Gemini for Home adds natural language prompting to streamline your smart home automations, and it's the biggest Google Home ...

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 ...

What felt like convenience to get on board, that app-first approach, is what derailed my smart home plans. The appeal of ...

Aside from set-up, the Alexa app comes with plenty of features to help you control your devices and smart home in general. It ...

Aliro, the smart lock standard expected to be released in 2026, will let us open doors just by tapping our smart phones and ...

A new Apple framework makes it easy for developers of smart home apps to help cut your electricity bills. While EnergyKit is currently limited to thermostats and EV chargers, it’s the first step ...

Your 2026 smart home will work best if your devices can all talk to each other without having to jump through hoops. Home ...

It's a small price to pay to make sure you can use a variety of items with your Govee automated app.

Your home security systems and smart devices hide a secret in their settings, unnoticed by many users. It's a feature known as geofencing, and it can revolutionize how you use dozens of smart products ...

It’s been a while, and though the basics are the same, Apple Home and Google Home have both benefitted from some long-needed ...

I know some people think that a lot of smart home tech is frivolous, and some of it is, I’ll agree, but there are certain things that make daily life a little better. For example, I have security ...