Kasa smart is a popular application that lets you monitor, control and schedule your connected TP-LINK smart home appliances from any part of the world. You can schedule your home appliances and turn them on/off at any time according to the set schedule making it convenient and the easiest way to reach out to your home appliances.
However, many users have reported having faced a similar bug of the Kasa smart plug schedule not working. This article, therefore, covers all the troubleshooting steps that you may need to perform in case you run into a similar issue.
How to Fix Kasa Smart Plug Schedule Not Working?
- Unresponsive Kasa smart plug:
The thing that you need to check first-hand is an unresponsive Kasa smart plug. For this purpose, you will have to unplug and then plug in the smart plug to rediscover it in your Alexa app. Sometimes, loose plugging can cause an unresponsive smart plug which concludes that a wireless connection may have been lost at some point during the day. You may then check whether the device connected through the plug is compatible with the Kasa app or not
- Checking the version of the app:
After checking the plugging of the smart plug, you need to check whether your app is compatible or not. You need to update the app to the latest version to avoid any inconvenience. Most of the time the smart home device may not be compatible with the older version but with the latest version so updating the application may troubleshoot the problem.
- Checking network strength:
Sometimes the least important issue becomes the most important issue that occurs i.e. Checking the network strength. If the Wi-Fi or cellular network has less than two bars means that the signal is too weak for the device to connect to the app. to solve this problem you can move closer to the router for better signals or you can upgrade your internet bandwidth up to 2.4GHz to avoid disruption.
- Deleting the previous schedule and setting up a new schedule:
Cache files and unused information may slower the performance of any application so,
In many cases, the application may have developed piles of cache files and bits of waste information which remain unused but overloads the application giving it a performance decline.
To solve this problem, you have to clear all the cache files and previously set schedule data and set up new schedules for the devices. It is most probable that the schedule may work after this step
- Using a different phone to setup:
Many applications may not work on certain phones which are overloaded and have low microprocessor speed. In such a scenario, it is highly recommended to change the phone or setup the schedule on a different phone to check the direction of the issue. If the schedule works on a different phone then your phone is not compatible with the app so you need to upgrade your phone.
- Checking the time zone:
The most common issue that arises when you set up a schedule is the time zone difference. Many users mistakenly use the time zone of the place they are in whereas they should enter the time zone in which the smart home appliance resides which results in a delay in schedule or the schedule does not happen in the first place. This is a user mistake and can be solved by entering the proper time zone of the area in which the device is scheduled.
- Re Configuring smart home appliances:
Another step to avoid schedule discrepancies is to reconfigure the smart home appliances with the app so that if there was any disruption in the connection of the device plug and the appliance it should reconnect when it is reconfigured.
Getting a smart plug schedule issue? It can happen due to improper network connection or entering the wrong time zone e.tc. Hence, the above article recommends ways to resolve KASA smart plug schedule problems.