Here are my favorite home apps to make smart home management fast and fun, without the clutter or annoying navigation.

Trey Paul was a CNET senior editor covering broadband. His 20+ years of experience as a writer and editor include time at the broadband marketplace Allconnect, as well as working with clients like ...

Google Home web app adds a Devices tab to control smart-home gadgets from your browser. Tile controls mimic the app: click to toggle, drag for brightness; no color picker yet. Some devices (speakers, ...

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The Google Home app is one of the most effective tools for managing your smart home. Given the increasing adoption of smart home devices and Google’s prevalence in that space, the app is increasingly ...

No disrespect to Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, but voice control still has its quirks and sometimes it’s easier to control your various smart home devices using your PC instead. But the degree to ...

Google is supercharging the Home app with hot water controls for its European users as well as other climate controls for all ...

Building on Google Assistant voice command support, Microsoft is rolling out an Xbox update that lets you remote control the console with the Google Home app. The Google Home app remote control today ...