How to Link WYZE with Amazon’s ALEXA - Smart Plug

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In this video, I will take you through the steps to allow Amazon’s Alexa to control you Wyze WiFi Smart Plug.
I picked up a couple of these Smart Outlets on Amazon for about $20 US. I’m becoming a big fan of the Wyze products because of their quality, ease of use and the price point. This is my 4th video featuring Wyze, so make sure to check those out.
Today, we’ll be adding the Wyze skill to my Alexa app. This will include allowing Alexa to access the devices on my Wyze account. I have been using the Alexa and Wyze apps for quite some time and both are already installed on my phone.
I have a Wyze WiFi outlet plugged in and I’ll open the Wyze app.
In the Wyze app, I see the outlet, and I can turn the Night Light on and off.
The steps to add the WYZE skill to Alexa:
1. Open the Alexa app.
2. Touch the menu in the bottom right of the screen.
3. Let’s make sure, the skill isn’t already installed. Click on Skills & Games.
4. Click Your Skills and browse for the skill.
5. I don’t see it, so I will click on the magnifying glass to bring up the search box.
6. Type Wyze and search.
7. Select the Wyze skill to add.
8. Below the button which reads, “Enable to Use”, we have “Account linking required”. This means I give Alexa access to the devices on my Wyze account. So, I’ll click the button.
9. Enter my Wyze credentials and Login.
10. Click Accept to give Alexa access but as it says, she won’t know my credentials.
11. Good, it’s been successfully linked.
12. Click Done.
13. Click the button to discover devices. Wait… and No new devices found.
14. There is a message on the top of the page indicating there are 3 new devices. I’ll click on View.
15. I see the plug, Home Tech DIY. Let me click that.
16. Perfect, we are in, but let’s rename the device to Night Light.
When I control the switch through the Alexa app, there is a little lag, but not an issue. Let’s try out the voice.
There you go, that covers the steps to link my Wyze account to Amazon Alexa to I can use my smart speaker to control my Wyze Smart Plug. I hope you found this video helpful; if so, give it a thumbs up. Don’t forget to check out my other Wyze videos and hit that subscribe button on your way out to stay up to date with Home Tech DIY projects.

[@rudeboy1127]

Still cant get alexa to work with my plug for some reason...

[@dynastymillion]

Would be great if you added tips for when it does NOT work :( Mine will not connect

[@jefflogan334]

This product is incredibly quirky. It works but had to link unlink 3 times before it connected. Befuddling that this mass produced retail-available product isn’t in the product list right from the get go. Good video tho

[@alxn_301]

They are 4.99 American at The Home Depot. Great product

[@michelleshreve6468]

My wyze plug will not connect to my dot. Any suggestions? It will turn off and on through my phone app, but not the for speaker.

[@HomeTechDIY]

Yes, that is odd. Is there speaker not recognizing the device or just not sending the on/off signal to Wyze? Are there other devices on your phone app which are working normally through the speaker?

[@michelleshreve6468]

@@HomeTechDIY thanks for your response! I disconnected and reconnected, completely removed and redid the set up twice and now it works correctly.

[@HomeTechDIY]

Awesome! Glad to hear!

[@danschutte1459]

As stated the WYZE app. will not work with a 5 G phone. i got this to work with an older phone. Also this plug will only work with an appliance that has a on/off toggle switch (a lamp etc) that must always be in the ON position. Unfortunately my coffee maker does not have a toggle switch, it turns on by a push button so i still have to push a button to make my coffee machine turn on.

[@uvaldoordonez8353]

Thank you! Once I watched your video I had success.

[@inderjit769]

Mine did not connect to Alexa. Device not found. Please help

[@AiBilly]

Anyone know how to connect the crappy Wyze thermostat to alexa before i Chuck it in the bin ?

[@pwu8194]

Can you schedule Alexa to turn the plug on and off at certain time? I use it to charge my Netgear devices.

[@freewoodencrosses]

did not work for me

[@josebenedico7379]

Thank you

[@kimramsey442]

Thank you!!! Ive been trying to connect to my wizen plugs for an hour and was able to do it once i watched your video!

[@dermottt1]

Thanks for the demo . Great help thank you

[@Fjay10]

Mine detected but says it cant connet

[@HomeTechDIY]

At which point is it failing and what is the exact error message?

[@jeffreyparrilla6846]

Thank you!.