WeMo

Belkin

- April 14, 2017

Everyone

Lifestyle

( 19,586)

Description

With the Wemo App, you can control all of your Wemo from anywhere in the world on your Android devices.

Wemo is the simple way to a smarter home. Download the Wemo app and control your lights, appliances, or a whole room from your couch, coffee shop, or the Caribbean.

HELLO HANDS-FREE CONTROL

Pair your Wemo Mini, Light Switch, Insight, or Switch with Amazon Echo or Google Home and you can control your lights, your appliances, or a whole room without having to lift a finger.

NEVER COME HOME TO A DARK HOUSE
You can schedule your lights to be on during specific hours, or simply sync lights and devices to the sun automatically.

LOOK LIKE YOU’RE HOME EVEN WHEN YOU’RE NOT

Enable the “Away Mode” feature and your lights will turn on and off randomly, making it look like you’re home even when you’re not.

WEMO WORKS WITH NEST

When paired with Nest's Thermostat, Nest's "home" and "away" modes can sync with your Wemo devices for automatic control. Nest can tell Wemo when you're home or away, so your fan can turn off to save energy when the house is empty. Or your lights can turn on automatically when you walk in the door.

INTEGRATE WEMO WITH IFTTT

"If This, Then That" is a free web-based service that opens up an amazing array of possibilities for your Wemo devices. Visit IFTTT.com to find "recipes" for making Wemo Mini turn lights on and off based on real-world events, send you push notifications about device activity, and much more.

These are just some of the things you can do with the Wemo app.

To see what else Wemo can do, visit www.wemo.com

For the latest Wemo Device GPLv2 Open Source Code please visit: http://www.belkin.com/us/support-article?articleNum=51238

Reviews

3.2

19,586 total

5 6,189

4 3,706

3 2,077

2 2,217

1 5,397

Brent LeBlanc

Setup could be a bit smoother since at one point it felt like I was just guessing as what to do, but after it's setup the app is fine and UI is intuative. The original smart plug is GIANT. I'm glad they shrunk it down so it doesn't take up 3 outlets on a strip anymore. It's worth the 25 bucks I paid for it. Main reason I got it was it's Alexa compatible.

Isaac Wyatt

This app needs a lot of work. Very slow. Setting up wemo mini not a streamlined workflow. Would have thought twice about buying these if Id seen the app rating first. To get 5 stars, app needs streamlined workflow for setting up new wemo minis without the confusion for android devices and auto network select. Would also need a much more responsive app overall. The time between a tap and a reaction is several seconds and there is often no indication that a tap occured and the app was doing things. My guess is that wemo outsourced the creation of this app without a lot of QA on the release because internally developed apps rarely have this poor of an experience.

Kevin Rosario

Does what I expected. Would like to see smartthings integration as well as nest home/away without requiring the thermostat. I use the location setting on my phone because of pets and would not have the motion detector utilized on the thermostat (if I had one) to determine home/away. Please update. Otherwise, great app and products

Art Soto

It's good when you are in your own house, but says you can control it via cellular connection. .. Not True! Never works over cellular. 4/15/17 just tried again while out of state and didn't work over cellular or when I connected with Hotel wifi. WTF WEMO! Trying now while home to enable remote access and says I cant.

Steve L

Better than previous versions. Still slow. Needs the ability to select a device and force an update of firmware. It would be nice to add an icon to the phone 's menu to toggle each device without opening the full app. It would need some sort of a multi step process to prevent accidental "butt dialling".

Jennifer Cimino

"Be home even when you're not" their slogan is a complete lie. Glad we only bought one device. We specifically bought to run our lights when we are out of town. Away mode has never worked. I'm better off buying an old fashion timer. Tried to turn the lights on and off manually on our last trip away and it wouldn't connect to the switch at all. Terrible expensive product.

User reviews

Brent LeBlanc July 8, 2017

Isaac Wyatt May 21, 2017

Kevin Rosario May 21, 2017

Art Soto April 15, 2017

Steve L May 1, 2017

Jennifer Cimino May 24, 2017

Joshua Vilcsak April 22, 2017

This frigging thing. Do not purchase these. They work occasionally. I have reset it, updated it, troubleshooted and even reinstalled it. I never post reviews, but this piece deserves one. It decides when it wants to function. The only time you can use it is when you've just recently turned it off or on. Otherwise, it goes into a sleep mode and doesn't respond. Very. Very. Disappointed customer.

Joseph Battaglia June 29, 2017

These devices are great when they work. The big problem with them is that they rarely work with no issues. It only useful as a novelty Do not make the mistake of counting on them to function when you're away from your home and can't do a power reset or network reset to have them function again for awhile longer.

Kat April 18, 2017

The app itself works fine, it's the Wemo Switch that doesn't. It constantly loses connection to my home wifi for no reason, I've moved it to different areas of the house, made sure it's not blocked somehow, and still only works half of the time. I'd save your money.

