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, ...

On this week's episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, we cover the launch of Matter 1.5.1 and all the changes that are ...

HomeKit and the Apple Home app have been around for over a decade. But in 2022 Apple released a new underlying architecture to make controlling home accessories “even more efficient and reliable.” At ...

The Aqara W200 brings Matter 1.4, built-in mmWave, and Apple Adaptive Temperature. Here is a closer look at what it means for Apple Home.

It’s been more than two years since Apple pulled the switch on an all-new architecture for its smart home app, but there are still plenty of users who are hanging onto the old Home infrastructure, ...

Apple is putting a firm end date on its legacy smart home system and has started sending what amounts to a final warning to people who still have not upgraded the Home app’s underlying architecture.

Apple's smart home device will somewhat resemble an iPad, and it will have an all-display design. It is expected to be square rather than rectangular, and it will measure in at seven inches with thick ...

Apple is planning to release a smart home security camera in 2026, according to Ming-Chi Kuo, a prominent figure with contacts in Apple’s supply chain in Asia. “Apple is making its first foray into ...

Apple also announced hands-free unlocking for smart locks and a new electricity usage section in the Home app at WWDC 2024. Apple also announced hands-free unlocking for smart locks and a new ...

It was all Apple Intelligence, all the time during Apple’s WWDC Keynote on Monday, while all the Home app got was this lousy slide–and to add insult to injury, it had to share. For those keeping track ...

Do you have an old tablet tucked away in a drawer somewhere? It's easy to turn it into a control panel for your smart home ...