Hi all - did anybody ever get their firmware? I engaged with TP Link support etc. but never got a new firmware :(

I have just came back from working away from home for a period to pull my hair out as to why my HS100 plugs were not operating with Alexa.

After the usual resets, app installs etc, I finally stubled across the online subject which lead me to this thread.

So the million dollar question is: How do I downgrade the firmware to get my HS100 plus operational with Alexa ?

I am happy that I found this forum thread.  I was about to replace my entire household of switches and outlets from Insteon to local control TP-Link after finding the python-kasa project a few months ago.  Disaster avoided!

Has anyone found any modern WiFi based switches and outlets that officially support local area network control with an open protocol?

Cheers!

@Rick123 AFAIK the issue only affects the UK version, as tp-link hasn't pushed that firmware to the US at this point. They were offering a "beta" version of the new firmware at customer request, but as of February 2021 they stopped offering that.

See #56 in this thread, or visit the linked forum topic. It sounds to me like, at present, only the UK hardware is affected, but at some point tp-link will roll this "security enhancement" out to all devices. So...if you want local control that doesn't have to "phone home" in order to "just work," you can buy up a bunch of US-model HS100/110 units before tp-link makes that change.

@MikeP I like the look of the Wemo stuff, seems like a good replacement for the Kasa hardware both aesthetically and functionally. Too bad it's double the cost, but on the plus side, it works locally with the homebridge-platform-wemo plugin, and is HomeKit compatible (which may or may not require an additional bridge, depending on the specific Wemo hardware). So, if tp-link fails to commit to ongoing support of local "no-phoning-home" control of the Kasa product line, it looks like Belkin has us reasonably covered.

Hi all, as a UK user do I have any option to make HS110 (FW 1.1.0) work locally? Or should I be looking at alternatives. 

@TP-Link Are you still checking your direct messages for this patch or is there somewhere else I should reach out? I haven't heard back in a few days now.