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The 7 best and worst smart home platforms, ranked

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The 7 best and worst smart home platforms, ranked

Tim Brookes July 16, 2026

Is it good or is it Google?

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Starting a smart home? Please don’t use Google Home

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• Smart Home
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Starting a smart home? Please don’t use Google Home

Tim Brookes June 26, 2026

It's getting worse with time.

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Google just deleted years of smart home help—here’s where to find answers now

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Google just deleted years of smart home help—here’s where to find answers now

Meghan Coon June 22, 2026

Years of useful Google Nest help is going down the drain

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Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker

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Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker

Sarah Perez June 17, 2026

Google is betting generative AI can breathe new life into the smart speaker. The company's new $99.99...

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Google Home is gradually getting worse—here’s what I’m using instead

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Google Home is gradually getting worse—here’s what I’m using instead

Meghan Coon May 27, 2026

I'm not the only one ditching Google Home for something better.

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Home Assistant is the only smart home platform that gets NFC tags right

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Home Assistant is the only smart home platform that gets NFC tags right

Joe Fedewa May 24, 2026

Google Home and SmartThings are a huge pain.

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Starting a smart home? Please don’t use Matter (yet)

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Starting a smart home? Please don’t use Matter (yet)

Tim Brookes May 23, 2026

Matter is the future, but we live in the present.

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9 everyday items to use as NFC triggers in your smart home (and how to set them up)

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• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
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9 everyday items to use as NFC triggers in your smart home (and how to set them up)

Tim Brookes May 21, 2026

Tap and go.

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I gave my smart home a personality (and a voice to match)

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• Home Assistant
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• Smart Home
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I gave my smart home a personality (and a voice to match)

Adam Davidson May 10, 2026

Alexa, you've been replaced.

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Home Assistant’s Alexa and Google Home integrations are better than the real thing—here’s why

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• Smart Home
• Technology

Home Assistant’s Alexa and Google Home integrations are better than the real thing—here’s why

Adam Davidson April 30, 2026

Alexa, let me talk to Home Assistant.

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