The community-developed Portainer integration is the real deal. Then I installed the HA Portainer Link integration, which ...

Google’s Wear OS has long been able to control smart home devices thanks to Google Assistant, but it’s never had a touch-based method of doing so. This week, the popular open-source smart home client ...

The powerful smart home automation tool Home Assistant is now picking up better support for Android, with integration on the native “Device Controls” feature now available in an improved panel view.

The thing is, setting up automations can be a complex process, but Home Assistant has an easy way to create and share ...

I’ve been buying and tinkering with smart home devices for years. As a result, my home network resembles a kind of Model UN of devices, bridges, protocols, assistants, and apps. I try to broker ...

Google has introduced a major revamp to the Google Home app, replacing the assistant with Gemini AI. This upgrade is said to transform user interaction with smart home devices, making it more seamless ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. We started talking about this back in August, so this news shouldn’t come as a surprise – Gemini is here to ...

As someone who grew up with a dial-up internet connection, I get anxious at the thought of any always-online product or service. My smart home is no different — I rely on it to automatically cool the ...

You may have previously associated Google Home with speakers, but that's no longer the case. Google discontinued them in 2019. Home is now a smart management platform. The app can control all your ...

As we set out to build smarter homes, another part of our lives becomes reliant on the internet. From the dumb home devices we upgrade with a smart plug to the smart speakers that respond to our voice ...