UK WIFI Smart Socket - Screwfix - Testing

Has anybody else noticed odd behaviour with their BG smart sockets?

I’ve got a few lamps plugged into ours, and every now and then, they will randomly switch on for a split second then off, which makes the lamp flash. Checking the home assistant log, it wasn’t triggered. so it’s happening outside of hassio.

one observation I did notice, is that I blocked internet access for all my smart devices. the issue seems to happen after I start up the devices (mains ring power off, to on), and the socket has not been able to check in online. In that scnenario, the socket seems to flick off/on every 10 minutes or so. it’s happening with all the sockets I have. I gave them net access as a test, and they have not done it once since…

I am wondering if they added something crappy to the firmware to make it do this, so you HAVE to let them have net access (a requirement I despise).

has anybody else noted similar oddites?