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 ...

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Beginning next month, you’ll be able to see your Nest Doorbell footage and interact with it through the ADT+ app. Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo ADT has announced it will revamp the ADT+ app this year ...

Building on Google Assistant voice command support, Microsoft is rolling out an Xbox update that lets you remote control the console with the Google Home app. The Google Home app remote control today ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. An update to the Google Home app finally allows your phone to easily control more features on compatible TVs. An ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A much-needed update brings greater control and customizability. Plus, Google updates its iOS app to support ...

The smart home is set to be reinvented over the next few years largely thanks to the arrival of the Matter standard. Ahead of that fully launching, Samsung and Google have announced a partnership that ...

For many people, an automated smart home is about little things that add up to big conveniences over time. Lights turning on when you pull into the driveway, a downstairs thermostat adjustable from ...

After months of speculation, juicy details—albeit rumored—about Apple's first home device finally come to light. Jibin is a tech news writer based in Ahmedabad, India, who loves breaking down complex ...

No disrespect to Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, but voice control still has its quirks and sometimes it’s easier to control your various smart home devices using your PC instead. But the degree to ...

Well, it’s official: Apple is finally nixing support for its old Home architecture, meaning those relying on the previous version of Apple’s Home framework have some decisions to make. In a revision ...