Smart plugs with smartphone control

Smartphone

— control via a smartphone or other similar gadget (for example, a tablet) — most often with the help of a special application, but there are exceptions.

The method of communication in this case can be different: there is both a direct connection via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, and the possibility of transmitting remote commands via a GSM mobile network or via the same Wi-Fi; each option has its advantages and disadvantages, for details see "Communication protocols". However, anyway, smartphone control itself has a number of advantages. So, it allows you to use a gadget already available on the farm without purchasing special remotes or other equipment. At the same time, the mentioned communication protocols are supported by all modern smartphones, in tablets, difficulties can arise only with GSM, and GSM sockets themselves often allow control even from ordinary mobile phones (not smartphones). Installation and configuration of models with this type of control is usually quite simple and does not require much effort. And control applications are usually available for all major mobile operating systems (Android, iOS); their functionality can be very extensive, and the interface is most often convenient and intuitive.

The main disadvantage of this option can be called some complexity (and sometimes impossibility) of integration into more extensive systems, such as a "smart home". On the other hand, this moment is relevant only for individual communication protocols, and even there it is not so often critical; so it is control from a smartphone that is most popular nowadays.