While I waited for Ikea to figure out what was up, I tried some more creative troubleshooting in my home. The only (admittedly odd) fix I found was to force Apple Home not to use my main Home Hub, an ...

Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved.

Smart home problems happen, but here's what's usually going on. I'm no stranger to running across headache-inducing problems when I'm reviewing home technology. But I've also found the most common ...

Too many cooks.

Smart home devices or apps acting up? I've been there: Here's what I do to get things working right. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security technology for over ...

Google Home has been suffering from multiple connectivity issues going back about a week. Users have complained in particular about not being able to control smart lights via voice command. Google is ...

With so many easy-to-set-up smart devices available, converting your home into a smart one has never been easier. There are dozens of smart home gadget manufacturers you can shop from, but it's a good ...

The launch of the company's budget-friendly gadgets aimed to showcase the potential of Matter, but it revealed the significant challenges that remain in achieving true interoperability.