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

We invest in smart home devices to make our lives easier. You can dim your smart lights or adjust the thermostat on your smartphone or compatible smart display. But what if these actions can start on ...

While apps like Navidrome or Lyrion Music Server can certainly help make sense of your music library, they don't quite ...

Smart home devices, with all their quirks and capabilities, are only part of the equation. The other part is the app they use for settings, control and general account management. Usually located on a ...

Amazon Alexa and Google Home are great control centers to navigate your new smart home, but they aren't absolute necessities. Here are other ways to make your home smarter. John Carlsen has more than ...

Google Home is easily one of the best ways to manage your smart home devices, especially on Android. However, managing a smart home can quickly become overwhelming as you add more devices to your ...

A Raspberry Pi home automation project enables controlling lights, sensors, and smart devices via open-source software, ...

Matter 1.4.1 implements a handful of new features to ease new-device setup. Multi-device QR code setup will let you add a whole box of smart home devices while only scanning a single QR code. NFC ...

Smart home gadgets are designed to make life simpler. Forget to lock your front door? All you have to do is remotely log into the companion app on your smartphone and hit a button. That said, while ...

Google will now back up Thread credentials stored on your Android phone or tablet. This will make it easier to add new Thread-enabled smart home devices to your Thread network at home. Your Thread ...

Plain-jane bulbs are so yesterday. Smart lights are in, not only because they're one of the easiest ways to enter the world of smart home tech, but also because they're one of the most affordable.