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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Smart home tech brands will often label everything as "AI," but not all of it will actually be. Conversational voice ...

After more than a decade of accumulating smart plugs, speakers and sensors, I realized parts of my setup were quietly ...

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

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 ...