easier than I thought. It doesn't require a neutral, which means it draws power from the included batteries instead. I made sure the main switch was off and used a mains tester to make sure it really was off! I then turned it back on to use the mains tester to confirm the live wire, turned electric back off to take wires out of the old switch and put the Live one in the LIN slot and the load one in the Lout1 slot. I did need go buy some spacers as the backbox turned out to be too shallow. You can see it in the picture. Once all that was done, I turned electric back on, pressed the switch and to my surprise it worked! Compared to other wifi smart devices, these switches seem to work much faster via the app. I suspect it's because the hub is making communication much easier and straight forward. Pressing the switch, the lights come on immediately without delay just like a normal switch. The switch makes an audible click/clunk noise when you turn it on, as if it's physically turning the switch on. Which is a good thing because one of my bug bears with smart bulbs is that they don't work when there's no internet. These switches however work fine without internet, as long as there are batteries, you can physically press the switch to turn lights on. Overall, very happy with the switches. I've mainly used them where there are multiple lights involved, dining lights kitchen lights etc. Much more practical and reliable then using loads of smart bulbs. There are some cons though. 1. No status light, I understand it's not drawing power from mains but in this day and age, they could have used a very faint led as a status light. Would have looked nice, would come in handy in the dark as well. 2. Altough the switch looks like you can click the entire face, only the bottom half is clickable. Very much like my old macbook! 3. There are no 2 way wiring option. For kitchen and dining it was ok but for the hallway 2 way switch was a must for me. The only way I could do it is by grouping two switches and automation in the Tapo app so that one switch turns the other on and vice versa. (see app screenshot and video. Excuse the mess). If you're a competent electric DIYer, I don't you don't need to wire in the second switch at all. Just connect the wires with some wago and the second switch should just work. Although it works, they drawback is that it takes a second for the lights to come on as one switch has to ask the other to turn on as well. Would I buy them again? Not at full price. I'd like a status light and the option to wire in Neutral and get rid of the batteries.