Here are my favorite home apps to make smart home management fast and fun, without the clutter or annoying navigation.

Google Home web app adds a Devices tab to control smart-home gadgets from your browser. Tile controls mimic the app: click to toggle, drag for brightness; no color picker yet. Some devices (speakers, ...

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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 ...

Apple’s Home app has always felt like an afterthought. Probably because it was. Apple didn’t want to make an app to control its HomeKit home automation software framework; it didn’t release one until ...

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 ...

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 ...

SwitchBot Hub 3 bridges devices into Matter, adds sensors, buttons, and scene control. It’s the kind of smart home hub I hope ...

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 ...