Sync Wyze plugs

Power & Lighting
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I have multiple Wyze plugs and would like them to be in SYNC with each other. In other words, I’d like them to all come ON or OFF at same time when using Sunrise or Sunset.
Since there is no “Sync Time” setting for the plugs like there is with cameras I am wondering if there is a workaround since the all come on or off at different times.

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What if you set one with a sunrise/sunset-based schedule and then use it as a trigger in two Device & Service Trigger Automations for the others? If your plug with the set schedule is Plug A, then you could do an Automation like this:

  • IF
    • Plug A
      • Turns On
  • DO
    • Plug B
      • Turn on
    • Plug C
      • Turn on
    • Plug D
      • Turn on

You could do the same for an “off” trigger in a second Automation.

You could also put Plugs B, C, and D into a group and just perform the Action on the group. For that matter, Plug A could also be in the group, and it shouldn’t matter if you’re telling it to turn on (as part of the group) when it’s already on anyway.

That’s the sort of thing I’d be inclined to try. I wouldn’t expect them to be perfectly synchronized, but I’d expect the delay to be only a few seconds or less. How much of a delay do you see between them now?

Note: I’d expect this to work only if all the Plugs involved have consistent connectivity because of how Automations run from Wyze’s servers. This is not like Local Schedules—which run from the Plugs themselves—though I think you could use the Local Schedule as the main time/schedule source on your Plug A if you trust that and want to use it to initiate triggers.

Actually, now that I’ve written all that, I’m wondering if you’re using sunrise/sunset-based Local Schedules on all the Plugs and if each Plug is keeping its own time that way. If that’s the case, then you might be better off with a single Schedule Automation:

  • DO
    • Plug Group (A, B, C, D)
      • Turn on (Turn off at End Time)
  • WHEN
    • Start Time — Sunset
    • End Time — Sunrise

This is probably the easiest solution because it’s only one Automation that should take care of all the Plugs (again, if all Plugs have reliable Wi-Fi connections). Have you tried something like that?

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Thanks for your response Crease. I’m going to experiment with this later today and get back to you…Cheers, tlhutch4

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You can setup a schedule and specify the devices that follow that schedule. But since the new Android App install it doesn’t work. I have 2 new version plugs to turn on LED plant lights. They worked correctly before the Revamped New App install, now they turn on at different times. One turns on 3 hours before the scheduled On time. The other is off by 1/2 hour. This schedule does not go by sunrise/sunset. They are specific times. I deleted the devices, deleted the schedule, reinstalled the App, same results. I changed to different new plugs, same result. I’m planning to scrap all my Wyze equipment and go to Home Assistant. It can be local, no cloud server involved. It is Open Source and has hundreds of devices for many different manufactures that can be used with it. It can all be run off of a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 with an SSD drive. It supports many protocols to devices and even can tie in Reolink Cameras.