A new feature in Android 15 allows your phone or tablet to display an interactive smart home control panel while charging — and it’s not limited to Google Home. A new feature in Android 15 allows your ...

Amazon is making it easier to control smart home devices from its Fire tablets, with the new Device Dashboard pulling together all of your connected lights, cameras, and appliances in a more seamless ...

The Home Assistant app will install, and you should see the app icon in Nova Launcher. Tap the icon, sign in, and you have full access to the Home Assistant app through your Echo. You can use it in ...

There are other times when a wall-mounted smart home dashboard can be useful. If you have guests come to stay, for example, ...

Amazon Fire tablets aren’t your typical Android devices. Aside from focusing on media consumption over games and productivity, they turn to Amazon services first and foremost. You’re meant to quickly ...

Google doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to release a new version of its Nest Hub smart displays, but it has just unleashed a sleek new tablet that doubles as a smart display, making it a tempting ...

“The initial announcement of the myLink resulted in historic pre-orders. In the history of Somfy North America, we have never had a control offer that garnered this much excitement pre-release,” said ...

Main Menu - The first level of the Smart Panel 8 is the room level. It displays up to six rooms in a grid. More rooms can be displayed by scrolling vertically, with horizontal scrolling showing the ...

Thanks to the ease and straightforwardness of the Amazon Echo Hub, my smart home finally makes sense to my family. Chris Wedel Home Tech Editor Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets.

For many people, an automated smart home is about little things that add up to big conveniences over time. Lights turning on when you pull into the driveway, a downstairs thermostat adjustable from ...

Smart-home systems maker Brilliant unveiled a new “install it anywhere” plug-in version of its Smart Home Control Panel Tuesday. Any homeowner or renter can use its touchscreen-based control and ...