Apple’s Home app hasn’t had any new publicized features in iOS 26 yet, but a code leak just revealed a new feature in the works that relies on Apple Maps’ new upgrades. ‘Adaptive Temperature’ could ...

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Google admits that its Google Home app for managing smart home devices has not offered the best experience, and it now aims to change that. On Wednesday, alongside new Nest devices and an upcoming ...

Google’s products and services have been flooded with AI features over the past couple of years, but smart home has been largely spared until now. The company’s plans to replace Assistant are moving ...

AT&T customers have a new app for managing their accounts, including some parental controls and access to more data. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of ...

The latest update of Google Home, version 4.3, brings several new features and a refined UI to the app. The connected smart home appliances will now respond faster, thanks to the reduced response time ...

Google is rolling out Home app 4.3 for Android (not yet widely available) and iOS (already live) today as a more sizable update. Of note for Android is an edge-to-edge design on Android 15 and newer, ...

Google’s quick pace at updating Gemini for Home and the Google Home app continues this week with expansion to new countries and languages, plus more Google Home support for Workspace accounts. Google ...

If you have been in the smart home world for any length of time, you may have some older gear that doesn’t support Matter, such as older Zigbee sensors, Z-Wave thermostats, and IR remotes for ceiling ...

Apple today announced new Apple Intelligence features for the Home app, including AI-generated descriptions of HomeKit Secure Video camera clips and smarter grouping of accessory notifications. The ...

In 2022, Apple introduced a new Apple Home architecture that is "more reliable and efficient," and support for the old architecture has now ended. As expected, the app is no longer working for some ...