Home Assistant is a must-have software for smart home automation accessible from a browser. But it's frustrating that the Home Assistant companion app is only available for mobile and tablet devices.

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 ...

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 ...

H ome automation is fun, but writing individual automations can get tedious pretty quickly. If you've spent any amount of ...

Gemini for Home is available in early access today, which means Google actually has to start delivering on its promise.

You'll also want to check your speaker model before diving in. The full Gemini for Home experience is available to try on the ...

The company's original voice assistant will be replaced with the aptly named Gemini ... and create automations without having to whip out the Google Home app, just by describing them. And when you ...

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 ...

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