How to use the Amazon Smart Plugs timer?

Few smart plugs are as adaptable and reasonably priced as the Amazon Smart Plug. These practical tools give a variety of electronics some "smart" capabilities, making it simple to automate their operation. The Amazon Smart Plug's ability to be turned on and off at particular times of day is one of its best features. Here's a closer look at how to establish a timer on an Amazon Smart Plug in case you're interested in how it functions.

Your Alexa app should now include the Amazon Smart Plug

You must first sync your Amazon Smart Plug with your Alexa app before you can use it to set a timer. If your purchase didn't come with detailed instructions, be sure to read our in-depth guide to configuring Alexa devices instead. It shouldn't take you more than a few seconds to complete this process. When it's finished, your Amazon Smart Plug is ready for a timer.   Photo Credit: CNET

How to use an Amazon Smart Plug timer?

Despite requiring a number of steps, setting up a timer for your Amazon Smart Plug is fairly easy. Following the sync of your smart plug with the Alexa app, you must perform the following.

• Start by launching the Alexa app.
• At the bottom of the screen, choose
• Select Routines in Step 3.
• To add a new Routine, click the sizable + sign.
• Name your routine in Step 5.
• Give this one the moniker Smart Plug On. To build the Smart Plug Off Routine, repeat these instructions at a later time.
• Click When that occurs, choose Schedule.
• Select At Time in Step 7 and then pick the time of day you want your smart plug to turn on. You can even decide to repeat it on different days of the week.
• When finished, click Next.
• Click Smart Home after choosing Add action.
• Select your device, then turn on your Amazon Smart Plug with the toggle.
• Choose Next, check your data, and then confirm your decision by selecting Save.
• To construct a Smart Plug Off Routine, repeat the steps described above.

  Photo Credit: BestProducts.com I'm done now! You can preview the Routines after they've been built to make sure they function as planned. And although the technique described above might appear a bit complicated, it is actually rather easy.