Etekcity Smart Dimmer Switch WiFi Light Switch with RGB Night Light, Works with Alexa, Google Home and IFTTT, Neutral Wire Required, FCC/ETL Listed

I got these to replace another brand (more expensive, returned for refund) that simply wasn't working for me. These switches and dimmers (own them both) are simple to connect (assuming you have no issues dealing with wiring) and pretty quick to setup. Like most smart switches they do require a neutral wire! Before you start to configure devices setup your account in the smartphone app if you don't already have one. One account for all their devices you'll buy.Don't let the flashing WiFi icon fool you - you will likely have to hold the switch for past 5 seconds which yields a slow WiFi blink to some 7-10 seconds which gives you the fast WiFi blink so you can find it on your phone. If your phone cannot see the switch WiFi hold the on bottom for 10 seconds till you get a fast flash again. After that there's not much to it. The entire install process took but a few minutes.Alexa integration requires a skill which is also quite simple to do if you have used skills before. If not, just follow the instructions. Yup, they work. I wish these devices could work without a central server (what happens if the servers disappear someday?) but as things are they work quite well.The dimmers work very well - much smoother than some other brands I have tried. No flicker at all on my inexpensive LED bulbs. I did not need any tech support so couldn't say if it is good or bad. In my book the best tech support is the one you just don't need. Yes, I do like the product - I currently own 4 switches and 2 dimmers. Will likely get a few more down the line.

Current firmware allows 1-100% dimmable. Is not suited for controlling a ceiling fan. LED light is RGB color changeable from the app and can be turned off if you so choose. Ground goes to ground, neutral to neutral, line goes to line, and load goes to the light fixture. Multiple will fit side by side in multiple gang setups.Standard gang plate size so there are many alternative options readily available. Also no noticable surface branding which is a gigantic plus for me. Can be controlled by Alexa, Google home, ifttt. The vesync app is easy to use and understand. Many different setups are able to be created directly from vesync app with a little forethought and effort. You can create a "wake up" transition by scheduling increments of time/brightness.Ifttt can create just about any scenario you can imagine so long as you put in the time and effort to make it happen. Including setting RGB colors of your switch based on events such as another switch or device being activated.I've used many other smart switches and I can honestly say this Etekcity dimmer is my favorite that I own. I also get a good sense that their support really does listen to suggestions of their customer base which is a huge plus for me personally. I'd love to be able to review more of their switches and smart devices as I've been thoroughly impressed with the brand so far. Hope that helps!

UPDATE: After new software update, the switch can go down to 1% brightness, which is quite nice. And the update also seemed to fix the bug where it turned on at 6pm. So I'm changing my review to 4 stars.Switch wasn't too hard to install, though it's a tight fit in there with the large switch box and all the wires. After installing the app was pretty easy to figure out.However, the whole reason I bought this switch is because I wanted a switch I could program to slowly brighten in the morning to imitate a sunrise and help my brain get used to the idea of waking up before the sun. Scheduling was a little tricky, because I had to schedule each brightness setting. So every 10 minutes in increases 10-20% in brightness. But I don't love that the dimmest it can be (16%) is still pretty bright. The light also "clicks" when it turns on, and sometimes the combination of the click and the not-so-dim light wakes me abruptly (depending on how deep asleep I was) and then I'm just kind of groggy and confused. Not what I was going for.ALSO, for some reason it likes to turn on at 6pm on (seemingly) random days. I have gone through all the settings and I don't have it set to turn on at 6pm. So I have no idea why this happens. But... I wish it would stop.I don't regret getting it. For the most part it works how I wanted it to. It's just a little... quirky.

Pretty easy to install in my brand new house, not sure about older home wiring. The instructions were mostly about downloading the app not how to wire the switch.One thing I missed setting up the app was to calibrate the lights. When you do this you adjust the light in the app down until it turns off then go up one tick. This tells the switch your minimum light power or 1% so you can slide the adjuster up and down now to get the full 100% range.I use an Alexa routine to turn my light on a sunset (offset -15 mins before) and one then another turns it off at sunrise.When the lights turn off they actually dim quickly then turn off, like dome lights in your car, but in less than a second.I wish the rbg ring could be made white as the other colors are a bit obnoxious in a nice room.I’m using this to run 4 led bulbs 2 different kinds and it works with no problems like flickering.