Have you ever felt like your smart home setup is more chaotic than convenient? With countless devices, apps, and cloud services vying for your attention, managing it all can feel overwhelming. Enter ...

Head to Settings > Automations & scenes and click “Create automation” to get started. Find your sensor and use the “started detecting motion” trigger as your “When” action.

Setting up a Home Assistant server is the perfect way to repurpose an old computer and unlock a world of smart home possibilities. Home Assistant is a free and open-source smart home platform. It runs ...

The Smart Home: It's a place that anticipates your needs and empowers you to fine-tune your environment. That's the pitch, at least. Putting it all together isn't a smooth ride, but the right setup ...

You can set up the Google Home app to connect your smart devices and use Google Assistant. Start the process by downloading the Google Home app and creating a new ...

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 ...

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