Mark Liu May 2, 2017

Not the most user friendly interface. Clumsy and difficult to set schedules. Has a lot of glitches during scheduling but once you finally get it, works well. Auto away feature doesn't work at all. This app really needs some work as the product is great.

ToxicTiki April 14, 2017

Works fine, but why does it need access to everything in my phone? Something changed in a recent update. You can no longer enable a rule once it is disabled. You must delete and create a new rule. Becoming iritating. I have only 1 usable schedule. On old outlet timer works better.

Melanie W June 30, 2017

The app is really buggy and a really poor experience. Rules sometimes can't be enabled after they're disabled, sometimes only the start times shows when trying to set a schedule, and sometimes the app just hangs. It's just taken me 10 mins to set a schedule for a lamp to turn on for 2 hours every morning. I'll never buy another WeMo.

Baconator James June 10, 2017

Whatever you do, do NOT update the firmware on any device. It simply doesn't work. There should be repercussions for people putting out such awful software. Too many viable alternatives to this startup-quality automaton to have to endure the products. I foolishly bought 3 Wemo devices. Lesson learned to late. Avoid Wemo.

Gareth Marshall July 18, 2017

Can't control lights as constantly shows they are updating. This isn't an old issue please sort it. Also changed to new router and it's lost my devices despite constant resets. My old rules are no longer working!! You guys suck at designing apps

Jed Fonner April 16, 2017

Painfully slow, buggy and non-intuitive. It crashed and required reinstalling during initial setup of my first device. Registering with IFTTT through the app (you can't do it from a browser) caused it to force crash multiple times. Every screen is a UX mess. The latest update claims to help but I didn't notice any difference.

Marcus Andrade July 11, 2017

App not very responsive. The greying out of non responsive items is annoying and usually comes back after a refresh. Some good features present. Overall the application is slow to respond and sometimes needs to be restarted to make it responsive. Very different experience with some of the competitors applications....Wemo app needs a bit of work.

Landon Carter April 15, 2017

This app had come a long way. The Android app was a little neglected for a while but they have really taken it seriously. It's reliable. Works with assistant, wear, and had widgets. At this point this is the most reliable home automation for switches and outlets I've seen and we use it every day.

Chad Lawrence May 23, 2017

I've had my WEMO wall switches, plug-in switches and insight switch for several years now, I even bought 3 of the new smaller plug-in switches. If I had it to do all over again I'd just buy a Wink Hub 2 and Z-Wave switches. WEMO has continued to update the firmware but the issues with the product and the App haven't gotten much better over time. The App still doesn't see all the switches or won't control specific ones at random times. I'm just not that pleased with all the money I've spent on this brand.

June 12, 2017

Rediculasly difficult to set up. You download the app just to find out 10 minutes later that it won't work until you update the app. Then after updating the app it freezes up the original app so at that point nothing works. This product must be made in Russia because it is a communist plot to drive you insane. The box says it is designed to make your life easier but it actually does the oposit

Joshua T Cromer May 18, 2017

I mean this sincerely. Whoever you have designing your app, fire them. If you are selling a product that is dedicated to being a mobile product, the mobile app should be the main concern for you. Everything is wrapped around an app that is slow, buggy, clumsy, and the user interface is awful. How can this be the product you're offering to the consumers and you sell it with a straight face. Get this thing together, get some management in your development teams, and redesign this immediately. I would be embarrassed if I was leadership at this company..... That's all.

Caroline Squire July 9, 2017

After following the instructions numerous times and reinstalling the app several more, I finally got my mini plug to show up in the app. All was well until I tried to add the skill to Alexa. The site couldn't be found for several hours. Finally got to the site to add the skill and now Wemo can't find my device... again.

Ryan Horsford July 5, 2017

Why is it so difficult to connect bulbs.. Why? When it works great... When it doesn't which is most of the time.. Waste of money. It seems like it was an idea that half way through they gave up and didn't let us know.. So now we are stuck.. Thanks!

wesley doremus May 23, 2017

this is quite possibly the crappiest app ive ever delt with. i just got a new router and its been 30 minutes, and i still have only 1 of my 5 switches working. terrible in app directions, the switching from the wemo switch wifi to the house's wifi constantly fails.. all of my ip cameras, and other smart devices/apps all went flawlessly. this junk? constantly says something is wrong. junk junk junk

Don Joslyn May 20, 2017

After update, the app has become unreliable, switch states are not always correct, and the app freezes sometimes. Motion detector is constantly triggering for no reason. My Insight switch now shows avg daily of 65 hours. I guess it's working on some other planet.

Rich Rubel May 18, 2017

The app refuses to see to my WeMo outlet switch. I'm going nuts with this, and I'm a techie. Just watched the setup video again and still no luck. My WeMo doesn't transmit an SSID to connect to, even though the blue light's flashing. I'm on the verge of going outside and finding a good concrete wall to throw it against, which is looking like the most satisfying option.

