Lack of customer empathy regarding features and color options for HS200 and HS210
I've been waiting for different color options for switches like the HS200 and HS210. Like many others, I have non-white switches throughout my home and I'm not going to upgrade them all to white so everything matches.I've been patiently waiting for light almond or ivory colors to be included or available, and patience is running out. It's probably a $1 part that could be sole as interchangeable faceplate for $5. It doesn't have to be sold everywhere, just make them available via one store online at least. Maybe a third party could offer a kit to swap out the guts of the switch into a new housing of a different color or something.
I'm also waiting on ability to turn off the LEDs for these switches due to a number of complaints in this forum. This very feature seems to be supported via third party software but not within Kasa? Seriously? If the hardware is already engineered to support turning the LEDs off, why has it taken the software side of Kasa over a year to implement a toggle for it?
It is truly disappointing that TP-Link seemingly has no interest in offering color options, or software features that third parties have been able to support. If TP-Link doesn't introduce these features soon, I'm going to switch to a competitor that does, perhaps Legrand or Levitron, and that makes me sad.
Come on TP-Link. I'm not sure what you're working on, but your customers are asking for these things and they seem like low hanging fruit to be able to provide. Please.
--James