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Samsung, Google Working Together to Take Frustration Out of Smart Home Device Management

Tim October 12, 2022 5

During its annual developer conference today, Samsung admitted (not really by fault of its own) that controlling smart home devices from two different ecosystems can lead to some serious frustration. Whether it's system incompatibility or needing to switch...

Google Home Gets Major Overhaul With New Look and Features

Tim October 4, 2022 15

A major upgrade is headed for the Google Home app, with Google announcing the changes this week, which is fitting considering we're getting a few new Google devices this week. The company has already unveiled a couple new Nest devices, with the Pixel 7 lineup...

Google Plans Tablet Makeovers for 20+ Apps

Kellen May 12, 2022 23

The tech world was quite surprised to see Google announce a new tablet yesterday after having seemingly given up on the space several years back. I guess you could argue that we should have seen this coming, though, since they have shown a new interest in...

Google Home App Update Brings Quicker Device Controls

Tim March 23, 2022 8

Google announced this week an inbound change for the Google Home app, one that brings new quick device controls to the app's main overview page, identical to the device controls that were first introduced in Android 11. The controls will allow you to tap to...

Google Assistant Keeps Saying “Sorry, I Didn’t Understand” to Smart Home Commands (Updated: Fixed)

Kellen February 16, 2022 25

My evening routine typically includes talking to multiple Google Home or Assistant-equipped devices throughout my house to adjust our Nest Thermostat and lights (dim, on and off) to get my kid ready for bed. Tonight, the situation involving the lights did not...

Google’s Smart Home Platform Now Called “Google Home”

Kellen October 21, 2021 7

The Google Smart Home Developer Summit kicks off today and Google is wasting no time with the announcements. The biggest bit of news is that they now have a real name for their smart home platform, but there's also news that relates back to Android and how...

Separate Volume Controls for Google Assistant and Media Would be Lovely

Kellen May 12, 2021 18

This weekend, in a rare moment where the family was out of the house for an extended amount of time, I took the opportunity to really let my pair of Google Home Max speakers show off their audio skills. Volumes were cranked. Tunes were consumed. It was...

Google WiFi Management Gets Rerouted to Google Home App

Tim April 2, 2021 8

Heads up, Google WiFi app users. Control for your networks will soon have a new home, with Google moving to shut down the current Google WiFi app. Soon, you'll need to migrate all of your info over to the Google Home app and there's nothing you can do about it...