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. Even without devices like the Google Mini or Google Nest ...

Google TV now allows setup without Google Home app on select Hisense TVs. Hisense's 2025 U7 and U8 Google TVs are the first to utilize the new process. More Google TV devices will get the updated ...

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 ...

Any device that offers compatibility with Google Assistant can also be controlled via Google Home. Once you have the Google Home app, you can use it to set up your smart home devices and connect ...

One of these new tools is device triggers for routines. Here’s how they work. In previous versions of the Google Home app, routines ran on a small list of starters. Those included time-based ...

As Google moves the last remaining Nest devices into the Home app, it's also looking at ways to make this smart home hub ...

Google Home's app on Android is slowly receiving a Public Preview test called "Voice Assistant." This test is reportedly ...

I first had to scan the QR code, at which point the setup flow began. I was asked to link the device to an app – Google Home was the only compatible app on my phone, but the Tapo app as well as ...

While ADT has offered Google’s smart home devices as part of its ... existing Nest products into Self Setup by adding them to the “home” in the ADT Plus app. Updated Thursday, March 30 ...

Google announced at the ... a company who makes hardware for the home to one pushing partners to create devices that work better with the Google Home app. As a part of the FAQ from those end ...

Usually, at this point, the Google Home app will say something like, “New device detected” or “Set up device.” Select this notification to begin. If you do not see the notification ...