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Oh boy - why won't my lightbulbs stay on? I didn't expect it to be this hard or take up this much time! They always go offline

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By Mike-F1_ · Latest post a week ago by Wayne-TP

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Tapo devices keep going offline in Google Home app

EDIT: I see in this forum that others are having the same issue. I hope Tapo can get it sorted out soon. I don't really know whether this is in the correct category as I believe it is an app issue. I

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By AnnieB · Latest post 2025-07-23 11:43:04 by Wayne-TP

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L530E keeps flickering when turned on by the light switch

I bought this lamp less than a year ago and now I started having this problem. When I turn the lamp on at the light switch it keeps flickering for around 15 seconds until it stops and finally appears

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By veronicasouza · Latest post 2025-07-21 01:47:58 by Wayne-TP

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Delay is responding

My tapo light bulbs are taking 3-5 minutes for commands from the tapo app, and from Alexa, to complete. When they do eventually complete the command all follow up commands work with no issues. Then af

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By WhatsGoingOn · Latest post 2025-07-04 10:04:36 by Wayne-TP

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Tapo L930-5 freezes when app is closed

I've had this persistent issue since installation. Whenever the app is closed, the animated lighting effects immedietly freeze. The effects only play and animate with the app open, regardless of the f

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By Llama_Over_Lord · Latest post 2025-07-02 06:06:49 by Wayne-TP

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[repost] My experience with L535 and switching to home assistant using mater.

my experience with L535 and switching to home assistant using mater. I bought and still have one the mid he revision models before this model got the lumen bump hw rev 3. It attracted me being one the

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By bodgeupuk · Latest post 2025-06-20 22:04:43 by bodgeupuk

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Fade not working with schedule

I'm having issues setting my scheduled events to fade on rather than turn on instantly, the steps to reproduce the issue are: Go to device Go to schedule Set an event to 'Fade On' the bulb at a certai

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By bluh · Latest post 2025-05-13 10:52:29 by bluh

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Tapo app

Hi. New here. Had Tapo LED bulbs for years. Now new phone. Downloaded the Tapo app. Does not ask for my WI-FI name or password. Can not connect to anything now.

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By Pablo2000 · Latest post 2025-05-06 01:36:49 by Wayne-TP

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Many Tapo L530 bulbs randomly disconnect and experience high latency issues

Hello, I'm currently using many Tapo L530 smart bulbs (approximately 50~100 devices) in our environment. However, I'm experiencing the following issues: Issue: 1. The bulbs frequently disconnect from

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By Bright_light_1 · Latest post 2025-04-28 03:53:34 by Wayne-TP

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L530E bulb "Unable to find this Tapo Device"

This bulb used to work but doesn't anymore. I followed the connecting sequence -- screw in, wait for 3 blinks, change to tapo network, connect. At the last step, after barely a second of searching it

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By something_ · Latest post 2025-04-12 17:02:49 by colsfishzzz

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