Last month's Ikea's announcement of more than 20 new Matter-over-Thread devices felt like a much-needed breakthrough moment for the high-profile smart home standard. If Ikea—a brand with a broad, not ...

Until recently, my smart home setup was in chaos. After years of testing, buying, and upgrading to the latest smart home gadgets in an attempt to make my life easier, it became a bloated mess that was ...

How the Matter standard helps create a more interoperable smart home. How does Matter work? The incorporation of machine learning into smart devices. Life in the home is constantly changing as a ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2022, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

From its inception, Matter promised to take the disparate walled gardens of smart home technology and unite them under a single protocol. Its purpose was to allow different ecosystems to interact with ...

Apple is mandating users upgrade to its new Home architecture by February 10, 2026, or risk losing control of HomeKit-connected smart devices and automations. PCWorld reports the updated system no ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For convenience, security, and energy savings, it seems like there's a smart version of just about anything that uses electricity, from coffee ...

News of more than 120,000 Korean home cameras being hacked recently can shake your confidence in connected devices. Stories like that make you picture cybercriminals breaking into homes with high-tech ...

Apple will be killing off its original Apple Home architecture on February 10, and it won't matter if you're on old software. Do this to upgrade HomeKit and keep your ...

Not sure what a smart home even is? Start here: I'm covering the apps, connections and what they do for you. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security technology ...

The Apple TV is Apple's set-top box. The latest version of the Apple TV 4K came out in 2022, and it features the A15 Bionic chip, support for HDR10+, and a Siri Remote with a USB- ...

Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security technology for over a dozen years, explaining the latest features, privacy tricks, and top recommendations. With degrees ...