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kasa app for desktop

 
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kasa app for desktop

kasa app for desktop
kasa app for desktop
2020-03-31 13:17:41 - last edited 2021-02-25 03:43:11
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may I suggest the idea, if it hasn't already been, that a desktop version of the Kasa app would be handy now and then.

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Re:kasa app for desktop-Solution
2020-12-08 10:03:45 - last edited 2021-02-25 03:43:11

@Cyraxote 

 

Hello, thank you all for the suggestions.

 

While there is no plan to add the support for the Kasa app on a PC or computer, Kasa app is only compatible with mobile devices but not computers.

 

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Re:kasa app for desktop-Solution
2022-12-22 08:11:10 - last edited 2023-01-04 06:12:37

Hello everyone, 

Thank you for your feedback and sharing different ways to manage your Kasa devices on a PC, we would like to make a summary of some workaround shared from our users here: 

1. You may install an Android emulator* to manage your Kasa devices or stream kasa cam, shared by community user @Little_C 

Stream Tapo Camera on PC through Andriod Emulator : LDPlay4 vs Bluestack

 

2. Use Amazon or Google Voice command to control Kasa devices

Alexa: How to make my TP-Link Kasa Device work with Amazon Alexa
Google: How to connect your TP-Link Kasa devices to Google Home

 

3. Other Workaround:  some users also use third party desktop app like ' Home Assistant' * to manage smart devices

 

Disclaimer:  * Andriod emulators or Home Assistant or other third-party apps may meet the requirement,  kindly note that they are not one of TP-Link official partner apps, so we can not guarantee the  third-party software will be accurate or reliable or fully compatible with your kasa device. 

Really appreciated your understanding. 

 

Welcome to share how you manage your kasa device on a computer. We will keep this post updated for any new workarounds. Thanks everyone.

 

More Articles:

【New Arrival 】 HomeKit Device RoundUp

【New APP Test】 Kasa APP 3.0

 

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Re:kasa app for desktop
2020-04-01 05:22:23 - last edited 2021-02-25 03:43:11

@metropical  Thank you for your feedback, now Kasa app does not support PC, while we have noted your request and will keep an eye on similar feedback.

 

Have a good day.

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2020-04-02 21:17:14 - last edited 2021-02-25 03:43:11

@metropical I second that request! 

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2020-04-27 04:14:16 - last edited 2021-02-25 03:43:11

@metropical Yes please allow web based connection to Kasa cameras, its so frustrating to work on a laptop and having to continually check my phone, while a web verson could simply be checked by clicking another browser

metropical wrote

may I suggest the idea, if it hasn't already been, that a desktop version of the Kasa app would be handy now and then.

tab on PC. I believe that TPlink cameras can be connected this way, i fail to understand why Kasa cameras cant be viewed in the same way.

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2020-05-19 15:02:43 - last edited 2021-02-25 03:43:11

@Stella.Q Desktop app would be most useful!

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2020-08-24 11:32:13 - last edited 2021-02-25 03:43:11

TP-Link says they' "will keep an eye on similar feedback", but t this has been a repetetive request for quite some time now. MANY people have demanded a desktop app and have resorted to using an Android Emulator on their PC. I started with the TP-Link ecosystem at least two years ago, and have been on the hunt with thousands of other users for a desktop application. I've seen a crazy amount of requests for this feature over this time. Kasa has heard this request hundreds, if not thousands of times. But they choose to ignore it and say each time that they will "will keep an eye on similar feedback". Quit lying to us, TP-Link. 

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2020-09-14 01:54:24 - last edited 2021-02-25 03:43:11

@metropical should really have a mac or win app

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Re:kasa app for desktop
2020-09-18 01:40:28 - last edited 2021-02-25 03:43:11

@maxinike1 

Good day.

Till now, There is still no App or software to manage the Kasa devices on the Mac or Windows system.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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2020-10-08 19:40:50 - last edited 2021-02-25 03:43:11

@Stella.Q   I have purchased a half dozen of these cameras, they work great, but without a desktop app, they are junk. I'll give Kasa 30 days to release a desktop version of the app, or then I will discard these and move onto another brand. 

We are not interested in the Amazon, Google or whatever services you partnered with, its just a very bad business decision to be without a desktop app.

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2020-10-10 08:16:13 - last edited 2021-02-25 03:43:11

@metropical like to add my voice to this also... since right now, kasa app on my phone refuses to log in. I can't use my devices. 

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2020-11-08 22:26:24 - last edited 2021-02-25 03:43:11

@metropical Hi I would also like to register my complaint that there is no Kasa app for windows, I did note there is a smart plug app by a different developer at a cost. TP-Link has been around a while now and have a proven track record with the devices they produce. Their downfall is obviously believing that windows based systems are a thing of the past. Please add a windows friendly Kasa app 

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