Hello,
Is there any timeline that Wyze intends to fix the On/Off Scheduling problem with the outdoor dual socket plug.
For quite a while, I believe since the last update to the outdoor plug, that it nor longer shuts off both outlets.
I did some research, and see that many other people have been experiencing this too.
Thatâs interesting. I have schedules on both outlets (different times) on several of my Outdoor plugs. They work fine. I can easily confirm that power really is being turned off and back on because what is being controlled are Wyze cameras that have ”SD cards set to continuous record. I can see when the camera goes away because there is a one minute gap in the ”SD card recording. My Outdoor plugs are firmware version 1.2.0.336
Its been frustrating since it stopped shuting off, or turning on, both of our yard lights. ( only outlet 1 works properly by schedule)
I tried resetting the outdoor plug, and re-setting up simple schedules, which they were simple schedules to beging with On/Off Dawn, Dusk ( which is the same for both outlets) and only the 1st outlet works properlly. Second outlet doesnât turn on or off, I have to manually do it.
My firmware version is the same
1.2.0.336
This use to work perfectly fine
I havenât been able to replicate the issue, but Iâve read about it for months. I have no idea if or when Wyze will officially comment about it or address it but imagine itâll appear on a fix-it-friday list again at some point.
The question I always have is why people donât just set it up with a Schedule type Automation (formerly Rule) as an alternative. I understand that Automations require an Internet connection to run and that the Plug Outdoor (and some models of Wyze Plug) have Local Schedules stored on the devices themselves, so maybe the Local Schedules work better for some use cases, but if someone has a reliable Internet connection then it seems like using Automations should work just as well.
Then thereâs this:
If the Local Schedule is working on Outlet 1 and you want Outlet 2 to have the same schedule, then one option might be to leave the Outlet 1 Local Schedule as-is and then add Device & Service Trigger type Automations so that when Outlet 1 turns on (or off), Outlet 2 also turns on (or off). It may not be ideal, because itâs kind of a half-local/half-cloud solution, but it might achieve the effect you want until the Local Schedules issue is resolved.
Hi,
I appreciate the time you had take to reply back.
I took your advice and created an Automation Schedule to Turn ON and Turn Off, based upon the 1st Outlet Turning On/ Off Schedule.
I will see if this is working this evening
(I use the outdoor plug for security lighrting 1 Decorative Security Lights to keep the yard lit at night, and outlet 2 is for a LED Spot light.)
In regards to your question why people dont use the Automation my first thought most people take the easiest path, and it is easier to scheule, then it is to setup rules (now automation).
Rules to me, when the introduced it, were just more of a pain, whereas Scheduling was easier, for something simple as turnin on/off lights at scheduled times.
My concern from my experience, is the light wont turn off, if there are internet interruptions from Wyze, and there has been quite a few over the years. Some not of Wyzeâs doing but the host providers AWS? I presume.
All in all, I will see if the Automation does the trick.
Yeah, I think thatâs a completely valid concern. I actually like the Automations/Rules route because I like being able to see my automations at once rather than tapping a few layers into individual device settings to see Local Schedules, but I totally understand why other people have other preferences. I like having choices.
Fingers crossed, and should know by 7:30 pm or so when the sun goes down, OR the internet goes down 
ââI like being able to see my automations at once rather than tapping a few layers into individual device settings ââââ
Good point, now that I realize the differences you pointed out.
All the updates over the years, I rarely go back and view or kick the tires of their app changes, More of a Set it and Forget it mindset, regarding the cams/lights.
Only when there are outages or weird things happening, I tend to dive in.
Yes Choices are good!
Glad you pointed out the Automation to me.
Yeah, and thatâs another advantage of setting your on/off with Local Schedules on Plug Outdoor, because it has that Brightness setting thatâs supposed to respond to ambient light. Thatâs why if setting a Schedule type Automation doesnât do what you want, then you might want to use a Device & Service Trigger instead (if youâre using the Brightness setting for Socket 1), because you could then just rely on the Socket 1 âonâ or âoffâ state change to trigger the same thing on Socket 2.
Yeah, and itâs nice that in this case you have options to try something else if the primary method fails.
I hope it works the way you want it to!
""Yeah, and thatâs another advantage of setting your on/off with Local Schedules on Plug Outdoor, because it has that Brightness setting thatâs supposed to respond to ambient light. Thatâs why if setting a Schedule type Automation doesnât do what you want, then you might want to use a Device & Service Trigger instead (if youâre using the Brightness setting for Socket 1), because you could then just rely on the Socket 1 âonâ or âoffâ state change to trigger the same thing on Socket 2. ââ
I remember a long time ago, maybe 2 years or so I tried the Brightness setting and remember it not doing anythingâŠThat is the next thing I will try, either way it goesâŠIn fact if that works well, I may just end up using the Brightness setting instead.
Again, Glad you pointed that out to me!
Options!
ââI hope it works the way you want it to!ââ
Will post on outcome later today so that anyone reading your posts, and my results will know if that these options may fit the situation.
Thanks again !
Just wanted to follow up, and say, IT WORKED
2nd Outlet shut off/on using the method you recommended.
I am a happy camper!
ThankYou for the direction /temp fix!
OPTIONS!
Good deal! Happy to help, and thank you for taking the time to report back.
I am a Happy Camper
( As least until we experience the next outage)
Or until Wyze addresses the scheduling issue.
Thank you!
Have a great day!
I have had this issue since last Christmas and was beating my head thinking I was doing something wrong. Thanks for the fix, gonna try and switch it around tonight. I wanted to buy two more but was waiting for a fix. (Guess itâs not coming) but atleast I know how to make it work before it drains my pool again. I use it to control the cover pump as well and thought it would turn off after I set it up. It didnât 
sometimes fixing these minor things are just as important as others. Thanks again for the means to correct this.
This is still an issue with 1.2.0.336 ⊠I have two Outdoor plugs and half of my Christmas lights wonât turn off. I get there are workarounds but it should be a simple fix. I even adjust the schedules to be slightly different so the device isnât missing one schedule trigger but socket #2 still wonât follow any instructions
Can you please share with me the âmethodâ that worked for you to get the second socket to follow a socket 1 schedule? I didnât understand what the previous post said. Thanks so much!
If you wanted to do something like thisâwhat I suggested earlier as âkind of a half-local/half-cloud solutionââthen youâd set a Local Schedule on Socket 1 ( Settings â Schedules) for your desired on/off times. Then youâd create a couple of Device & Service Trigger Automations (on the Home screenâs upper-right corner, tap â Automation â Device & Service Trigger) to have the other socket follow the first socketâs schedule:
Again, this is kind of a hybrid solution, and Iâm not sure it has any advantage over just doing it all with Automations as the work-around for Local Schedule fails, but you asked, soâŠ. 
LOL, I thought thatâs what I did! I still have the schedules set up on all sockets, just hoping the automations catch the second sockets to turn them on/off as the first sockets will since they ARE following the schedules correctly. Maybe I did overkill, weâll see Thanks again for your help 
I had socket 1 doing sunset to sunrise, no problems for as long as I can recall.
Added Christmas Decorations again this year to socket 2 and set schedules 7:30am-8am M-F, 3:30pm-4pm M-F, 6pm-9pm every day
Now it seems socket 1 is following the socket 2 schedule, and socket 1 the socket 2 schedule. But also sometimes when I go back into the schedule settings either 20 or 30 minutes has been added to the schedule.