topic Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored in Home Automation

[Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

nathanperkins — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 08:23:55 GMT

Without any change or action on my part, Google Home now shows all of my smart plugs as offline and cannot control them from the app or from any of my hubs.

All smart plugs are TP-LINK P125M connected by Matter, so there is no third-party cloud service involved.
Google Home app shows them as "offline" and cannot control.
When trying to control via nest hub, it warns me that it couldn't control all devices.
My Unifi network's wifi device page shows that the plugs are all are connected to the network with "excellent" signal, have valid IP addresses.
Confirmed that I can ping each of the plugs from my laptop without significant packet loss and consistent latency less than ~5ms.
Tried unplugging the plugs to remove power, then plugged them back in after 10 seconds. Still doesn't work.

From what I can tell, there is a bug in Google Home that has caused it to lose contact with all of the smart plugs at the same time.

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

ViciousNarwhal — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:43:15 GMT

Interesting, I have one that suddenly stopped being available in Matter. It was initially setup with Google and shared to HomeAssistant. The rest of my P125Ms were initially setup with HomeAssistant and are having no problems. Only the one setup through Google has a problem.

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

Boring39 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:34:31 GMT

Having the same issue with matter (over wifi) connected Tp-Link/Kasa devices. If I factory reset and then pair again it will work for a few days before going "offline" again in Google home.

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

LeeJames — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 17:17:48 GMT

I’ve got this exact issue. Did you ever sort it?

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

Kparti — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 08:20:44 GMT

2 Tapo matter plugs p125m are shown as offline all the time, even after reconnect after reset. Added it 4-5 times already. Work fine if added with Tapo app.

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

Zeph — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 14:42:29 GMT

I can confirm this is still happening. I'm using a Google Home Mini as my Matter hub. The three P125M devices on my network were all setup via Matter over WiFi in Google Home. After a few days or so, they will one by one starting showing up offline. The only troubleshooting I've done that rectifies this is to remove the device, factory reset it, and readd it. Then in a few days it will go offline again.

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

syrus0alpha1 — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:49:45 GMT

I am having the exact same issue. I confirmed that they are connected to my network and have good signal and I can ping them.

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

OllieC — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:33:05 GMT

Same problem here. I have three Meross Matter WiFi smart plugs and two from Tapo, also Matter. They all keep randomly going "offline" in Google Home even though I can ping them all and I can control them from the vendor app. They are all in the same room so it's not a WiFi coverage issue. It looks like the Nest Hub Max just isn't very good at maintaining connection to them. Very disappointed.

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

jokssa — Sun, 05 May 2024 06:25:21 GMT

Same issue here wifi: avm Fritzbox, plugs meross and tapo plugs

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

SmoothGrass — Tue, 14 May 2024 11:59:50 GMT

I have 7 tapo ts15 all showing offline. Has anyone found a solution?

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

Zeph — Tue, 14 May 2024 13:12:02 GMT

Unfortunately, I haven't found a permanent solution. I use the Tapo app when they start to go offline. When enough go offline that it's a hassle, I delete the troublemakers from the Tapo app, then from Google Home. This puts them in a ready to connect state and you can just readd them to Google Home. This will require you to put them back into any automations they were in previously. While this isn't a solution, it's the shortest workaround I've found in terms of time.

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

SmoothGrass — Tue, 14 May 2024 14:36:16 GMT

Zeph, sounds like just delete problem switches and add them again from scratch. Do you think that will work without the tapo app? I don't have the tapo app and don't want to add it if I don't need to.

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

Zeph — Tue, 14 May 2024 14:47:06 GMT

It should work without the Tapo app. Worst case they just won't go into a ready to connect state and you just reset them.

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

jokssa — Wed, 22 May 2024 08:43:03 GMT

For me it worked to install the Meross apps for my meross plugs added them and update them, now it works fine since about one week

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

mache03 — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:52:54 GMT

Same issue here. Just bought 2 Meross Smart Plugs. After setting them up in Google Home they will stay up and work for about 5 minutes. Then they go "offline" I have factory reset them more than 6 times... Same thing. They work for a while and then go offline.

Has anyone found a solution?

Re: [Matter] All TP-Link P125M smart plugs are offline and cannot be controlled or monitored

SmoothGrass — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:06:58 GMT

Just to let everyone know that I added the switches to a routine. As soon as they turned on using the routine, then they were fixed and work fine now.