Google's Nest app has its days numbered, but before the company fully phases out the app, it wants to ensure a smooth ...

The “Call Home” button — a shortcut in the Google Home app that let you ring your smart display from anywhere — has disappeared without warning.

Google's ecosystem of smart home products hasn't been without its issues. Recently, we've encountered reports highlighting Google Home's inability to respond to basic commands, in addition to several ...

Material 3 Expressive switched back to a shorter bottom bar, but not all apps — like Google Home — adopted that at launch.

Google has added a new screensaver called Home Controls to Android 15. Home Controls lets you quickly access your smart home controls as a screensaver. The feature is rolling out to Pixel Tablet, but ...

Matter has been a big deal for the smart home, even if it wasn’t quite as impactful as many were hoping. However, one bright spot has been that Matter made it possible for Eve’s smart home products to ...

Android 16 offers very customizable Quick Settings tiles, but they can't be used to control a smart home by default. I used a workaround to do it.

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 ...