Wipro Smart Plug Review(10A) – Worth Buying It?

Nowadays, there is no home without electricity. As we are using lots and lots of essential and necessary electrical appliances in our day today life, not only at home.

Somedays, while we are in a hurry bury situation there is a chance of leaving the plug in the socket and the switches are also not turned off.

So it will consume either maximum or minimum of the power supply which leads to an increase in the electricity bill and waste of money which makes us feel bad as everyone is working harder to earn.

This Wipro 10 A Smart plug will be very much helpful in those certain cases as we can control and monitor through the app.

We have recently purchased it from amazon and used it personally. We were satisfied and impressed with its features and functionality. So we are posting the review here through this article to share our experience with others.

We have even created a video about the product review and shared it on YouTube as well.

Here is the reviewed product video

Wipro 10A Smart Plug Review

Wipro 10A smart plug with Energy monitoring Suitable for small appliances like TVs Electric Kettle
  • Box Items: Wipro smart plug with user manual
  • Special Feature: Remote Control
  • Warranty: 1 Years
  • Variant: 10 A
  • Material Type: Polycarbonate (PC)
  • Number of Poles: 2
  • Compatible Devices: Android , iOS
  • WiFi: Yes
  • Bluetooth: No

What is Smart Plug?

A smart plug is nothing but an adapter which is plug and socket with added advanced features. By using a smart plug, we can turn ON and Off certain electrical appliances remotely with the help of mobile applications as well as over voice command through google assistant and alexa.

This Wipro Smart Plug application monitors the power consumption and stores the data in the cloud. So we can track and it helps to save the unnecessary charges in electricity bills.

How to connect with an app?

Step 1: Download the wipro next smart app from playstore on your android/iOS device and sign up with the account.

Download the wipro next smart app
sign up
sign up with email

Step 2: Connect the mobile phone with Wi-Fi and turn ON the location and Bluetooth to start the pairing.

wifi
Connect the mobile phone with WiFi Location Sharing
Bluetooth

Step 3: Insert the smart plug into the switchboard socket and turn ON the switch.

Insert the smart plug into the switchboard
long press the power button

Step 4: Then long press the power button which is the left side of the smart plug till the LED light indicator turns off.

long press the power button
LED light indicator automatically start to blink

Step 5: Wait for 3 seconds then the LED light indicator automatically start to blink.

LED light indicator automatically start to blink

Step 6: Open the wipro next smart app and click on add device.

add device

Step 7: Once after that, it will show some options such as Power Strip, Light Source, Smart Camera, Smart Doorbell, Socket(WiFi)  in that you have to choose the Socket(WiFi).

show some options
reset device
reset device 2
reset device 3

Step 8: Then there will be a pop-up that you have to provide your WiFi username and password.

WiFi username and password

Step 9: You have to confirm in the app whether the LED indicator in the smart plug is blinking or not.

confirm in the app whether the LED indicator

Step 10: If the app detects the smart plug, it will show the smart plug name on your screen.

added

Step 11: Then you have to choose the add symbol(i.e., + symbol) and click on done to finish the set up.

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added

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connecting device

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being added

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successfully added

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smart plug dashboard

How to Remove Smart Plug from Wipro Next Smart Home App

To remove device, click on 3 dot menu, then select device management, and choose the device which you want to remove and click on remove device. You need to click on confirm in the pop-up message and done to remove it.

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3 dot menu

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device management

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check the box

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remove

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confirm

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done

Usage

Open the smart next app in your mobile phone and press the power symbol which is in the center of your mobile screen to turn ON and Off the electrical appliance.
Give the voice command over the Google assistant or Alexa to operate the electrical appliance which is connected in a smart plug.

Key Features in Smart Plug App

There are four options available in the Wipro smart next app which are power, timer, monitor and settings.

1.Power:

It can be used to turn ON and Off the electrical appliance. It could be the default home page for this smart plug app. It will also notify us with other settings we have made in it.

2.Timer:

Countdown: If we set the time in countdown, it will reset the electrical appliance function. If the appliance is turned Off, it will turn ON the appliance as per the countdown time we have set. For Example, If the countdown time is 10 seconds and the appliance is turned Off, it will turn ON after 10 seconds.
Schedule: We can plan and choose the date and time to turn ON and Off the electrical appliance. We can select either to turn ON or to turn Off.
Circulate: We can choose the particular from and to time limit with respect to the dates to turn ON and Off the appliance automatically. In which, additionally we have to add start duration and end duration to save it.
Random: It is similar to circulate and the only difference is we don’t need to add start and end duration.
Inching: By enabling this feature, we can set the time as when it has to turn off the appliance automatically after once we turn ON it.

