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Govee Smart Plug Outlet Extender with Night Light (H5089)

Compiled by SmartHomeWorkflow Research · Govee · Plugs & Outlets · ~$34.99 (at time of research — read from Govee's own US store, shown as $34.99 against a $49.99 struck-through price under a running site-wide sale banner and a countdown timer, so it is a promotional figure with an expiry rather than a stable one. Never treated as a live price.)

⚠ Similar names, different products: Govee's smart-power range is a wall of near-identical names and the model numbers are the only reliable way through it — the Smart Plug Pro (B5083) and Smart Plug Pro with Energy Monitoring are plug-in adapters, and the Outdoor Smart Plug (H5160) is a different product this catalogue has already recorded as unavailable new from Govee. This record covers H5089, the wall-mounted 8-in-1 outlet extender with the night light, and it is the model string printed on the first page of Govee's own user manual.

Compatibility

? Inconclusive means we researched that ecosystem and the evidence doesn’t settle it — the catch says why, and the sources are listed below. It is a statement about the available evidence, never a verdict on the product. A Setup Check researches your exact setup where the official sources don’t answer.

Protocols: WIFI^[3]

What it can do^[7]

Listed capabilities are what we could establish from vendor documentation. An ability missing here is unestablished — not necessarily absent.

Subscription reality^[1]

✓ Works without a subscription: Yes.

Vendor account required: Not established — we have not sourced this yet.

No plan, paid tier or recurring charge is named on Govee's product page or anywhere in its H5089 user manual, including around the timer, schedule and lighting-effect features that would be the obvious candidates. We record no subscription on that basis; the honest limit is the absence of paywall language across two of the maker's own documents rather than an explicit 'no subscription' statement.

Maintenance reality^[3]

• Works without the internet: Inconclusive — we read the vendor's own material and it does not answer this either way. It does not mean the product fails without the internet.
• A wall-mounted extender that replaces the faceplate screw on an existing duplex receptacle, not a strip on a cord. EIGHT sockets across three sides, and only TWO of them are smart — Govee's own wording is '2 smart sockets, 4 always-on sockets, and 2 USB sockets', and the manual's diagram labels 'Smart Outlets × 2' and 'Always-On Outlets × 4'. The USB ports are one USB-A and one USB-C, and they are not switchable. Electrical specification, quoted from the manual's Specifications table: AC Input '100-120V~ 50/60Hz 15A'; AC Output Total '100-120V~ 50/60Hz 15A (1800W MAX)'; Outlet Output '15A MAX'; USB-A Output '5V⎓1A'; USB-C Output '5V⎓2A'; USB Output Total '5V⎓3A (15W MAX)'; Operating Temp '-4°F to 77°F (-20°C to 25°C)'; Surge Protection '153J'; Lumen '30lm'; Color 'RGBWW'; Color Temperature '2700K - 6500K'; Material 'PC'; Flame-Retardant 'UL94-5VA'; Dimension '90 × 166 × 32mm (3.5 × 6.5 × 1.3 in)'; Weight '310g (10.9oz)'. The manual repeats the load ceiling as an instruction: 'The total power of the six sockets should not exceed 1800 W; otherwise, it will automatically cut out in the event of a power overload. Use a fine needle to press the button to turn it on.' ⚠ THREE INSTALLATION CONDITIONS FROM THE MANUAL'S SAFETY PAGE THAT WILL DISQUALIFY SOME OUTLETS OUTRIGHT, and none of them appear on the product page: 'Do not install this device if there is not at least 10 meters (30 feet) or more of wire between the electrical outlet and the electrical service panel'; 'Not for use with ground-fault circuit-interrupter receptacles or receptacles with indicator lights or controls'; and 'To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, use this device to outlets with a pitch of 38.8 mm - 43.8 mm.' The manual also states the surge component can fail while the device keeps working — 'This device features an internal protection that will disconnect the surge protective component but will maintain power to the load - now unprotected' — with a green Surge Protection light that goes dark to indicate it. Radio: 'Network: Bluetooth 5.0 or above, Wi-Fi4', and 2.4 GHz only, stated in the troubleshooting table as 'Device does not support 5GHz Wi-Fi. Connect the device to 2.4GHz Wi-Fi.' Warranty as shown on the product page: 1-Year Warranty. It depends entirely on Govee's servers: the only control routes Govee documents are the Govee Home app and cloud-linked voice assistants, with no way to control it on your own network described anywhere in either document.
• Security updates: No security-update support date is on record for this model yet. We haven't yet checked whether Govee publishes one, so this is a gap in our research — not a statement about the manufacturer.

The catch

Eight sockets, two of them smart. The four AC outlets on the sides and the two USB ports are permanently live and cannot be switched, scheduled or automated — so the '8-in-1' on the box is about how much you can plug in, not about how much you can control, and the appliance you actually want on a timer has to go in one of the two smart sockets on the front. The night light is genuinely a night light at 30 lumens, not room lighting. Three conditions from the manual will rule out some outlets before you start: Govee says not to install it where there is less than 30 feet of wire between the receptacle and the service panel, not to use it on a GFCI receptacle or one with an indicator light or control, and only on outlets with a screw pitch between 38.8 and 43.8 mm. Voice is Alexa and Google only — the radio list is Bluetooth and Wi-Fi with no Matter or Thread, so there is no Apple Home path, and Home Assistant's two Govee integrations both work from model lists this device is not on. It is Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz and cloud-routed with no documented local mode. The genuinely useful parts are the ones nobody advertises: 1800 W total with a resettable overload cut-out, 153 J of surge protection, UL94-5VA housing, and a surge LED that tells you when the protection itself has died while the outlet keeps working.

Who it's for

A crowded outlet behind a desk or a nightstand where the real problem is not enough sockets, one or two of them want a schedule, and a soft light at floor level is welcome — in an Alexa or Google household. The mounting screw and 52 mm spacing make it a better fit than a cord strip where the outlet is visible and plugs keep working loose. Look elsewhere if you need more than two controllable sockets or any control over the USB ports, if the household is Apple Home, SmartThings or Home Assistant, if the receptacle is GFCI or has an indicator light, if the wiring run to the panel is short, or if the total load will approach 1800 W.

Sources & method

Numbered sources below back the facts marked with the matching number above. This is a research profile: compiled from manufacturer documentation, certification registries, and published testing — we state facts, not verdicts, and we have not physically tested this unit. How we work →

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