Tech-savvy users of Google’s Home or Nest smart home ecosystems can now take complete control over those from their wrists. That’s based on the recently reported announcement of the Home Assistant app ...

I’ve been buying and tinkering with smart home devices for years. As a result, my home network resembles a kind of Model UN of devices, bridges, protocols, assistants, and apps. I try to broker ...

The Smart Home: It's a place that anticipates your needs and empowers you to fine-tune your environment. That's the pitch, at least. Putting it all together isn't a smooth ride, but the right setup ...

Some iPhone apps can use critical alerts to bypass your iPhone's settings and play audible notifications even when your iPhone is in Silent mode or Do Not Disturb focus. Using Home Assistant, it's ...

The Home Assistant app will install, and you should see the app icon in Nova Launcher. Tap the icon, sign in, and you have full access to the Home Assistant app through your Echo. You can use it in ...

If you dig around in the Google Home ecosystem for long enough, you'll discover the Google Home app alone doesn't handle everything you want to do with your smart ...

If your home apps are multiplying, I suggest converting to Matter devices, adopting a password manager, and using other hacks to cut down on juggling all those apps. Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home ...

Any aspiring smart home junkie eventually hits what I call the Smart Wall. You’ll ask yourself a question like “How do I set my Nest thermostat to have a two-degree temperature window?” You do a ...

Google Home is one of the best smart platforms on the market. With support for thousands of devices, easy setup, and a powerful mobile app to run the show, it’s an intuitive option for most shoppers.