This is what you get when the smart home is decoupled from commercial interests ...

Imagine walking into your home, and with a single voice command or tap on your phone, the lights dim, your favorite playlist starts, and the thermostat adjusts to the perfect temperature, all without ...

Time is running out.

Google Assistant has, especially in the context of the smart home, been crumbling over the past couple of years. In a post this evening, Google’s lead for Home and Nest has acknowledged Assistant ...

Google hosted its annual I/O developers keynote at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California today, announcing multiple new products and services related to Android, search, messaging, ...

Google I/O 2026 brought massive Gemini AI upgrades to existing smart speakers, but the promised $99 Google Home device ...

Home Assistant Android update 2026.6.2 beta patches a URI intent-hijacking vulnerability that could let attackers reach ...

Google Assistant was announced at the Google I/O developer conference back in 2016, and made its official debut on Pixel phones in October of the same year. The basics of Google Assistant are easy to ...