After more than a decade of accumulating smart plugs, speakers and sensors, I realized parts of my setup were quietly ...

A new year is a time of new beginnings and, as corny as it sounds, a great excuse to look at areas of your life that need ...

That’s why VLANs, or virtual local area networks, are so important in a smart home (or any home, really). With a VLAN, you’re ...

Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...

Cody is a Commerce Writer for Android Police, which means he usually has a dozen or so Safari tabs open, comparing prices and reading product reviews. He covers everything from short-term flash sales ...

Dutch smart home specialist Athom has unveiled the Homey Self-Hosted Server, a software-only version of the Homey Pro ...

The Matter standard has received the 1.4.1 update, which includes a series of improvements and optimizations specifically designed to eliminate most of the pitfalls you encounter when setting up ...

Matter 1.4.1 implements a handful of new features to ease new-device setup. Multi-device QR code setup will let you add a whole box of smart home devices while only scanning a single QR code. NFC ...

Apple is rumored to launch five new Home products in the year ahead, and ahead of that renewed smart home push, iOS 26.2 has just added a key enhancement to make adding new accessories easier.

Crafting a smart home ecosystem can be tricky. There are a lot of product categories, and it can be hard to know which ones to prioritize. Here are some of my go-to smart home recommendations for ...

When my family moved homes, we lost our smart home set up, and my family was surprisingly lost without it. Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and ...