Mirrabella genio not working

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#299433 7-Sep-2022 11:26

I bought smart bulb from Kmart Mirabella genio and tried several ways to get it to work.

It was $15 and I thought it would be handy to set up as a light to come on if we were away from home, or have I got this wrong with this cheap bulb an need to spend more to achieve my task.

Considering I've only spent $15 its no loss really any advice please or do I revert back to the plug in mechanical type?

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#2964144 7-Sep-2022 11:34

Does it pair and appear in the app?

I would suggest using the generic unbranded tuya app instead of the genio one incase you get other brand tuya gear in the future from bunnings or kogan/mightyape.

I have probably 150 tuya based devices and they all work perfectly fine.

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#2964366 7-Sep-2022 17:32

Thanks for your suggestion tried the generic unbranded tuya app, Nearly worked but no go couldn't find device.

I think my foray into home automation is short lived being 80 think I'll give it a miss!

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#2964380 7-Sep-2022 18:09

I have got some genio candle lamps recently that were clearly old stock as they didn't have Bluetooth pairing. Try power cycling it some more times to get the slow blink and see if it broadcasts a wifi network to do the other pairing method.

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#2964437 7-Sep-2022 21:57

It could be your router wifi/access points. I have a Genio Smart Plug I was given that won't work on Netgear Orbi and some other wifi device Ican't recall. Just can't see it. Works sweet on my Fritz!Box 7490 though.

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#2964448 8-Sep-2022 01:07

How is your WiFi set up? If you have the same SSID on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz (as I have), then to set up a Tuya device, you need to shut down the 5 GHz so the device you are using to do the setup will connect on the same 2.4 GHz connection as the Tuya device. Setup only works if both are on exactly the same WiFi connection, as they need to talk locally to each other, not via the WiFi access point or via your router.

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#2964462 8-Sep-2022 07:03

That's not always true. With the Fritz having both SSID the same you don't need to disable 5GHz. With the Orbi the Genio wouldn't connect, no matter what you did.

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#2964588 8-Sep-2022 10:40

If they use an old ESP SDK in the firmware development they will freak out with anything faster than wifi 4 on the 2.4GHz band, there was a bug in the SDK that didnt handle the advertisment of faster speeds and just crapped the bed. That is why people say to get them online with a hotspot and let it update its firmware if you cant connect them. The newer ones with the other chip that have bluetooth are fine with it.

Kmart seem to have stock on their shelves forever and then send you things from whichever store still has stock of them rather than use a proper distribution warehouse so you may get a dusty old thing when you order from them. Wouldn't surprise me to have really old ones turn up based on what I got from them for my chandelier. At least they tried to wipe it down.

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#2964882 9-Sep-2022 04:33

I have a few Kmart Mirabella items, working fine.

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