Never mind the “tag” it forced me to pick something. What is up with the Wyze wall switch that has suddenly appeared at Home Depot??

[image] fritz: their gen 2 seems horribly designed What are your concerns? I think mine are “gen 2” (at least they appear the same) and my only real complaint is that the dimmer buttons are attached flimsily and pop off if you’re not careful. The Alexa integration has been very reliable, they look like Decora switches, and they have decent range. (It would be nice if they got the insides smaller.)

The gen 2 come with wire leads, requiring either soldering or using connector caps. Having that and a large back to the switch is too tight a fit for most switch boxes. The gen 1s I have are already a fairly tight fit, and those I can hook the wires to directly like a standard switch and use less caps. That’s my big concern.

Hmm, mine are all installed but I think they used wire nuts. Yes, very deep. The Feits I picked up measure under 1 3/4 inches from the wall plate, and they have the screw terminals you like. No idea about the Wyze switches.

I’ve been waiting for the Wzye wall switch a long time. However, it needs to be better than what is out there. The options the wall switch should have are: Option to turn on (like in the bathroom) when someone opens the door. Option to set up a time schedule as the outlet plugs do. Option to just use your hand to toggle it on & off.

So can the wall switch do dimming feature?

No it’s not a dimmer. See FAQ. I just cancelled my order because it doesn’t dim my led spotlights.:frowning:

[image] mrcleary: No it’s not a dimmer. Really? I was assuming there had to be a dimmer version coming. What a wasted opportunity. Without dimmer functionality it’s arguably overpriced too. :frowning:

I don’t really care if it acts as a physical dimmer, though that would be a nice feature for a lot of people. More concerned about whether & how it might act as a smart dimmer, e.g., a long press on the upper half programmatically brightens associated Wyze bulbs/strips, long press down programmatically dims those lights. Other than turning the Wyze lights On & Off that way, that seems like the second most common possible lighting use case. Even if the hardware doesn’t physically support the concept of an “up” or “down” button, a single-tap to put it in Dim, Double tap to put it in Brighten, and long press to ramp should be do-able.

Just what I was saying in the other thread. [image] Wyze Switch - Smart light switch Wishes Granted Worse than that it sounds as if there’s no dimmer option either? This does not seem competitive. frowning There was a good opportunity to have something that could dim both regular bulbs and communicate effectively with Wyze smart bulbs. Guess not.

I’d be happy with just a preprogrammed light level through the app and then have it operate the standard smart switch. The recessed lighting on the outside of my house is way too bright imo. I would have ordered 3 sets of them today if it had this functionality

Wyze wall switch

Power & Lighting

Mark5 November 6, 2021, 3:00am 33

3-Way below. Don’t see 4-Way.

Topic		Replies	Views
Wyze 3-Way Light Switch Maybe Later maybe-later , switch	86	13036	August 11, 2026
Wyze light switch w/ dimmer and motion sensor Maybe Later maybe-later , product , switch	16	1770	July 18, 2025
Wyze Switch - Smart light switch Wishes Granted wish-granted	621	54059	November 3, 2026
3-Way Dimmable Light Switch (also suitable for single-pole dimmer switch applications) Maybe Later maybe-later , product , switch	19	3121	October 24, 2025
Wall switch discontinued? Power & Lighting switch	40	2731	July 1, 2026

Wyze wall switch

Related topics