Google has released a new update to its Home app, bringing a new cleaner and spacious UI alongside several new features.

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 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 ...

The Google Home app serves as a central hub to your smart home, and Google is now taking that further than ever before with the launch of Home APIs, which will let other apps and experiences tap into ...

As usual, we received a monsoon of information from Apple during WWDC this year. Consequently, it's not unusual to find extra gems of information that the company didn't focus as much time on as it ...

Earlier this year, Ikea updated its Dirigera hub to become a Matter controller, allowing Matter devices from other companies ...

A couple of trends have the potential to bring coherence and more mainstream appeal to the smart home technology sector.

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 ...

For the many uses that our smart home devices provide, they also come with a major headache: Too many apps to juggle while using them. It seems like you have to download a new app for every video ...