Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
Smart home news, reviews, and guides — making your home smarter.
Home Assistant 2026.10 is out with a rebuilt OpenStreetMap-based map, a point-and-click trigger ID UI for easier automations, one-click MCP setup that turns your home into context for AI agents, smarter Matter leak-sensor and lock controls, and 15 new integrations. Home Assistant Cloud will be renamed Home Assistant Link in December.
Read MoreApple has reportedly teamed with LG on seven smart home devices — a video doorbell, smart lock, thermostat, cameras and sensors — all supporting Matter and Thread. Here is what Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says about the LG-branded lineup, the FCC filings, the slipped timeline, and what it means for Apple’s smart home push.
Read MoreSamsung is rolling out a major SmartThings platform update headlined by SmartThings Now, a context-aware interface that surfaces the right controls at the right time. The update also brings expanded local control that responds about 30% faster without the cloud, and Matter 1.6 support with four new device categories, from energy meters to irrigation.
Read MorePhilips Hue is rolling out firmware 1.164.2 for its newest lights, adding Matter 1.4.1 support and a long-promised feature: Zigbee and Matter over Thread running at the same time. The update covers 2026 models plus late-2025 E27 and GU10 bulbs, so you no longer have to choose between the Hue Bridge and a direct Thread connection. Here’s what the concurrency update changes for your smart lighting setup.
Read MoreApple is expected to unveil the HomeView smart home hub at its October 13 “Welcome home” event, alongside a new HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K. Reports point to a 6-inch square display, an A18 chip, a new homeOS platform, a proximity-aware interface and multi-user support. Here is everything the rumors say to expect.
Read MoreApple’s smart home hub will reportedly be called the HomeView, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, launching at the October 13 ‘Welcome home’ event and shipping mid-November. The A18-powered display hub comes in tabletop and wall-mount versions, four colors, with Siri AI at its center and no App Store at launch.
Read MoreThis Sunday’s smart home deals roundup features five verified discounts from Best Buy and Walmart: the iRobot Roomba 105 robot vacuum at 47% off, a Kwikset Halo Wi-Fi smart lock at 27% off, the Google Nest Thermostat at 23% off, the Philips Hue 75-inch Play gradient lightstrip at 30% off, and an Arlo Essential 2K four-camera bundle at 25% off. Prices verified on product pages this morning — grab them before they change.
Read MoreApple’s October 13 ‘Welcome Home’ event is expected to bring more than a new smart home hub: a second-generation HomePod mini with Siri AI, Wi-Fi 7 and new colors after a six-year wait, plus a new Apple TV 4K with an A19 chip, up to 12GB of RAM and Wi-Fi 7. Here is every rumored spec and what it means for your smart home.
Read MoreApple may announce a partnership with home security giant ADT at its October 13 ‘Welcome home’ event, according to a new MacRumors report. Clues include secretive ADT job listings, iPhones issued to new hires, and timing that matches the delayed smart home hub launch. The deal could bring professional installation for Apple’s wall-mounted hub — or even security monitoring.
Read MoreFCC filings have revealed seven LG-branded smart home devices co-developed with Apple, led by the LG Smart Deadbolt Lock with ultra-wideband — LG’s first smart lock sold outside South Korea.
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