Digital Trends

Setting up your smart home is about to get a lot easier

Say goodbye to (some) smart home woes. New user-facing features are coming to Matter that will make it easier than ever to set up your smart home and circumvent some of the more finicky, frustrating ...
SlashGear

5 Smart Home Gadgets That Are Very Easy To Set Up

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We've gone from big workstations being converted into protable laptops, and then into smartphones that we carry around in our pockets. We find ...
Android Authority

Setting up your smart home could be a lot easier next time around, thanks to new Matter update

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 ...
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13 Benefits Of Smart Home Automation (And Why It's Worth The Hassle Of Setting It Up)

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Setting up smart home automations can feel overwhelming, and at times, downright ridiculous. You might wonder if you really need a machine ...
SlashGear

Here's How To Set Up An Amazon Basics Smart Light Bulb

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Besides the ever-versatile smart speaker, some people start their smart home setups with a bright idea: the smart lightbulb, and for good ...

8 smart home settings you'll wish you changed before your trip

Setting up your smart home opens a world of convenience and savings, but its critical to ensure those systems are optimized ...
AppleInsider

Owning an Apple Home: Packing, moving out, moving in, and setting up

Once you get a smart home set up the way you want, moving is an incredible pain. Join Wes as he shuts down his old house, packs up all the gear, relocates everything, and deals with friction along the ...
Lifehacker

How to Set Up Your Google Home App

The first step to your smart home is getting your app set up. If you're using Google, setting up Google Home is a five minute process. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home ...
Ars Technica

Matter update may finally take the tedium out of setting up your smart home

There is no product category that better embodies the XKCD take on standards than smart home. With an ocean of connectivity options and incompatible standards, taming this mess has been challenging, ...
Android Police

How to set up your Philips Hue Smart Plug

Hagop is passionate about smart home products, especially when it comes to making life easier. He's always eager to try out new technologies to make life easier, in terms of cleaning, automation, and ...

I let Claude audit my messy Home Assistant setup, and it was a massive wake-up call

I gave Claude access to my Home Assistant. It helped me audit, debug, and improve my smart home better than I ever could have.