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 ...

The Google Home app is one of the most effective tools for managing your smart home. Given the increasing adoption of smart home devices and Google’s prevalence in that space, the app is increasingly ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The app Controller for HomeKit has a new Floor Plan feature that lets you visualize control of HomeKit-compatible ...

A new Home View and a bit of ‘jiggle mode’ make the HomeKit app more usable, but there’s still a long way to go Apple’s Home app has always felt like an afterthought. Probably because it was. Apple ...

ADT has announced it will revamp the ADT+ app this year to include more Google Nest integration. Beginning in February, you can use the ADT+ app to activate and set up select Google Nest devices, then ...

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 ...

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has been around for over a decade now. But over the past few years, it’s felt like Amazon was neglecting its digital assistant. In my own home, I found it buggier and ...

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