With HomeKit and the Apple Home app, you can turn your house into a smart home – maybe even the smartest home on the block. Turn lights on and off, lock and unlock your door, toggle the TV on or off, ...

Google has unveiled the Google Home Favorites widget for Android, which lets users control smart home electronic devices from their phone's home screen. The new Google Home Favorites widget lets you ...

Not all home apps are equal. Your app experience can make or break the smart home devices you choose, such as security cameras or smart bulbs. The worst apps have confusing menus, lack settings and ...

If managing a growing list of apps for your smart home feels overwhelming, try these top practices to keep everything organized and under control.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. From map views and smart TVs to smart buttons and generative AI, controlling your smart home is getting simpler ...

Homeowners and businesses with an Alarm․com smart home system have a new way to keep tabs on things. The company has announced the launch of its first CarPlay app, unlocking easier access to smart ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Amazon’s new control panel makes using an Alexa-powered smart home as easy as flipping a light switch (only ...

Connecting older or cheaper smart home devices to your Wi-Fi network can be a headache. Some smart devices can’t see combined 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks. One UI 7 has added a new mode for setting up ...

In recent years, we've had to deal with a multitude of different smart home hubs to run all our different devices. Thankfully, though, the Matter protocol is quickly allowing us to fold all of our ...

The promise of the smart home is fine control over an environment that adjusts automatically to meet our needs. From the moment it wakes us gently in the morning to helping us drift off to sleep at ...