TP-Link Tapo

Can do some cool things, but setting the color temperature is killing me. I had to go into each light seperately to make presets that only apply to that one bulb. Maddening. And yes, I can make presets for groups of lights... but then can only use those presets for them as a group and not the individual lights. It makes no sense. Worst part is sliding the color temp in 5° K increments, so if I want them all at 3000, I slide it to 3005, oops too far I'll go back, oops 2995. Let me type it in!!!!!

Notifications to device keeps stopping working. They show in the app history as being sent, but they are not sent to the device. This keeps happening randomly. I turn off and on the notifications permissions and eventually it works again. But it's annoying and it doesn't make sense. Update: same thing happening with the doorbell call feature, it's not calling my phone unless the app is open.

I don't recommend it if you are actually using it for security. The notifications I get are delayed sometimes as much as 3-5 minutes or more. So, for security, it's maybe too little, too late. I tried all the suggested so-called fixes, updates, etc, and nothing changed. If a person stands there long enough it catches up and then shows real time, but, again, that wouldn't help if it were a security matter. All my other equipment working through the WiFi; seems to work fine.