3.Monitor:

It helps to monitor the power consumption with the comparison of previous usages irrespective of devices as it stores the entire usage data in the cloud.

4.Settings:

Switch Log: It will keep and save the turn ON and Off activity with respect to date and time.
Relay Status: You can use this option, if you want to recover the backup once after re-installation.
Clear Power Data: To clear the data stored in this application.
Light Mode: In light mode there are four choices – Indicate switch on/off, Indicate switch location, Indicate LED off, Indicate LED on.
Overcharge Switch: If the power supply is below 3w for more than 40 minutes, then the device will turn off automatically by allowing this option.
Child Lock: By Enabling this, it will prevent unnecessary turn ON and Off done by kids. If it is enabled, we have to press four times to turn it ON and Off.

How to Pair Wipro Smart Plug with Google Assistant?

Step 1: Open Google Home then select devices tab.

google home
device tap

Step 2: Click on add symbol icon, then select works with Google option and search for Wipro smart app and choose it.

Add
works with Google
search
search wipro

Step 3: Click on continue in the pop-up message to link the google account.

continue
sign in with email id

Step 4: Then you need to provide your phone number/ Email address.

sign in with email id

Step 5: Solve the simple puzzle as a verification process and type the password and click on the next step option.

verification
enter password
again verification

Step 6: Then click on Authorize to confirm the access permission. Configuration is done once after authorizing.

authorize

Step 7:

Next we need to add a room, select the Wipro option and click on add to a room. Then it will show some choices like Bed Room, Study Room, Kitchen, etc in that we can choose the room as per our desire. Also, we can customize the room name.

Here we have customized and chosen the room as an office room then click on continue and done.

added
add room
custom name
room added

Step 8: Click on the Smart Plug option to turn ON and click again to turn Off.

tap on smart plug to turn off and on

Step 9: Long press on the Smart Plug option to choose the color.

long press
dashboard 1

Step 10: Click on the palette icon to customize the color and temperature as per our preferences.

palette
temperature colour

To Remove Smart Plug from Google Home

Method 1: Removing Linked Wipro App

Step 1: Open Google Home, then go to devices tab and long press on the smart plug option.

google home
tap on smart plug to turn off and on

Step 2: Select the settings icon, then click on Unlink Wipro Next Smart Home option. Then it will show the pop-up message, in that select unlink option.

settings
unlink wipro
unlink

Step 3: Choose the Wipro Next Smart Home option and long press on it. Select the unlink option in the pop-up message.

click on wipro
unlink confirm
unlinking

Step 4: Then a notification would pop-up for successful unlink your Wipro Next Smart Home account and then it will be removed from the home page.

successfully unlinked
removed

Method 2: Removing Linked Smart Plug from Wipro App

Step 1: Choose the 3 dot menu icon and select device management.

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3 dot menu

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device management

Step 2: Select the device option by clicking on the checkbox icon. Click on remove device and confirm to remove it and done.

remove

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confirm

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done

Benefits

Suitable for small electrical appliances like TV, electric kettle, table fans, etc.,
We can control the switch using the Wipro smart next app from anywhere as there is no distance limit.
By monitoring the power consumption, we can avoid unnecessary usage and save the electricity bill.
We can turn ON the electrical appliances remotely whenever we need even if we are not at home. For example we can turn ON the AC to make the room cool before we reach.
Easy to install as we just need to pair a smart plug with a mobile application.
The product comes with a one year warranty.

Negatives

We need a Wi-Fi connection to use the smart plug.

Conclusion

As we were personally purchased and used from a certain period of time, we recommend this product to buy as it is worth it to buy with this price range.

This product is unique from other gadgets as this is very much useful to monitor the power consumption and it helps us to operate the switch remotely.

FAQs

Can I connect it to a mobile hotspot and control it then?

Yes you can connect but the purpose of remote operation will be lost when you use a mobile network.

Can the appliance connected to the plug be turned ON by operating the switch manually without using the app?

Yes

Aneesha
Aneesha

This is Aneesha, an emerging SEO Specialist and Content Writer from the past 3 months who focuses on home and kitchen appliances, electronic gadgets and others. I'm passionate about reviewing, writing detailed articles and also optimizing content.

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