Wemo Controller: Local Control

Wemo Controller is an independent local device manager for compatible legacy Wemo smart plugs, switches, dimmers, and Insight devices on your home Wi-Fi or LAN.

Keep your existing devices useful without a Wemo or Belkin cloud account. Control devices, organize places and rooms, and review schedules before saving changes. Clear last-known states help you distinguish cached information from a freshly checked device.

Local control and organization:

- Discover compatible devices with local UPnP/SOAP, or add a missed device by local IP address
- Turn supported plugs and switches on or off and adjust compatible dimmers
- View local device events while the app is open
- Return to saved devices quickly with identity-checked connection recovery
- Organize favorites, rooms, custom order and app-local groups within a place
- Use separate group ON/OFF actions, per-device results and unsuccessful-only manual retry
- Move an already assigned device to another place after reviewing the consequences
- Use adaptive device cards, themes, built-in backgrounds and optional keep-screen-awake
- Use Android home-screen widgets for saved local devices

Schedules and safety:

- Find the rules relevant to each device and add another supported schedule
- Create single- or multi-device schedules, auto-off timers, ON/OFF windows, Away Mode, and sunrise/sunset rules on compatible models
- Set scheduled brightness and fade transitions on compatible dimmers
- Review affected devices, timing, clock changes and possible conflicts before saving
- Edit, pause or delete individually verified rules created by this editor
- Keep private on-phone backups with guarded synchronization and recovery

Available actions, rule combinations and execution depend on model and firmware. Unknown or unverified existing rules remain read-only unless a review flow explicitly identifies a conflicting rule for replacement. Missing, unreadable or divergent rules databases are not silently treated as empty.

Schedules run on the Wemo device, not on your phone. Device power, clock and firmware determine execution. Saving may affect power immediately: use only loads that are safe to switch. Pausing does not undo the current power state. A rules backup does not back up power, brightness or device time. Some firmware removes its rules file when no enabled rules remain.

Groups are local app shortcuts, not schedules or firmware rule targets. Group actions are not atomic or guaranteed simultaneous. Cached IP addresses and saved states do not prove a device is currently reachable.

Group sharing:

- Share selected groups between Android apps on your trusted home network, or export/import a JSON file
- Review before saving; sharing does not send power commands or schedules
- Local transfers are not encrypted. Use only a trusted network. File providers may store copies.

Optional features:

- Explicitly link a Wi-Fi access point to a place for foreground automatic place selection. This requires location permission and enabled Android location services; manual selection remains available.
- Request an energy usage reset on supported Insight devices after reviewing the impact. A device acknowledgment is not proof of complete history deletion. Phone-tracked totals are retained separately.
- View optional U.S. hourly weather forecasts or configure rule-home coordinates separately.

Your phone must be on the same Wi-Fi or LAN as the devices. This is not an outside-home remote-access service. Experimental legacy Wi-Fi setup requires warning and opt-in. Displaying an Apple Home setup code does not guarantee pairing.

Local device information and AP-place associations are not sent to a developer-operated server. Google-served ads and consent services handle data as described in the privacy policy. Basic local control remains free; ad loading does not block controls.

Independent local controller for compatible legacy Wemo devices. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Belkin.

Recent changes:
More reliable widget and Quick Settings controls.
Clearer Wi-Fi setup guidance and connection checks.
New rule history pages and backup cleanup controls.
Improved local network request handling.