I’ve been using the Wemo Smart Plug on Thread for a few months now, and I’ll cut to the chase here – it hasn’t let me down once. That’s the theory at least, and as none of my Minis has failed at this point, I can’t say for sure if this actually happens or if the process is seamless. With Thread, assuming you have more than one Thread Border Router (I currently have four, all HomePods Mini) if one of them fails, your Thread devices simply connect to the next available Thread Border Router. if that hub fails, all connected devices go offline. The difference between a Thread Border router and, say, a Zigbee hub, is that Zigbee child devices have to be bound to a specific hub. Thread Border Routers act as de facto hubs for Thread devices. Thread Routers should not be confused with Thread Border Routers, which in HomeKit are currently restricted to an Apple TV (2021 model) or a HomePod Mini. Battery-powered Thread devices can only act as endpoints, and can’t help spread the Thread network’s signal. it’s plugged into a power outlet and not battery powered), it also acts as a Thread Router, which allows it to act as a Thread signal repeater, essentially. As it’s a permanently powered device (i.e. You can see my Thread network in the app, with the Wemo Smart Plug part of it. As I’ve already gotten an Eve Energy smart plug, I’m covered. There’s one caveat, however, as in order to see this extra level of detail, you do need at least one Eve Thread device. Luckily, the Eve app has a dedicated section that shows all your Thread-enabled devices, along with a few extra details. Whilst NFC pairing didn’t work at the time it was needed, once the device was added, I did try to see if the NFC chip was subsequently picked up by my phone within the Home app, and oddly enough it worked, although as you can see in the fourth screenshot, by that time it was already added, and as such the app told me the same.Įven though the Wemo plug uses Thread, unless you have an app capable of giving you a bit more information on that aspect, it’s not easy to tell if it’s using Thread or Bluetooth. As Thread devices don’t directly connect to a WiFi network, it doesn’t matter which network my iPhone is connected to. One of the benefits of adding a Thread device, at least in my case, is that if it’s a 2,4GHz WiFi device I’m adding, I have to connect to the 2.4GHz network in order to pass those 2.4GHz WiFi details over to the device in question. My WiFi network is split into 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks, and I usually have my iPhone connected to the 5GHz network for speed. Still, with the code, it was easy enough to add. I’ve actually heard others with the same issue, notably Eric Welander. Even though the plug has NFC built-in, when adding it, I simply couldn’t get NFC to show up, so I eventually added it by scanning the code. As the new Wemo devices are exclusive to HomeKit and also don’t work with any Wemo app, you can add them directly to the Home app, or any third-party HomeKit app.
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