Tapo now speaks TPAP: third-party compatibility can stay off

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by Raspberry Pi / Arduino / Adafruit at 08 Oct, 12:50 UTC

A post on mihai.dinculescu.dev explains why Tapo smart plugs started returning 403 Forbidden to scripts that had worked for months. Firmware 1.4.0 brought a new protocol, TPAP, and plugs will only talk the old way when the “Third-Party Compatibility” switch is on in the Tapo app. That switch is off…

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• T1Tapo now speaks TPAP: third-party compatibility can stay offRaspberry Pi / Arduino / Adafruit08 Oct, 12:50