In the ever-evolving world of smart home technology, voice search has become an integral part of managing and controlling various devices within your home. While platforms like Google Assistant, ...

With iOS 18.4 you can now use robotic vacuum cleaners inside of the Apple Home app and with Siri. It's still problematic but here's what you can do so far, and what the benefits are. Robotic vacuums ...

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One of the promises of the smart home is that it, in theory, should intelligently adapt and respond to your needs. iOS 26 provides a key upgrade in that department with new Adaptive Temperature ...

Google now allows all Nest cams from 2015 and later to be added to the Google Home app, offering a more unified management experience. The Google Home app provides new features like livestream views, ...

HomeKit and the Apple Home app have been around for over a decade. But in 2022 Apple released a new underlying architecture to make controlling home accessories “even more efficient and reliable.” At ...

Google admits that its Google Home app for managing smart home devices has not offered the best experience, and it now aims to change that. On Wednesday, alongside new Nest devices and an upcoming ...

Back in iOS 16.2—and then again in iOS 16.4, after some initial teething problems meant it had to be pulled—Apple rolled out a new architecture for its Home app. This was a complete reworking of the ...

Google has added a new screensaver called Home Controls to Android 15. Home Controls lets you quickly access your smart home controls as a screensaver. The feature is rolling out to Pixel Tablet, but ...

In 2022, Apple announced it was adopting a “new Home architecture” for its smart home ecosystem to improve its performance and reliability and make it possible to support different kinds of ...