Sometimes the simplest way to understand the cause-and-effect nature of automation is to start with the effect. Scenes are the easiest home automations to understand because they're simply a group of ...

The new Google Home update adds a bunch of new automation starters, plus a handy "close-to-live" video playback improvement.

Being locked inside by a smart lock failure made me rethink smart home security. Here’s why smart locks still worry me, and ...

The Android ecosystem has come a long way in empowering smart home users. With each major OS update and every new batch of app releases, controlling your lights, thermostat, security system, or even ...

So while we'd love to see a full fix, this will have to do for now. For the most part, these are some huge changes to Google ...

As an early adopter of smart home devices and someone who has invested a significant amount of money in building a fancy ...