Gurinder Sundal April 20, 2017

The set up process was pretty simple. I have 3 devices. Firmware updates seem to lock up the app but eventually installed. I set up some rules but they don't consistently work. Sometimes one device comes on with the rule and not another. I also set up a new rule but for some reason I can't enable it. I tried deleting it and recreating it still no luck.

Michael Hughes June 4, 2017

I LOVE WEMO. I have 10 devices (5 switches and 5 sensors). Android app not working so great right now. Apple IOS is my prefered goto device to use the Wemo app on . The "Last Sensed" notification is very handy though on the Android version (which has sadly disappeared in the last update).

M Craig May 21, 2017

Had this for a few years now. Only fails to connect about 10% of the time. App lacks features and 4 years on the App remains poor. Despite contacting tech support Rules still cannot be saved for switch or insight switch. The app simply gets stuck with circular hour glass making them pointless or just fails to save them or show the ones created??? Software still needs a lot of work! App permissions also seem excessive. Settings seem tricky, even with updates on various Android devices!

Philip Saville May 15, 2017

Auto-off Timer nearly never works. It worked a couple of times and now never works. This was a primary reason for trying this device with my setup. Very disappointed! Otherwise, it functions as described. IFTTT integration makes this a lot more valuable.

nascent nascentt June 10, 2017

Shockingly bad. App screws up firmware updates. Don't get notifications any more. Had to email an insight then was told they aren't made anymore and that I can have credit to buy another belkin device!!!!

Dave Dean May 28, 2017

Hey, wemo just crashed while I was typing this! Setup for my switch and outlet (these don't need a hub other than a regular router) was incredibly frustrating but eventually worked. I have high hopes for improvements in the future.

Dave Simac April 16, 2017

This app is completely unreliable. I had to do a factory reset on the light switch twice before the app found the switch. It took dozens of attempts just to set up the switch to turn on at sunset and off at sunrise. That was the only reason I bought the switch, to turn on at sunset and off at sunrise. I would not recommend this product to anyone.

Chey Mose June 20, 2017

App sucks. It's clunky and not intuitive. Feels like it was built offshore to save money. Firmware updates brick the app and device. It barely ticks the box. Not worth the money you pay for it. I could build something better with a raspberry pi and a free afternoon. Thanks

Dean Hopper April 20, 2017

Absolutely rubbish!!! Complete waste of money and time!! That's putting it nicely! Don't bother stressing yourself out over it like I did! Initial setup took forever to connect, had it working fine for a couple of weeks. Very Inconsistent, sometimes it worked sometimes it didn't. Then it stopped working altogether so tried the update and hasn't worked properly since. Thrown it in the bin because if I waste 1 more second of my life trying to fix this piece of **** I'm going to have a meltdown! 😠

Bob Mosher June 6, 2017

Works fine with the app...sometimes. Many other times, the app says that it doesn't recognize the device and you need to shut the app down and reset it in order to recognize its own devices. DO NOT purchase these to use with Google Home. Works for about an hour and then it stops. Won't recognize the device until you reset it.

Michael Avery June 19, 2017

Unreliable schedules, slow interface. Firmware update of devices broke all schedules. Setup of new devices very unreliable, usually have to go through it all 2 or 3 times. Recommend a 3rd party control once devices are set up (which is all I now use the official app for)

Richard Robey April 14, 2017

I'm really starting to get fed up with this product. every time there's a firmware upgrade it causes issues that I then have to contact support to try and sort them out. it's getting very tedious. On top of that the app itself is very buggy and constantly locks up. It is also extremely unreliable with remote control of switches only working about 30% of the time. If I'd known what I know now I would have never purchased this product.

Allen Lowder June 20, 2017

At first, I was disappointed because the app did not adequately connect with the switches or reflect the current status over the internet. They would only work over home Wi-Fi. They seem to have addressed this issue, though, because everything seems to work flawlessly now. I often forget to turn off lights when I leave for the university in the morning and this allows me to easily remedy that from afar. A cool use for the apps automated scheduling is, I was able to take a refrigerator that did not have automatic defrost and set the refrigerator so that it intermittently shut off for short periods of time to allow the coils to defrost. Pretty nifty.

Matthew P Veilleux May 23, 2017

Absolutely irredeemably awful. The only thing worse than the glacial response to user input is there is no indication that it's even doing anything. Feels more like an alpha release than a several year old widely used application.

Mark Poulin April 21, 2017

So when it works it's great. Problem is it is really buggy. After resetting it for the third time, link was stuck in updating firmware. Called support and they couldn't fix it. Sending a replacement. Not really pleased as I had to secure it with a credit card and will need to pay shipping back to them. More expense for a bad product. Hoping replacement will work better.

What's New

Wemo app spring cleaning is in full swing. This release enhances functionality and performance of your Wemo devices. Download today and enjoy a better Wemo experience.